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Anticipatory effects of curriculum tracking
Koerselman, Kristian - 2009
incentives emanating from the track placement decision. Using test score data collected in TIMSS 1995 and 2003, and in PIRLS 2001 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012503001
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Understanding the response to high-stakes incentives in primary education
Bach, Maximilian; Fischer, Mira - 2020
This paper studies responses to high-stakes incentives arising from early ability tracking. We use three complementary … that stronger incentives decrease student well-being and intrinsic motivation to study. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012499810
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Strategic grade retention
Bach, Maximilian - 2019
Most school systems grant teachers and school principals considerable discretion in grade retention decisions. This paper argues that schools can exploit this discretion by selectively retaining students to reduce class size which potentially has important implications for public spending on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146345
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Understanding the response to high-stakes incentives in primary education
Bach, Maximilian; Fischer, Mira - 2020
This paper studies responses to high-stakes incentives arising from early ability tracking. We use three complementary … that stronger incentives decrease student well-being and intrinsic motivation to study. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012314944
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Heterogeneous responses to school track choice : evidence from the repeal of binding track recommendations
Bach, Maximilian - 2021
This paper studies heterogeneity in schooling decisions by socio-economic status (SES) in response to a repeal of achievement-based admissions requirements (i.e. binding track recommendations) in Germany's between-school tracking system. The main contribution is to show that while previously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012794438
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Different counselors, many options : career guidance and career plans in secondary schools
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Hillerich-Sigg, Annette; … - 2019
Career guidance assists students with the school-to-work transition. Based on a survey in secondary schools in Germany, we analyze career guidance activities and how these affect career plans. The take-up of career guidance depends upon the school track attended and upon the school and class...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011986361
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Testing
Bergbauer, Annika Barbara; Hanushek, Eric Alan; … - 2018
We investigate the achievement impact of alternative uses of student assessments. Our dataset covers over 2 million students in 59 countries observed over 6 waves in the international PISA test 2000-2015. Our empirical model exploits the country panel dimension to investigate assessment reforms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011930457
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Can patience account for subnational differences in student achievement? : regional analysis with Facebook interests
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Kinne, Lavinia; Sancassani, Pietro; … - 2023
Decisions to invest in human capital depend on people’s time preferences. We show that differences in patience are closely related to substantial subnational differences in educational achievement, leading to new perspectives on longstanding within-country disparities. We use social-media data...
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The efficacy of tournaments for non-routine team tasks
Englmaier, Florian; Grimm, Stefan; Grothe, Dominik; … - 2023
Tournaments are often used to improve performance in innovation contexts. Tournaments provide monetary incentives but … salience of team identity, social image concerns, and whether teams face monetary incentives. Increased salience of team … identity does not improve performance. Social image motivates the top performers. Additional monetary incentives improve all …
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The effects of a high school curriculum reform on university enrollment and the choice of college major
Görlitz, Katja; Gravert, Christina - 2015
This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform on students ́probability to enroll at university and to choose Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) as college major. The reform that was introduced in one German state increased the degree of difficulty to...
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