Mexico : Determinants of Learning Policy Note

This report aims to identify the determinants of learning in Mexico, focusing on equity, cross-country comparisons and national studies. The present report provides new analytical work on the determinants of learning using international and national assessments, as well as new work on the returns to...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Education Sector Review
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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language English
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topic ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
AUTONOMOUS SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND PAPERS
BASIC EDUCATION
BETTER LEARNING
BILINGUAL EDUCATION
CLASS SIZES
COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMPETENCIES
COURSE CONTENT
CRITICAL THINKING
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
DROP-OUT RATES
DROPOUT RATES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT
EDUCATION EQUITY
EDUCATION MATERIALS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION
EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKING
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL
ENROLLMENT RATES
EXAMS
HEAD
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER LEARNING
HOMEWORK
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
ILLITERACY RATES
IMPROVING ACCESS
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INTERVENTIONS
KNOWLEDGE BASE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LEADERSHIP
LEARNERS
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
LEARNING ASSESSMENTS
LEARNING CENTERS
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
LEARNING NEEDS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LIBRARY BOOKS
LITERACY
LITERATURE
LOCAL EDUCATION
LOW SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
LOWER SECONDARY
MATH ACHIEVEMENT
MATH SCORES
MATHEMATICS
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
NEGATIVE EFFECTS
NET ENROLLMENT
PAPERS
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES
POLICY BRIEFS
POLICY REFORM
POOR PERFORMANCE
POSITIVE IMPACT
PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PROBLEM SOLVING
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY SCHOOLS
READING
READING LITERACY
READING SCORES
REPETITION
REPETITION RATES
RESEARCH METHODS
RESEARCHERS
RETURN TO EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RIGOROUS ANALYSIS
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
SCHOOL CLIMATE
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
SCHOOL FACTORS
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL POLICIES
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL REFORM
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE SCORES
SCIENTIFIC SKILLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE
SECONDARY ENROLLMENTS
SECONDARY LEVEL
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT BEHAVIOR
STUDENT INTEREST
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
SUBJECT MATTER
SUBJECT MATTERS
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER BEHAVIOR
TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS
TEACHER EXPECTATIONS
TEACHER MORALE
TEACHER QUALITY
TEACHER SALARIES
TEACHER UNIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING CHARACTERISTICS
TEACHING METHODS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERTIARY ENROLLMENT
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
TYPES OF SCHOOLS
UPPER SECONDARY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN SCHOOLS
spellingShingle ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
AUTONOMOUS SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND PAPERS
BASIC EDUCATION
BETTER LEARNING
BILINGUAL EDUCATION
CLASS SIZES
COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMPETENCIES
COURSE CONTENT
CRITICAL THINKING
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
DROP-OUT RATES
DROPOUT RATES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT
EDUCATION EQUITY
EDUCATION MATERIALS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION
EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKING
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL
ENROLLMENT RATES
EXAMS
HEAD
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER LEARNING
HOMEWORK
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
ILLITERACY RATES
IMPROVING ACCESS
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INTERVENTIONS
KNOWLEDGE BASE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LEADERSHIP
LEARNERS
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
LEARNING ASSESSMENTS
LEARNING CENTERS
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
LEARNING NEEDS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LIBRARY BOOKS
LITERACY
LITERATURE
LOCAL EDUCATION
LOW SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
LOWER SECONDARY
MATH ACHIEVEMENT
MATH SCORES
MATHEMATICS
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
NEGATIVE EFFECTS
NET ENROLLMENT
PAPERS
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES
POLICY BRIEFS
POLICY REFORM
POOR PERFORMANCE
POSITIVE IMPACT
PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PROBLEM SOLVING
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY SCHOOLS
READING
READING LITERACY
READING SCORES
REPETITION
REPETITION RATES
RESEARCH METHODS
RESEARCHERS
RETURN TO EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RIGOROUS ANALYSIS
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
SCHOOL CLIMATE
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
SCHOOL FACTORS
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL POLICIES
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL REFORM
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE SCORES
SCIENTIFIC SKILLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE
SECONDARY ENROLLMENTS
SECONDARY LEVEL
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT BEHAVIOR
STUDENT INTEREST
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
SUBJECT MATTER
SUBJECT MATTERS
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER BEHAVIOR
TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS
TEACHER EXPECTATIONS
TEACHER MORALE
TEACHER QUALITY
TEACHER SALARIES
TEACHER UNIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING CHARACTERISTICS
TEACHING METHODS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERTIARY ENROLLMENT
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
TYPES OF SCHOOLS
UPPER SECONDARY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN SCHOOLS
World Bank
Mexico : Determinants of Learning Policy Note
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico
description This report aims to identify the determinants of learning in Mexico, focusing on equity, cross-country comparisons and national studies. The present report provides new analytical work on the determinants of learning using international and national assessments, as well as new work on the returns to quality of education and an assessment of media coverage of international assessments. The report is organized as follows: Chapter 1 reviews the existing international and Mexican literature on education quality and the determinants of learning. Chapter 2 presents an overview of the state of education in Mexico. Chapter 3 discusses the analysis of the National Assessments (Estandures Nacionales) from 1998 to 2000 and the results of the analysis of PISA 2000 and PISA 2003 data. Finally, Chapter 4 concludes the main report with an agenda for action, which responds to the education situation in Mexico. The report's main message is that Mexico needs to increase secondary school enrollment rates. The country continues to do well at maintaining equity in terms of the impact of family background on scores and the very low dispersion between top and bottom achievers, which is unusual for a Latin American country participating in international achievement tests. To improve quality, Mexican schools need to improve the school climate and continue efforts to move decision-making from the state level education secretariats to the school level, thus increasing school autonomy. Also, accountability needs to be further strengthened by involving parents and the community more and setting clear goals and clear vision for the school system. Finally, Mexico's remarkable efforts to improve assessment of the system should continue, with continued participation in international achievement tests, as well as improvements of the national assessment system.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Education Sector Review
author World Bank
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title Mexico : Determinants of Learning Policy Note
title_short Mexico : Determinants of Learning Policy Note
title_full Mexico : Determinants of Learning Policy Note
title_fullStr Mexico : Determinants of Learning Policy Note
title_full_unstemmed Mexico : Determinants of Learning Policy Note
title_sort mexico : determinants of learning policy note
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/6348528/mexico-determinants-learning-policy-note
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8284
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spelling okr-10986-82842021-04-23T14:02:39Z Mexico : Determinants of Learning Policy Note World Bank ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT TESTS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AUTONOMOUS SCHOOLS BACKGROUND PAPERS BASIC EDUCATION BETTER LEARNING BILINGUAL EDUCATION CLASS SIZES COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPETENCIES COURSE CONTENT CRITICAL THINKING CURRICULA CURRICULUM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS DROP-OUT RATES DROPOUT RATES ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION EQUITY EDUCATION MATERIALS EDUCATION OUTCOMES EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL POLICIES EDUCATIONAL POLICY EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKING EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL ENROLLMENT RATES EXAMS HEAD HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER LEARNING HOMEWORK HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY ILLITERACY RATES IMPROVING ACCESS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT INTERVENTIONS KNOWLEDGE BASE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEADERSHIP LEARNERS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT LEARNING ASSESSMENTS LEARNING CENTERS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNING NEEDS LEARNING OUTCOMES LIBRARY BOOKS LITERACY LITERATURE LOCAL EDUCATION LOW SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT LOWER SECONDARY MATH ACHIEVEMENT MATH SCORES MATHEMATICS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NEGATIVE EFFECTS NET ENROLLMENT PAPERS PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES POLICY BRIEFS POLICY REFORM POOR PERFORMANCE POSITIVE IMPACT PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROBLEM SOLVING PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY SCHOOLS READING READING LITERACY READING SCORES REPETITION REPETITION RATES RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCHERS RETURN TO EDUCATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION RIGOROUS ANALYSIS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL AUTONOMY SCHOOL CLIMATE SCHOOL CURRICULUM SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT SCHOOL FACTORS SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL POLICIES SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL REFORM SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCIENCE SCORES SCIENTIFIC SKILLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY ENROLLMENT SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE SECONDARY ENROLLMENTS SECONDARY LEVEL SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT BEHAVIOR STUDENT INTEREST STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT OUTCOMES STUDENT PERFORMANCE SUBJECT MATTER SUBJECT MATTERS SUBJECTS TEACHER TEACHER BEHAVIOR TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS TEACHER EXPECTATIONS TEACHER MORALE TEACHER QUALITY TEACHER SALARIES TEACHER UNIONS TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING CHARACTERISTICS TEACHING METHODS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERTIARY ENROLLMENT TEST SCORES TEXTBOOKS TYPES OF SCHOOLS UPPER SECONDARY URBAN AREAS URBAN SCHOOLS This report aims to identify the determinants of learning in Mexico, focusing on equity, cross-country comparisons and national studies. The present report provides new analytical work on the determinants of learning using international and national assessments, as well as new work on the returns to quality of education and an assessment of media coverage of international assessments. The report is organized as follows: Chapter 1 reviews the existing international and Mexican literature on education quality and the determinants of learning. Chapter 2 presents an overview of the state of education in Mexico. Chapter 3 discusses the analysis of the National Assessments (Estandures Nacionales) from 1998 to 2000 and the results of the analysis of PISA 2000 and PISA 2003 data. Finally, Chapter 4 concludes the main report with an agenda for action, which responds to the education situation in Mexico. The report's main message is that Mexico needs to increase secondary school enrollment rates. The country continues to do well at maintaining equity in terms of the impact of family background on scores and the very low dispersion between top and bottom achievers, which is unusual for a Latin American country participating in international achievement tests. To improve quality, Mexican schools need to improve the school climate and continue efforts to move decision-making from the state level education secretariats to the school level, thus increasing school autonomy. Also, accountability needs to be further strengthened by involving parents and the community more and setting clear goals and clear vision for the school system. Finally, Mexico's remarkable efforts to improve assessment of the system should continue, with continued participation in international achievement tests, as well as improvements of the national assessment system. 2012-06-18T16:31:31Z 2012-06-18T16:31:31Z 2005-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/6348528/mexico-determinants-learning-policy-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8284 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Education Sector Review Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Mexico