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- Title
Do Differences in Schools' Instruction Time Explain International Achievement Gaps? Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries.
- Authors
Lavy, Victor
- Abstract
The time that children spend in school varies across countries. Do these differences explain international gaps in pupils' academic achievements? In this article I estimate the effects of instructional time on students' achievement using PISA 2006 data, which include data samples from over 50 countries. I find that instructional time has a positive and significant effect on test scores, and that the effect is much lower in developing countries. Evidence also suggests that the productivity of instructional time is higher in countries which implemented school accountability measures or that gave schools autonomy in budgetary decisions and in hiring/firing teachers.
- Subjects
TIME on task (Education); ACADEMIC achievement; INSTRUCTIONAL systems; SCHOOL autonomy; SCHOOLS; PROGRAMME for International Student Assessment; DEVELOPING countries; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Economic Journal, 2015, Vol 125, Issue 588, pF397
- ISSN
0013-0133
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ecoj.12233