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Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills in Early Primary Grades: Evidence from Rural Indonesia

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dc.contributor.authorNakajima, Nozomi
dc.contributor.authorJung, Haeil
dc.contributor.authorPradhan, Menno
dc.contributor.authorHasan, Amer
dc.contributor.authorKinnell, Angela
dc.contributor.authorBrinkman, Sally
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-13T19:27:49Z
dc.date.available2016-10-13T19:27:49Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines gender gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills among a sample of more than 10,000 children between the ages of 6 and 9 in rural Indonesia. In terms of cognitive skills, the analysis finds evidence of gender gaps favoring girls at each age in test scores of language (0.158-0.252 standard deviations) and mathematics (0.155-0.243 standard deviations) in the early years of primary school. Girls also perform significantly better than boys in non-cognitive skills, with higher scores on the social competence (0.086-0.247 standard deviations) and emotional maturity domains (0.213-0.296 standard deviations) of the Early Development Instrument, a finding consistent with research from high-income countries. Decomposition analyses are used to investigate the extent to which enrollment patterns in preschool and primary school as well as parenting practices contribute to these gender gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills. Standard decomposition approaches are extended to correct for selection on observables. The findings show that gender differences in enrollment patterns play a role in explaining gender gaps in test scores, while differences in parenting practices do not. However, the relative contribution of observed factors to gender gaps depends on the available quality of preschool services in the child’s village and whether the outcome of interest is cognitive or non-cognitive skills.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26816715/gender-gaps-cognitive-non-cognitive-skills-early-primary-grades-evidence-rural-indonesia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7833
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25149
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7833
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectgender gaps
dc.subjectprimary education
dc.subjectrural schools
dc.subjectearly childhood development
dc.subjectcognitive skills
dc.subjectnon-cognitive skills
dc.titleGender Gaps in Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills in Early Primary Gradesen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Rural Indonesiaen
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okr.crossref.titleGender Gaps in Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills in Early Primary Grades: Evidence from Rural Indonesia
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26816715/gender-gaps-cognitive-non-cognitive-skills-early-primary-grades-evidence-rural-indonesia
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7833
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryIndonesia
okr.topicEducation::Early Childhood Development
okr.topicEducation::Effective Schools and Teachers
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.unitEducation Global Practice Group
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