The effect of classroom rank on learning throughout elementary school : experimental evidence from Ecuador
Pedro Carneiro, Yyannu Cruz Aguayo, Francesca Salvati, Norbert Schady
We study the impact of classroom rank on children’s learning using a unique experiment from Ecuador. Within each school, students were randomly assigned to classrooms in every grade between kindergarten and 6th grade. Students with the same ability can have different classroom ranks because of the (random) peer composition of their classroom. Children with higher beginning-of-grade classroom rank have significantly higher test scores at the end of that grade. The impact of classroom rank is larger for younger children and grows over time. Higher classroom rank also improves executive function, child happiness, and teacher perceptions of student ability.
Year of publication: |
November 2024
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Authors: | Carneiro, Pedro ; Cruz Aguayo, Yyannú ; Salvati, Francesca ; Schady, Norbert Rüdiger |
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Munich, Germany : CESifo |
Subject: | Allgemeinbildende Schule | School of general education | Grundschule | Primary school | Bildungsniveau | Educational achievement | Lernen | Learning | Schüler | Pupils | Soziale Gruppe | Social group | Experiment | Ecuador |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (circa 37 Seiten) Illustrationen |
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Series: | CESifo working papers. - München : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ISSN 2364-1428, ZDB-ID 2065232-X. - Vol. 11456 (2024) |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | hdl:10419/308352 [Handle] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015101822