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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Main Authors: Vegas, Emiliana, Petrow, Jenny
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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topic ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESS TO LEARNING
ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLS
ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION
ENROLLMENT
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUITABLE ACCESS
ETHNIC GROUPS
EVALUATION OF EDUCATION
FUTURE RESEARCH
GIRLS
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY
HIGHER TEST SCORES
HIGHLY SKILLED INDIVIDUALS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
INDEXES
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNERS
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE SKILLS
LITERACY
LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT
LITERACY RATE
LITERACY SKILLS
LITERACY SURVEY
LITERATURE
MATERNAL EDUCATION
MATH SCORES
MATH TEST
MATHEMATICS
MORAL VALUES
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
NATIONAL SCHOOL
NONFORMAL EDUCATION
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUTRITION
PAPERS
PARENTAL PARTICIPATION
PARITY
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
PERSONALITY
PHYSICAL ABILITIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIMARY-SCHOOL
PRIMARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUPIL EXPENDITURE
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY SCHOOLS
RACIAL INEQUALITIES
READERS
READING
REASONING
RESEARCH FINDINGS
RESEARCHERS
RETURN TO EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
SCHOOL CURRICULA
SCHOOL DAY
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL LEARNING
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL PROGRAM
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL STAFF
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE SCORES
SCIENCE STUDY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SKILL LEVELS
SKILLED INDIVIDUALS
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL SCHOOLS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT SKILLS
SUBJECT MATTER
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER REQUIREMENTS
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLLMENT
UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORKERS
YOUTH
spellingShingle ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESS TO LEARNING
ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLS
ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION
ENROLLMENT
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUITABLE ACCESS
ETHNIC GROUPS
EVALUATION OF EDUCATION
FUTURE RESEARCH
GIRLS
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY
HIGHER TEST SCORES
HIGHLY SKILLED INDIVIDUALS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
INDEXES
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNERS
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE SKILLS
LITERACY
LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT
LITERACY RATE
LITERACY SKILLS
LITERACY SURVEY
LITERATURE
MATERNAL EDUCATION
MATH SCORES
MATH TEST
MATHEMATICS
MORAL VALUES
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
NATIONAL SCHOOL
NONFORMAL EDUCATION
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUTRITION
PAPERS
PARENTAL PARTICIPATION
PARITY
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
PERSONALITY
PHYSICAL ABILITIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIMARY-SCHOOL
PRIMARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUPIL EXPENDITURE
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY SCHOOLS
RACIAL INEQUALITIES
READERS
READING
REASONING
RESEARCH FINDINGS
RESEARCHERS
RETURN TO EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
SCHOOL CURRICULA
SCHOOL DAY
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL LEARNING
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL PROGRAM
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL STAFF
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE SCORES
SCIENCE STUDY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SKILL LEVELS
SKILLED INDIVIDUALS
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL SCHOOLS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT SKILLS
SUBJECT MATTER
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER REQUIREMENTS
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLLMENT
UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORKERS
YOUTH
Vegas, Emiliana
Petrow, Jenny
Raising Student Learning in Latin America : The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
relation Latin American Development Forum
description 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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author Vegas, Emiliana
Petrow, Jenny
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Petrow, Jenny
author_sort Vegas, Emiliana
title Raising Student Learning in Latin America : The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
title_short Raising Student Learning in Latin America : The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
title_full Raising Student Learning in Latin America : The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
title_fullStr Raising Student Learning in Latin America : The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
title_full_unstemmed Raising Student Learning in Latin America : The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
title_sort raising student learning in latin america : the challenge for the twenty-first century
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8515686/raising-student-learning-latin-america-challenge-twenty-first-century
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spelling okr-10986-68022021-04-23T14:02:26Z Raising Student Learning in Latin America : The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century Vegas, Emiliana Petrow, Jenny ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO LEARNING ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION ACCESS TO SCHOOLS ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION ENROLLMENT EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUITABLE ACCESS ETHNIC GROUPS EVALUATION OF EDUCATION FUTURE RESEARCH GIRLS HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY HIGHER TEST SCORES HIGHLY SKILLED INDIVIDUALS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INDEXES INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTIONAL TIME INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT INTERVENTIONS INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LEARNERS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE SKILLS LITERACY LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT LITERACY RATE LITERACY SKILLS LITERACY SURVEY LITERATURE MATERNAL EDUCATION MATH SCORES MATH TEST MATHEMATICS MORAL VALUES NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL SCHOOL NONFORMAL EDUCATION NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUTRITION PAPERS PARENTAL PARTICIPATION PARITY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS PERSONALITY PHYSICAL ABILITIES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY-SCHOOL PRIMARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS PRIVATE SCHOOLS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUPIL EXPENDITURE QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY SCHOOLS RACIAL INEQUALITIES READERS READING REASONING RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCHERS RETURN TO EDUCATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION RIGHT TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS RURAL SCHOOLS SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SCHOOL CURRICULA SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL LEARNING SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL PROGRAM SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL STAFF SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCIENCE SCORES SCIENCE STUDY SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY STUDENTS SKILL LEVELS SKILLED INDIVIDUALS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL SCHOOLS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENTS STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT OUTCOMES STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT SKILLS SUBJECT MATTER SUBJECTS TEACHER TEACHER REQUIREMENTS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERTIARY EDUCATION UNIVERSAL EDUCATION UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLLMENT UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION VULNERABLE CHILDREN WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS YOUTH 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. 2012-05-31T20:58:52Z 2012-05-31T20:58:52Z 2008 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8515686/raising-student-learning-latin-america-challenge-twenty-first-century 978-0-8213-7082-7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6802 English en_US Latin American Development Forum CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean