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The effects of shared school technology access on students digital skills in Peru

Bet, Germán; Cristia, Julian; Ibarrarán, Pablo - 2014

This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...

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Do children benefit from internet access? : experimental evidence from a developing country

Malamud, Ofer; Cueto, Santiago; Cristia, Julian; … - 2018

This paper provides experimental evidence for the impact of home internet access on a broad range of child outcomes in Peru. Children who were randomly chosen to receive laptops with high-speed internet access are compared with i) those who did not receive laptops and ii) those who only received...

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Tailoring instruction to improve mathematics skills in preschools : a randomized evaluation

Gallego, Francisco A.; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, … - 2018

Tailoring instruction to each student’s needs can produce significant learning gains. However, few programs have successfully implemented this approach. In this paper, we present the results of a randomized evaluation of a program that uses an inquiry with an individualized scaffolding...

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Does gamification in education work? : experimental evidence from Chile

Araya, Roberto; Arias Ortiz, Elena; Bottan, Nicolas L.; … - 2019

Gamification, or the introduction of game elements to non-game contexts, has the potential to improve learning by increasing student motivation. However, there is little rigorous evidence about its effectiveness. In this paper, we experimentally evaluate an innovative technology program that...

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Does technical education improve academic outcomes? : evidence from Brazil

Elacqua, Gregory; Navarro-Palau, Patricia; Prada, Maria … - 2019

Despite the renewed interest in technical education, only a handful of studies analyze its effect on academic outcomes …, Brazil, to identify the impact of technical education during high school on student academic outcomes. We find that students …

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Home broadband and human capital formation

Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa; Montalbán, José; Weinhardt, Felix - 2021

This paper estimates the effect of home high-speed internet on national test scores of students at age 14. We combine comprehensive information on the telecom network, administrative student records, house prices and local amenities in England in a fuzzy spatial regression discontinuity design...

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Government fragmentation and educational outcomes : evidence on the creation of municipalities in Chile

Alcaíno, Manuel; Jaimovich, Analía; Méndez, Carolina; … - 2022

We explore how government fragmentation affects public education provision by examining the case of Chile, which …

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Do longer school days improve student achievement? : evidence from Colombia

Hincapie, Diana - 2016

This paper analyzes the impact of longer school days on student achievement in Colombia. To identify the impact of longer schools days, this study exploits plausibly exogenous within school variation in the length of the school day. Using test score data from 5th and 9th graders in 2002, 2005,...

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Does an education major matter for teaching? : the relationship between teachers' degree and student achievement

Drouet, Marcelo; Elacqua, Gregory; Marotta, Luana; … - 2022

It is unclear whether teachers with a degree in education are more effective than those who are not trained in an … education-related field. To further examine this issue, we analyze the relationship between teachers' college major and student …-significant relationship between degree type and student achievement, suggesting that teachers with and without an education degree are equally …

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Secondary school track selection of single-parent children : evidence from the German socio-economic panel

Mahler, Philippe (contributor); … - 2005 - Revised: October 2005

In present day Germany, one in seven children is raised in a single parent household. We investigate the effect of single parenthood on children’s educational attainment, measured by the school track at the age 14, using ordered probit models. We study whether the effect of living in single...

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