Student achievement and learning in South Asia : challenges, opportunities and policy priorities / / Halil Dundar [and three others] ; cover design, Debra Naylor

• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : The World Bank, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (421 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.95
• Soggetto topico: Education, Elementary - South Asia; Education and state - South Asia; Academic achievement - South Asia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): DundarHalil; NaylorDebra
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Introduction; Box O.1 Key Messages; Boxes; Box O.2 World Bank Education Strategy 2020: Invest Early, Invest Smartly, Invest for All; Box O.3 The Importance of Investing in Education Quality; Figure O.1 Lorenz Curves for School Enrollment and Ability to Write and Divide, India, 2004-05; Figures; The Quality Challenge; Figure O.2 Primary and Secondary Enrollment Rates, South Asia, 2000-11; Figure O.3 Primary Completion Rates in South Asia; Box O.4 India's Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan: A Decade of Progress ; Figure O.4 Proficiency in Arithmetic, Rural Pakistan, by Grade, 2011Figure O.5 Conceptual Framework for Improving Learning Outcomes; A Closer Look at Student Learning in South Asia; Figure O.6 Ability to Divide, Children Ages 8-11 Years, by Age and Per Capita Consumption Expenditure Quintile, India, 2005; Figure O.7 Low-Birthweight Infants, by Region, 2006-10; Box O.5 Teacher Competency in Language and Mathematics, India and Pakistan; Figure BO.5.1 Teacher Scores in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh; Figure BO.5.2 Bangladeshi Teacher and Student Scores on a Common Test ; Box O.6 Teacher Development through Peer Support in Shanghai, ChinaBox O.7 Preventing Patronage-Based Recruitment in Bangladesh and Pakistan; Box O.8 Impact of Performance Pay on Student Outcomes in South Asia; Box O.9 Career Progression for Teachers: The Case of Singapore; Box O.10 Public Student Inputs, Household Expenditures, and Learning Outcomes; Box O.11 Using National Learning Assessment Results: Lessons from Chile, Uruguay, and Uganda; Box O.12 How PISA Promoted Educational Quality in Mexico; Figure O.8 Private School Enrollment, by Gender, in South Asia ; Box O.13 The Promise of Public-Private Partnerships for Improving Education QualityBox O.14 RECURSO: Creating High Expectations among Parents; Priorities for Quality Improvement in South Asia; Looking Ahead; Box O.15 Overcoming Opposition to Education Reform: The Role of Effective Leadership in Latin America; Notes; Bibliography; Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Why Look at Student Learning Outcomes in South Asia?; Introduction; Box 1.1 The Importance of Investing in Education Quality; Progress in School Participation ; Box 1.2 South Asia: National and Regional Reforms in Primary and Secondary EducationFigure 1.1 Proportion of Population Who Have Completed at Least Grades 5 and 10, South Asia, 2010; Figure 1.2 Enrollment Rates in Primary and Secondary Education in South Asia, 2000-10; Figure 1.3 Primary Completion Rates in South Asia; Figure 1.4 Primary and Secondary Pupil-Teacher Ratios in South Asia, by Country, Selected Years; Why Focus on the Quality of Education?; Box 1.3 World Bank Education Strategy 2020: Invest Early, Invest Smartly, Invest for All ; Figure 1.5 Sri Lanka: Firm Ranking of Investment Climate Constraints
• Sommario/riassunto: For the past decade, most South Asian countries have directed their efforts towards achieving universal access to elementary education. While these investments have led to more children being retained in school, they have not translated into better learning outcomes. This report comprehensively analyzes the performance of South Asian educational systems in terms of student learning. It attempts to answer three questions: How well do education systems in South Asia perform? What determines student learning outcomes? What policy options are effective in improving learning outcomes, especially
• Titolo autorizzato: Student achievement and learning in South Asia
• ISBN: 1-4648-0161-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458267503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)