Raising Student Learning in Latin America : The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
Improving student learning is the key challenge for education in Latin America and the Caribbean. This book is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on the central role of student learning in education. Chapter one examines why student learnin...
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| Format: | Publication |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8515686/raising-student-learning-latin-america-challenge-twenty-first-century http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6802 |
| Summary: | Improving student learning is the key
challenge for education in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This book is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on
the central role of student learning in education. Chapter
one examines why student learning outcomes are important.
Chapter two analyzes the extent to which learning takes
place in schools in the region. Chapter three discusses some
of the advantages and disadvantages of generating and using
information on student learning to raise the quality of
education. Part two reviews the evidence on the factors and
policies that affect student learning. It first presents a
conceptual framework that facilitates understanding of the
factors that influence student learning. It then reviews the
evidence on the impact on student learning of economic,
political, and social conditions (chapter four); student
endowments and behaviors (chapter five); school endowments
and behaviors (chapter six); and institutional factors and
policies (chapter seven). Part three focuses on quality
assurance and beyond. Chapter eight examines evidence from
countries that have succeeded in achieving high levels of
learning among most, if not all, students, in order to
present policy options on education quality assurance.
Chapter nine summarizes the book's main messages and
discusses unanswered questions. |
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