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The Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries
Pritchett, Lant; Beatty, Amanda - eSocialSciences - 2012
than the pace of learning. To demonstrate the consequences of a gap between the curriculum and student mastery, a simple …Learning profiles that track changes in student skills per year of schooling often find shockingly low learning gains … instruction with no progress on basics. Shallow learning profiles are in part the result of curricular paces moving much faster …
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The Gender Gap in Mathematics: Evidence from Low-and-Middle Income Countries
Bharadwaj, Prashant; Giorgi, Giacomo de; Hansen, David; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Is there a gender gap in mathematics across many low- and middle-income countries? A detailed, comparable test score data is used to analyze this. Micro level data on school performance linked to household demographics shows that the gender gap appears to increase with age. It is shown that...
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Balika Shikshan Shivir, Lok Jumbish
Ramachandran, Vimala; Pal, Madhumita; Mahajan, Vandana - eSocialSciences - 2009
Evaluations of Balika Shikshan Shivir of Lok Jumbish Rajasthan was carried out with the objective of capturing the tangible and intangible outcomes, areas of concern thrown up by this experience and most importantly identify lessons for replication of this model in Rajasthan.
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Analytic and Strategic Review Paper: International Perspectives on Early Child Development
Maggi, Stefania; Irwin, Lori G.; Siddiqi, Arjumand; … - eSocialSciences - 2006
The present work builds on the affirmed desire of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) to be judged on both its scientific rigor and the policy implications that the Commission’s work will generate. It contributes to the general discussion on the social determinants of...
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Educational Innovations in Rural Tamil Nadu: Tsunami-affected Arunthatiars of Sathyamangalam
Prabhu, Vrunda - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper reports on the human aspect of a two-and-half-year collaboration between mathematics teachers of the City University of New York (CUNY), and grassroots organizers in rural Tamil Nadu. Reporting on student success in Calculus classrooms in New York at the International Conference to...
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Emerging through Technological Capability: An Overview of India’s Technological Trajectory
Ray, Amit Shovon - eSocialSciences - 2008
In this paper an overview of India’s technological trajectory with a view to understanding the nuances of India’s technological capability and the role it has played in the process of India’s economic progress. [WP No. 227].
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Draft National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2012
focus on early learning, for every Indian child. [Ministry of Women and Child Development]. URL:[http://wcd.nic.in/]. [Send …
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Concentrating Solar Power in China and India: A Spatial Analysis of Technical Potential and the Cost of Deployment
Ummel, Kevin - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study provides an in-depth assessment of Concentrating solar power (CSP) potential in China and India using high-resolution spatial data for site selection and modeling of plant performance, assessment of alternative land-use scenarios, estimation of generating costs, and simulation of...
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Incentives in Elementary Education - do They Make a Difference
Ramachandran, Vimala; Mehrotra, Nishi; Jandhyala, Kameshwari - eSocialSciences - 2009
This study tried to bring together the experiences of different approaches to incentives followed by six NGOs in the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Issues dealing with incentives and the hidden cost of education have been explored with a view to gaining...
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Early Childhood Education
Reeta, Sonawat - eSocialSciences - 2007
children between ages of 2 and 6 years. It paves the way for effective learning. The child is prepared in all respects to …
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