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Information Technology and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador
Carrillo, Paul; Onofa, Mercedes; Ponce, Juan - 2011
, Ecuador, which provides computer-aided instruction in mathematics and language to students in primary schools. Using an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328102
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Information Technology and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador
Carrillo, Paul; Onofa, Mercedes; Ponce, Juan - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
, Ecuador, which provides computer-aided instruction in mathematics and language to students in primary schools. Using an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008799612
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Economic Crisis and Fiscal Reforms in Latin America
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Hallerberg, Mark - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
The recent financial crisis has initiated pressures for not only policy reform but also fundamental institutional fiscal reforms. This paper explores the connection between economic crises and fiscal institutional reforms in a region that has experienced plenty of both in recent years, namely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008799613
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Information Technology and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador
Carrillo, Paul; Onofa, Mercedes; Ponce, Juan - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
, Ecuador, which provides computer-aided instruction in mathematics and language to students in primary schools. Using an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944355
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Chapter 3. Field Experiments in Education in Developing Countries
Muralidharan, K. - 2017
The study of education in developing countries has been transformed by the rapid increase in the feasibility and … broad range of research questions regarding education in developing countries that have been addressed using field … education. The main goal for this chapter is to serve as a reference for students, researchers, and practitioners by summarizing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023420
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Effects of an Online Self-Assessment Tool on Teachers' Digital Competencies
Abbiati, Giovanni; Azzolini, Davide; Balanskat, Anja; … - 2023
We evaluate the effects of an online self-assessment tool on teachers' competencies and beliefs about ICT in education … revise their technology-enhanced teaching competencies (-0.14 standard deviations) and their beliefs about ICT in education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296607
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Effects of an online self-assessment tool on teachers' digital competencies
Abbiati, Giovanni; Azzolini, Davide; Balanskat, Anja; … - 2023
We evaluate the effects of an online self-assessment tool on teachers' competencies and beliefs about ICT in education … revise their technology-enhanced teaching competencies (-0.14 standard deviations) and their beliefs about ICT in education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013499424
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Peers or parents? On non-monetary incentives in schools
Wagner, Valentin; Riener, Gerhard - 2015
This paper presents the result of a field experiment on the effectiveness of non-monetary incentives on pupils' achievement on a mathematical multiple choice test. Our sample consists of 2113 pupils of deprived and high-achieving secondary schools in Germany. Based on a pre-study, we compare the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011386053
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The Effect of Fe y Alegria on School Achievement: Exploiting a School Lottery Selection as a Natural Experiment
Lavado, Pablo; Cueto, Santiago; Yamada, Gustavo; … - 2016
Fe y Alegria is an organization working in many developing countries as a public-private partnership. This study estimates the effect of one Fe y Alegria school in Peru on mathematics and reading comprehension among second grade primary pupils, between 2007 and 2012. The identification strategy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653159
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The Effect of One Laptop per Child on Teachers' Pedagogical Practices and Students' Use of Time at Home
Yamada, Gustavo; Lavado, Pablo; Montenegro, Guadalupe - 2016
This document investigates the effect that the delivery of XO laptops in Peru has had on teachers' pedagogical practices and students' use of time in the home based on information from a randomized control trial. The results show that the delivery of XO laptops reduces the probability that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653160