Learning Outcomes in Thailand : What Can We Learn from International Assessments?

Education quality is crucial to Thailand's future economic success. While lower-income countries in East Asia are experiencing a bulge in their youth population, Thailand's youth labor force is expected to decline by 10 percent over the n...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Education Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION
ACCREDITATION
ACCREDITATION SYSTEM
ACHIEVEMENTS
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
ANNUAL FEES
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL
BILINGUAL EDUCATION
CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS
CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZES
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOMS
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMPLETION RATES
CRITICAL THINKING
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM REVISION
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DEGREES
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES
DIDACTIC MATERIALS
DROPOUT RATE
DROPOUT RATES
EDUCATED PEOPLE
EDUCATION AUTHORITIES
EDUCATION COMMUNITY
EDUCATION COUNCILS
EDUCATION FOR ALL
EDUCATION LEADERS
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATION PROJECTS
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION REFORMS
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION STATISTICS
EDUCATION STUDENTS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATION TEACHERS
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
EMPLOYMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EVALUATION OF EDUCATION
EXAMS
EXPENDITURES
FIRST GRADE
FREE BASIC EDUCATION
GENDER PARITY
GIRLS
GROSS COMPLETION RATE
GROSS ENROLLMENT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE
HIGH DROPOUT
HOME VISITS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSERVICE TEACHER TRAINING
INTERVENTIONS
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LABOR FORCE
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
LEARNING MATERIAL
LEARNING MATERIALS
LEARNING MODULES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING RESOURCES
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIBRARY BOOKS
LITERACY
LITERACY RATES
LITERATURE
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
MATHEMATICS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NET ENROLLMENT
NET ENROLLMENT RATE
NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER CLASS
OPEN SECONDARY EDUCATION
PARENT PARTICIPATION
PARTICIPATORY LEARNING
PASS RATE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL LEVEL
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRINTING
PRIVATE SCHOOL
PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PROVISION OF TECHNICAL
PROVISION OF TEXTBOOKS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY STANDARDS
RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS
REPETITION
REPETITION RATE
RESOURCE CENTER
RESOURCE CENTERS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
RURAL STUDENTS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
SCHOOL FURNITURE
SCHOOL LEVELS
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL MAPPING
SCHOOL POPULATION
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SCHOOL STUDENTS
SCHOOL SUPERVISION
SCHOOL SUPERVISOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE EDUCATION
SCIENCE LABORATORIES
SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STANDARDIZED TESTS
STATE EDUCATION
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT CERTIFICATION
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
TEACHER
TEACHER CERTIFICATION
TEACHER SUPPORT
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTES
TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING POSITIONS
TEACHING STAFF
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TEXTBOOKS
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN SCHOOLS
URBAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
USE OF TEXTBOOKS
WORKING HOURS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION
ACCREDITATION
ACCREDITATION SYSTEM
ACHIEVEMENTS
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
ANNUAL FEES
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL
BILINGUAL EDUCATION
CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS
CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZES
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOMS
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMPLETION RATES
CRITICAL THINKING
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM REVISION
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DEGREES
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES
DIDACTIC MATERIALS
DROPOUT RATE
DROPOUT RATES
EDUCATED PEOPLE
EDUCATION AUTHORITIES
EDUCATION COMMUNITY
EDUCATION COUNCILS
EDUCATION FOR ALL
EDUCATION LEADERS
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATION PROJECTS
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION REFORMS
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION STATISTICS
EDUCATION STUDENTS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATION TEACHERS
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
EMPLOYMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EVALUATION OF EDUCATION
EXAMS
EXPENDITURES
FIRST GRADE
FREE BASIC EDUCATION
GENDER PARITY
GIRLS
GROSS COMPLETION RATE
GROSS ENROLLMENT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE
HIGH DROPOUT
HOME VISITS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSERVICE TEACHER TRAINING
INTERVENTIONS
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LABOR FORCE
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
LEARNING MATERIAL
LEARNING MATERIALS
LEARNING MODULES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING RESOURCES
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIBRARY BOOKS
LITERACY
LITERACY RATES
LITERATURE
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
MATHEMATICS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NET ENROLLMENT
NET ENROLLMENT RATE
NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER CLASS
OPEN SECONDARY EDUCATION
PARENT PARTICIPATION
PARTICIPATORY LEARNING
PASS RATE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL LEVEL
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRINTING
PRIVATE SCHOOL
PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PROVISION OF TECHNICAL
PROVISION OF TEXTBOOKS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY STANDARDS
RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS
REPETITION
REPETITION RATE
RESOURCE CENTER
RESOURCE CENTERS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
RURAL STUDENTS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
SCHOOL FURNITURE
SCHOOL LEVELS
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL MAPPING
SCHOOL POPULATION
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SCHOOL STUDENTS
SCHOOL SUPERVISION
SCHOOL SUPERVISOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE EDUCATION
SCIENCE LABORATORIES
SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STANDARDIZED TESTS
STATE EDUCATION
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT CERTIFICATION
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
TEACHER
TEACHER CERTIFICATION
TEACHER SUPPORT
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTES
TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING POSITIONS
TEACHING STAFF
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TEXTBOOKS
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN SCHOOLS
URBAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
USE OF TEXTBOOKS
WORKING HOURS
World Bank
Learning Outcomes in Thailand : What Can We Learn from International Assessments?
geographic_facet Thailand
description Education quality is crucial to Thailand's future economic success. While lower-income countries in East Asia are experiencing a bulge in their youth population, Thailand's youth labor force is expected to decline by 10 percent over the next decade. As a result, the labor-intensive comparative advantage that contributed significantly to Thailand's past economic performance will diminish. This means that it is essential for Thailand to develop the human capital of its declining young work force to ensure the country's future competitiveness and economic growth. Education is a significant component of human capital development, the economic benefits of which are firmly established in the policy literature to have a positive effect on economic growth. However, the success or failure of education in terms of increasing productivity and growth depends crucially on its quality. Thailand has participated in two international student assessments to measure the quality of education: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD's) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the IEA's Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study also supports policy dialogue on improving accountability mechanisms for publically funded private schools. The above findings reveal that public schools outperform private schools even though private schools receive public funding. The implication is that the accountability mechanism for private schools that receive public funding needs to be improved in order to ensure that private schools are providing high quality services. There are several international examples of strong accountability mechanisms for publically funded private schools. One example is the voucher scheme used in the Netherlands. This provides schools with equal funding per student with which schools have considerable freedom on how to use this funding; however, they must meet specific performance requirements.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Learning Outcomes in Thailand : What Can We Learn from International Assessments?
title_short Learning Outcomes in Thailand : What Can We Learn from International Assessments?
title_full Learning Outcomes in Thailand : What Can We Learn from International Assessments?
title_fullStr Learning Outcomes in Thailand : What Can We Learn from International Assessments?
title_full_unstemmed Learning Outcomes in Thailand : What Can We Learn from International Assessments?
title_sort learning outcomes in thailand : what can we learn from international assessments?
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2723
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spelling okr-10986-27232021-04-23T14:02:04Z Learning Outcomes in Thailand : What Can We Learn from International Assessments? World Bank ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION ACCREDITATION ACCREDITATION SYSTEM ACHIEVEMENTS ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION ANNUAL FEES BASIC EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL BILINGUAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS CERTIFICATION SYSTEM CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CLASS SIZE CLASS SIZES CLASSROOM CLASSROOMS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPLETION RATES CRITICAL THINKING CURRICULA CURRICULUM CURRICULUM REVISION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEGREES DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES DIDACTIC MATERIALS DROPOUT RATE DROPOUT RATES EDUCATED PEOPLE EDUCATION AUTHORITIES EDUCATION COMMUNITY EDUCATION COUNCILS EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION LEADERS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION OUTCOMES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION PROJECTS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION REFORMS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION STUDENTS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATION TEACHERS EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL POLICIES EDUCATIONAL POLICY EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT RATES EQUITABLE ACCESS EVALUATION OF EDUCATION EXAMS EXPENDITURES FIRST GRADE FREE BASIC EDUCATION GENDER PARITY GIRLS GROSS COMPLETION RATE GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE HIGH DROPOUT HOME VISITS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INDIVIDUAL STUDY INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSERVICE TEACHER TRAINING INTERVENTIONS KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABOR FORCE LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING ACTIVITIES LEARNING MATERIAL LEARNING MATERIALS LEARNING MODULES LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING RESOURCES LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIBRARY BOOKS LITERACY LITERACY RATES LITERATURE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS MATHEMATICS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION NET ENROLLMENT NET ENROLLMENT RATE NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER CLASS OPEN SECONDARY EDUCATION PARENT PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATORY LEARNING PASS RATE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHYSICAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL LEVEL PRIMARY EDUCATION PRINTING PRIVATE SCHOOL PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS PROVISION OF EDUCATION PROVISION OF TECHNICAL PROVISION OF TEXTBOOKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY STANDARDS RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS REPETITION REPETITION RATE RESOURCE CENTER RESOURCE CENTERS RURAL AREAS RURAL SCHOOLS RURAL STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SCHOOL DIRECTORS SCHOOL EDUCATION SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT SCHOOL FURNITURE SCHOOL LEVELS SCHOOL LIBRARIES SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL MAPPING SCHOOL POPULATION SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL PROGRAMS SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOL SUPERVISION SCHOOL SUPERVISOR SCHOOL TEACHERS SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCIENCE EDUCATION SCIENCE LABORATORIES SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SECONDARY STUDENTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SCIENCES STANDARDIZED TESTS STATE EDUCATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT CERTIFICATION STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT TEACHER TEACHER CERTIFICATION TEACHER SUPPORT TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTES TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING POSITIONS TEACHING STAFF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERTIARY EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS UNIVERSITIES URBAN SCHOOLS URBAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS USE OF TEXTBOOKS WORKING HOURS Education quality is crucial to Thailand's future economic success. While lower-income countries in East Asia are experiencing a bulge in their youth population, Thailand's youth labor force is expected to decline by 10 percent over the next decade. As a result, the labor-intensive comparative advantage that contributed significantly to Thailand's past economic performance will diminish. This means that it is essential for Thailand to develop the human capital of its declining young work force to ensure the country's future competitiveness and economic growth. Education is a significant component of human capital development, the economic benefits of which are firmly established in the policy literature to have a positive effect on economic growth. However, the success or failure of education in terms of increasing productivity and growth depends crucially on its quality. Thailand has participated in two international student assessments to measure the quality of education: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD's) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the IEA's Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study also supports policy dialogue on improving accountability mechanisms for publically funded private schools. The above findings reveal that public schools outperform private schools even though private schools receive public funding. The implication is that the accountability mechanism for private schools that receive public funding needs to be improved in order to ensure that private schools are providing high quality services. There are several international examples of strong accountability mechanisms for publically funded private schools. One example is the voucher scheme used in the Netherlands. This provides schools with equal funding per student with which schools have considerable freedom on how to use this funding; however, they must meet specific performance requirements. 2012-03-19T10:06:02Z 2012-03-19T10:06:02Z 2012-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20120125004047 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2723 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Thailand