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Inquiry and problem based pedagogy: Evidence from 10 field experiments

Bando Grana, Rosangela; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Gertler, … - 2018

We analyze evidence from 10 at-scale field experiments in four countries on the effect of inquiry- and problem-based pedagogy (IPP) on students' math and science test scores. IPP creates active problem solving opportunities in settings that derive meaning to the child. Students learn by...

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Ten findings about poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

Chang, Jillie; Evans, David K.; Rivas Herrera, Carolina - 2024

Poverty continues to challenge Latin American and Caribbean countries, with approximately one in three people in the region in poverty and one in seven in extreme poverty. This paper provides up-to-date insights through analysis of who the poor are, where they are located, and how they live in...

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From wells to wealth? Government transfers and human capital

Acuna, Julio; Balza, Lenin H.; Gomez-Parra, Nicolas - 2022

To study the causal impact of oil royalties on human capital, we exploit quasi-experimental variation arising from a law in Ecuador that transfers resources to municipalities regardless of their oil-producing status. We find that royalties increase the likelihood of students completing primary...

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Sex-Differences in Language and Socio-emotional Skills in Early Childhood

Bando Grana, Rosangela; López-Bóo, Florencia; Li, Xia - 2016

This study explores sex differences in language and socio-emotional skills. It focuses on children 7 months old to 6 years old in Chile in 2012 and Nicaragua in 2013. A focus on young children allowed for ruling out a set of environmental and identity effects to explain the gap. Females had an...

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Tailoring instruction to improve mathematics skills in preschools: A randomized evaluation

Gallego, Francisco A.; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, … - 2018

inquiry with an individualized scaffolding approach to teach Mathematics to preschoolers in Peru. Our results suggest that the … program improves overall Mathematics outcomes, and that it has stronger impact on students in the lower quintiles of the … Mathematics outcomes distribution and on students whose teachers have university degrees. The effect on the content areas where …

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Gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Berniell, Inés; Fernández, Raquel; Krutikova, Sonya - 2023

This chapter examines gender inequality, focusing on two critical spheres in which gender inequality is generated: education and work. The objective is to provide a current snapshot of gender inequality across key indicators as well as a dynamic perspective that highlights successes and...

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Inequality in the early years in LAC: A comparative study of size, persistence, and policies

Attanasio, Orazio P.; López Bóo, Florencia; … - 2023

Gaps in child development by socioeconomic status (SES) start early in life, are large and can increase inequalities later in life. We use recent national-level, cross-sectional and longitudinal data to examine inequalities in child development (namely, language, cognition, and socio-emotional...

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Re-estimating the Gender Gap in Colombian Academic Performance

Munoz, Juan Sebastian - 2014

This paper presents evidence of the relationship between the disparity in the academic performance of boys and girls in Colombia and the country's excessively high school dropout rates. By using the OLS and trimming for bounds techniques, and based on data derived from the PISA 2009 database,...

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Educación y desarrollo en México: Una historia de baja capacidad de aprovechamiento del capital humano

Székely, Miguel; Flores, Iván - 2018

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Long-term gains from longer school days

Domínguez, Patricio; Ruffini, Krista - 2020

This paper examines whether additional time in elementary and secondary school affects economic well-being in adulthood. This paper explores a large-scale reform that increased the Chilean school day by 30 percent between 1997 and 2010, with access to longer school days varying by cohort and...

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