Indonesia Teacher Certification and Beyond : An Empirical Evaluation of the Teacher Certification Program and Education Quality Improvements in Indonesia
The certification program aimed to certify all teachers by 2015. The program was rolled out at a rate of approximately 200,000 teachers each year. This report evaluates the certification program as it was implemented, in terms of its impact on stud...
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World Bank, Jakarta
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26188968/indonesia-teacher-certification-beyond-empirical-evaluation-teacher-certification-program-education-quality-improvements-indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24433 |
| Summary: | The certification program aimed to
certify all teachers by 2015. The program was rolled out at
a rate of approximately 200,000 teachers each year. This
report evaluates the certification program as it was
implemented, in terms of its impact on student-learning
outcomes. Results of the analysis are sobering: despite its
massive fiscal implications, the certification program has
not led to substantial improvements in student-learning
outcomes so far. The report provides leads into how to
gradually transform the system into one that can yield
higher returns in educational performance going forward. It
emphasizes the importance of a system that rewards useful
demonstrated competencies, such as minimum levels of
subject-matter knowledge, rather than loose proxies for
quality such as bachelor’s degrees or seniority alone (which
is essentially what the current certification program does).
The report also highlights the need for reforms in the
pre-service system of teacher training and teacher hiring.
Chapter one gives decade on for teacher certification in
Indonesia; chapter two presents an empirical review of the
teacher certification program in Indonesia; chapter three
presents beyond certification: what matters and what doesn’t
matter for student learning?; and chapter four presents
policy options for sizable and lasting changes in education quality. |
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