Tag
School Inputs
3 findings
EducationClass Size Reduction IneffectivenessThe indirect treatment effect on non-remedial students remaining in smaller, more homogeneous classrooms was 0.133 standard deviations (statistically insignificant, with a 95% confidence interval ranging from -0.076 to 0.189).RCTEducationFaculty Credentialing-Curricular DecouplingPrivate vocational schools employed a higher proportion of teachers with only secondary school training and fewer teachers with advanced degrees compared to public schools, yet voucher recipients attending these private schools achieved 0.33 to 0.66 standard deviation higher scores on national examinations.Observational StudyEducationUnadapted Resource Input IneffectivenessProviding unadapted textbooks, flip charts, or extra formal teachers produced zero statistically significant improvements (0.00 standard deviation) in average student test scores.Meta-Analysis