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Do value-added estimates add value ? accounting for learning dynamics

Author:	Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Khwaja, Asim Ijaz; Zajonc, Tristan;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5066Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)
Country:	Pakistan;	Date Stored:	2009/09/28
Document Date:	2009/09/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Major Sector:	Education
Rel. Proj ID:	PK-Improving School In Pakistan -- -- P098137;	Region:	South Asia
Report Number:	WPS5066	Sub Sectors:	General education sector
SubTopics:	Primary Education; Teaching and Learning; Tertiary Education; Secondary Education; Education For All	TF No/Name:	TF055582-KCP - IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES THROUGH CHOICE AND DECENTRALIZED M
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Evaluations of educational programs commonly assume that what children learn persists over time. The authors compare learning in Pakistani public and private schools using dynamic panel methods that account for three key empirical challenges to widely used value-added models: imperfect persistence, unobserved student heterogeneity, and measurement error. Their estimates suggest that only a fifth to a half of learning persists between grades and that private schools increase average achievement by 0.25 standard deviations each year. In contrast, estimates from commonly used value-added models significantly understate the impact of private schoolsﾒ on student achievement and/or overstate persistence. These results have implications for program evaluation and value-added accountability system design.


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