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Shrinking Classroom Age Variance Raises Student Achievement : Evidence from Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Liang Choon
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T17:59:49Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T17:59:49Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.description.abstractLarge classroom variance of student age is prevalent in developing countries, where achievement tends to be low. This paper investigates whether increased classroom age variance adversely affects mathematics and science achievement. Using exogenous variation in the variance of student age in ability-mixing schools, the author finds robust negative effects of classroom age variance on fourth graders' achievement in developing countries. A simulation demonstrates that re-grouping students by age in the sample can improve math and science test scores by roughly 0.1 standard deviations. According to past estimates for the United States, this effect size is similar to that of raising expenditures per student by 26 percent.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110110163516
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5527
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3300
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5527
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABILITY GROUPING
dc.subjectACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectAGE DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectATTENTION
dc.subjectAVERAGE CLASS SIZE
dc.subjectAVERAGE SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectAVERAGE TEST SCORE
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
dc.subjectBEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectBOOKS AT HOME
dc.subjectCLASS SIZE
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCOMPULSORY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDISSERTATION
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEIGHTH-GRADE
dc.subjectENTRANCE AGE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES PER STUDENT
dc.subjectEXPERIMENTS
dc.subjectFORMAL SCHOOLING
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGRADE LEVELS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectLOWER ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectMATH ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectMATH TEACHER
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectOLD STUDENTS
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPEDAGOGIES
dc.subjectQUALIFIED TEACHERS
dc.subjectREADERS
dc.subjectRESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
dc.subjectRETENTION
dc.subjectSCENARIO
dc.subjectSCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSCIENCE CLASSES
dc.subjectSCIENCE SCORES
dc.subjectSCIENCE TEACHER
dc.subjectSCIENCE TEACHING
dc.subjectSELF ESTEEM
dc.subjectSIMULATION
dc.subjectSTUDENT ABILITY
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSTUDENT BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectSTUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectSTUDENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSTUDENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectSUBJECTS
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEACHING EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectTECHNIQUES
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectTYPES OF STUDENTS
dc.subjectVALIDITY
dc.titleShrinking Classroom Age Variance Raises Student Achievement : Evidence from Developing Countriesen
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okr.crossref.titleShrinking classroom age variance raises student achievement: Evidence from developing countries
okr.date.disclosure2011-01-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:35:08.435245Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110110163516
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid874001468157190545
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5527
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20110110163516
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum13424895
okr.identifier.reportWPS5527
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.topicEducation::Educational Sciences
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicSecondary Education
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Human Development (DECHD)
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