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Unraveling a Secret: Vietnam's Outstanding Performance on the PISA Test

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dc.contributor.authorParandekar, Suhas D.
dc.contributor.authorSedmik, Elisabeth K.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-04T15:38:37Z
dc.date.available2016-05-04T15:38:37Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractThis paper seeks to find an empirical explanation of Vietnam's outstanding performance on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2012. Only a few developing countries participate in the assessment. Those who do, with the unique exception of Vietnam, are typically clustered at the lower end of the range of the Programme for International student Assessment scores. The paper compares Vietnam's performance with that of a set of seven developing countries from the 2012 assessment's data set, using a cut-off per capita GDP (in 2010 purchasing power parity dollars) of $10,000. The seven developing countries' average performance lags Vietnam's by more than 100 points. The "Vietnam effect" is difficult to unscramble, but the paper is able to explain about half of the gap between Vietnam and the seven countries. The analysis reveals that Vietnamese students may be approaching their studies with higher diligence and discipline, their parents may have higher expectations, and the parents may be following up with teachers regarding those expectations. The teachers themselves may be working in a more disciplined environment, with tabs being kept on their own performance as teachers. Vietnam may also be benefiting from investments in pre-school education and in school infrastructure that are disproportionately higher when compared with Vietnam's per capita income level.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26212117/unraveling-secret-vietnams-outstanding-performance-pisa-test
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7630
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24203
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7630
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectSTUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectPARENT PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectACADEMIC STANDARDS
dc.subjectCOLLEGE
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectSTUDENT FEES
dc.subjectMATH TEST
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectSTUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectAVERAGE ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectADMISSION POLICIES
dc.subjectELEMENTS
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL
dc.subjectSCIENCE INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL LIFE
dc.subjectINCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHER PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS TEACHERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectDISCIPLINES
dc.subjectDISSERTATION
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOLS
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectEXAMINATION
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectSCHOOL PRINCIPALS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectACADEMIC SUCCESS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCHOOL HOURS
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL CLIMATE
dc.subjectSCHOOL PROJECT
dc.subjectSCIENCE SCORES
dc.subjectCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPARENTAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectMATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS
dc.subjectEIGHTH-GRADE
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL AUTONOMY
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectSTUDENT REPORTS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectSTUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS
dc.subjectCURRICULAR ACTIVITY
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT DATA
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectPLAY SCHOOL
dc.subjectHIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS
dc.subjectPROBLEM SOLVING
dc.subjectSCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectTEACHER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPARENTS’ EDUCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectSUBJECTS
dc.subjectSTUDENT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectSPORTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectATTITUDES
dc.subjectSCIENCE
dc.subjectREFERENCE BOOKS
dc.subjectAVERAGE CLASS SIZE
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectCLASSROOM ASSISTANTS
dc.subjectSTUDENT
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSTUDENT ATTITUDES
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectGRADUATION RATES
dc.subjectTEACHER RATIOS
dc.subjectTEXTBOOK
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectPEER REVIEW
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCLASS SIZE
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectLOWER SECONDARY
dc.subjectPARENTAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectCLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectBOOKS AT HOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectUPPER SECONDARY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectUNIVERSIT
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectPEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectTEACHER APPRAISAL
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWORKING STUDENTS
dc.subjectVILLAGE SCHOOL
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHER-STUDENT RATIO
dc.subjectNUMBER OF STUDENTS
dc.subjectSTUDENTS PER TEACHER
dc.subjectSTUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS
dc.subjectUPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectFEES
dc.subjectREADERS
dc.subjectTEACHER ABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectREPETITION RATES
dc.subjectSCHOOL
dc.subjectSCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRUANCY
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS EDUCATION
dc.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOL
dc.subjectSCHOOL COMMITTEES
dc.titleUnraveling a Secreten
dc.title.subtitleVietnam's Outstanding Performance on the PISA Testen
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryViet Nam
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicEducation::Effective Schools and Teachers
okr.topicEducation::Secondary Education
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.unitEducation Global Practice Group
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