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Improving reading skills by encouraging children to read : a randomized evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra; Kumler, Todd J.; Linden, Leigh L. - 2011
We evaluate a program that aims to improve children's reading skills by providing classes with age-appropriate reading material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read-a-thon. During the read-a-thon, the program significantly increases the propensity of children to read, causing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310190
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Promoting effective schooling through education decentralization in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Philippines
Behrman, Jere R.; Deolalikar, Anil B.; Soon, Lee-ying - 2002
"Among developing member countries (DMCs), Indonesia and the Philippines rank fairly high in the distribution of real … GDP per capita in PPP dollars while Bangladesh ranks much lower. In terms of aggregate schooling, the Philippines has …, than that predicted based on all DMCs and their respective real products per capita. The Philippines also has expected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280384
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Improving reading skills by encouraging children to read in school : a randomized evaluation ofthe Sa Aklat Sisikat reading program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra; Kumler, Todd J.; Linden, Leigh L. - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 49 (2014) 3, pp. 611-633
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010409888
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Improving reading skills by encouraging children to read : a randomized evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra; Kumler, Todd J.; Linden, Leigh L. - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009234157
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Improving reading skills by encouraging children to read : a randomized evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra; Kumler, Todd J.; Linden, Leigh L. - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009236962
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Results of an impact evaluation study on DepED's school-based feeding program
Tabunda, Ana Maria L.; Albert, Jose Ramon G.; … - 2016
The link between malnutrition and poor health among elementary school children and absenteeism, early dropout and poor classroom performance as well as the effectiveness of school-based nutrition and health interventions in improving school performance are well-established in the literature....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011448617
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Compulsory education in the Philippines
Isidro, Antonio; Canave, Juan C.; Manalang, Priscila S.; … - 1952
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003095624
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Promoting effective schooling through education decentralization in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Philippines
Behrman, Jere R.; Deolalikar, Anil B.; Soon, Lee-ying - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001726526
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Improving Reading Skills by Encouraging Children to Read in School : A Randomized Evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra - 2011
We show that a short-term (31 day) reading program, designed to provide age-appropriate reading material, to train teachers in their use, and to support teachers' initial efforts for about a month improves students' reading skills by 0.13 standard deviations. The effect is still present three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122872
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Improving Reading Skills by Encouraging Children to Read : A Randomized Evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra - 2011
We evaluate a program that aims to improve children's reading skills by providing classes with age-appropriate reading material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read-a-thon. During the read-a-thon, the program significantly increases the propensity of children to read, causing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122967