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Using the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Technique to Analyze Learning Outcomes Changes over Time : An Application to Indonesia’s Results in PISA Mathematics

The Oaxaca-Blinder technique was originally used in labor economics to decompose earnings gaps and to estimate the level of discrimination. It has been applied since in other social issues, including education, where it can be used to assess how mu...

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Main Authors: Barrera-Osorio, Felipe, Garcia-Moreno, Vicente, Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Porta, Emilio
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ABILITY OF STUDENTS
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC QUALITY
ACHIEVEMENT DATA
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
AGE GROUPS
AVERAGE LEVEL OF EDUCATION
AVERAGE SCORE
BOOKS AT HOME
CLASS SIZE
CLASSROOM
COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT
COMPUTER AT HOME
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
EDUCATED PARENTS
EDUCATION ECONOMICS
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EMPLOYMENT
ENROLLMENT
EXAM
FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY
GIRLS
GIRLS IN MATH
GRADE REPETITION
HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
HIGHER TEST SCORES
HOME LANGUAGE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLITERACY
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INTERVENTIONS
JOB TRAINING
JUNIOR SECONDARY
JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERATURE
LOW ACHIEVEMENT
LOWER SECONDARY
LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLING
MATH SCORES
MATH TEACHERS
MATH TEST
MATHEMATICS
NATIONAL CURRICULA
NEW ENTRANTS
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
OLD STUDENTS
OPEN ACCESS
PAPERS
PARENTAL EDUCATION
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
PEDAGOGY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS
PROFICIENCY
PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
READING
REPEATERS
RESEARCHERS
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL STUDENTS
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL PLACES
SCHOOL SELECTION
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SMALLER NUMBER
STUDENT ACCESS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT POPULATION
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
SUBJECT AREAS
SUPPLY OF TEACHERS
TEACHER
TEACHER EDUCATION
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEST SCORES
UNDERACHIEVERS
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UPPER SECONDARY
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLING
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110301085640
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3350
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Summary:The Oaxaca-Blinder technique was originally used in labor economics to decompose earnings gaps and to estimate the level of discrimination. It has been applied since in other social issues, including education, where it can be used to assess how much of a gap is due to differences in characteristics (explained variation) and how much is due to policy or system changes (unexplained variation). The authors apply the decomposition technique in an effort to analyze the increase in Indonesia's score in PISA mathematics. Between 2003 and 2006, Indonesia's score increased by 30 points, or 0.3 of a standard deviation. The test score increase is assessed in relation to family, student, school and institutional characteristics. The gap over time is decomposed into its constituent components based on the estimation of cognitive achievement production functions. The decomposition results suggest that almost the entire test score increase is explained by the returns to characteristics, mostly related to student age. However, the authors find that the adequate supply of teachers also plays a role in test score changes.

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