The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement : Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method
This paper employs the synthetic control method to examine the impact of using a non-native language as the medium of instruction in schools on a student’s learning. Exploiting an unanticipated policy change in Malaysia and using data from the Tren...
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okr-10986-350312022-09-20T00:10:17Z The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement : Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method Soh, Yew Chong Del Carpio, Ximena V. Wang, Liang Choon EDUCATION LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION NATIVE TONGUE TIMSS TEST SCORE STUDENT PERFORMANCE SYNTHETIC CONTROL METHOD MIGRATION STUDENT LEARNING LANGUAGE POLICY This paper employs the synthetic control method to examine the impact of using a non-native language as the medium of instruction in schools on a student’s learning. Exploiting an unanticipated policy change in Malaysia and using data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Studies, the results show that changing the medium of instruction negatively influenced eighth graders’ achievement in mathematics and science. The differential performance, by year and gender, suggests that using a non-native language throughout a student’s schooling may have greater negative impact on the student’s learning than switching the language of instruction in the middle of the student’s schooling does. This paper sheds light on the various manners in which a language policy can adversely affect a student’s learning outcomes. It also highlights how the transition in switching the language of instruction in schools can be implemented more effectively to mitigate its adverse effects. 2021-01-21T17:02:07Z 2021-01-21T17:02:07Z 2021-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/786821611171903155/The-Impact-of-Language-of-Instruction-in-Schools-on-Student-Achievement-Evidence-from-Malaysia-Using-the-Synthetic-Control-Method http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35031 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9517 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Malaysia |
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EDUCATION LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION NATIVE TONGUE TIMSS TEST SCORE STUDENT PERFORMANCE SYNTHETIC CONTROL METHOD MIGRATION STUDENT LEARNING LANGUAGE POLICY Soh, Yew Chong Del Carpio, Ximena V. Wang, Liang Choon The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement : Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method |
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This paper employs the synthetic control
method to examine the impact of using a non-native language
as the medium of instruction in schools on a student’s
learning. Exploiting an unanticipated policy change in
Malaysia and using data from the Trends in International
Mathematics and Science Studies, the results show that
changing the medium of instruction negatively influenced
eighth graders’ achievement in mathematics and science. The
differential performance, by year and gender, suggests that
using a non-native language throughout a student’s schooling
may have greater negative impact on the student’s learning
than switching the language of instruction in the middle of
the student’s schooling does. This paper sheds light on the
various manners in which a language policy can adversely
affect a student’s learning outcomes. It also highlights how
the transition in switching the language of instruction in
schools can be implemented more effectively to mitigate its
adverse effects. |
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Working Paper |
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Soh, Yew Chong Del Carpio, Ximena V. Wang, Liang Choon |
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Soh, Yew Chong Del Carpio, Ximena V. Wang, Liang Choon |
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Soh, Yew Chong |
| title |
The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement : Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method |
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The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement : Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method |
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The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement : Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method |
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The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement : Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method |
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The Impact of Language of Instruction in Schools on Student Achievement : Evidence from Malaysia Using the Synthetic Control Method |
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impact of language of instruction in schools on student achievement : evidence from malaysia using the synthetic control method |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/786821611171903155/The-Impact-of-Language-of-Instruction-in-Schools-on-Student-Achievement-Evidence-from-Malaysia-Using-the-Synthetic-Control-Method http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35031 |
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