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Motivation, resources and the organization of the school system
Albornoz, Facundo; Berlinski, Samuel G.; Cabrales, Antonio - 2016
also provides a novel microfoundation for peer effects, with empirical implications for welfare and different education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521209
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012423667
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University quotas and peers' achievement
Giardili, Soledad - 2018
In 2012, the Brazilian government passed a law that mandated all federal higher education institutions to implement a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011812152
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The effect of the pandemic on the transition to tertiary education in Chile : a focus on students with disabilities
Contreras, M. Ignacia; Duryea, Suzanne; Martínez … - 2023
education for students with disabilities in Chile. Enrollment rates in primary and secondary education in Chile differ by less … in enrollment in tertiary education. Our difference in differences analysis finds that the pandemic significantly … decreased the probability of students with disabilities taking the admission test to tertiary education and enrolling in high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014460744
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246126
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012028146
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¿Funciona la gamificación en la educación? : evidencia experimental de 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012028345
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011926187
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Tailoring instruction to improve mathematics skills in preschools : a randomized evaluation
Gallego, Francisco A.; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, … - 2018
differential effects by gender, language-spoken at home, and proxies for SES, in contrast with results from previous research that … suggest Mathematics programs are biased along gender and socioeconomic lines. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011882683
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014516588