The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia

Using data from Indonesia, Newhouse and Beegle to evaluate the impact of school type on academic achievement of junior secondary school students (grades 7-9). Students that graduate from public junior secondary schools, controlling for a variety of other characteristics, score 0.15 to 0.3 standard deviations higher on the national exit exam than comparable privately schooled peers. This finding is robust to OLS, fixed-effects, and instrumental variable estimation strategies. Students attending Muslim private schools, including Madrassahs, fare no worse on average than students attending secular private schools. The results provide indirect evidence that higher quality inputs at public junior secondary schools promote higher test scores.

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Main Authors: Newhouse, David, Beegle, Kathleen
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank 2005-05
Subjects:ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT RATES, GRADE REPETITION, HIGH SCHOOLS, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, INSTRUCTION, LEARNING, LET, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, MIGRATION, MOTHERS, MOTIVATION, NATIONAL EDUCATION, PAPERS, PARENTS, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, READING, REPETITION, SAFETY, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL CENSUS, SCHOOL CHOICE, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL GRADUATES, SCHOOL LOCATION, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, SCHOOLING, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SIBLINGS, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, TEACHER, TEACHERS, TEST SCORES, TEXTBOOKS, VOUCHERS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5796127/effect-school-type-academic-achievement-evidence-indonesia
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8932
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spelling dig-okr-1098689322024-08-08T17:24:23Z The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia Newhouse, David Beegle, Kathleen ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL POLICIES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATES GRADE REPETITION HIGH SCHOOLS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INSTRUCTION LEARNING LET MIDDLE SCHOOLS MIGRATION MOTHERS MOTIVATION NATIONAL EDUCATION PAPERS PARENTS PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIVATE SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS READING REPETITION SAFETY SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL CENSUS SCHOOL CHOICE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL GRADUATES SCHOOL LOCATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SIBLINGS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEACHER TEACHERS TEST SCORES TEXTBOOKS VOUCHERS Using data from Indonesia, Newhouse and Beegle to evaluate the impact of school type on academic achievement of junior secondary school students (grades 7-9). Students that graduate from public junior secondary schools, controlling for a variety of other characteristics, score 0.15 to 0.3 standard deviations higher on the national exit exam than comparable privately schooled peers. This finding is robust to OLS, fixed-effects, and instrumental variable estimation strategies. Students attending Muslim private schools, including Madrassahs, fare no worse on average than students attending secular private schools. The results provide indirect evidence that higher quality inputs at public junior secondary schools promote higher test scores. 2012-06-25T15:32:15Z 2012-06-25T15:32:15Z 2005-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5796127/effect-school-type-academic-achievement-evidence-indonesia https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8932 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3604 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain Washington, DC : World Bank
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topic ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
GRADE REPETITION
HIGH SCHOOLS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INSTRUCTION
LEARNING
LET
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
MIGRATION
MOTHERS
MOTIVATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION
PAPERS
PARENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
READING
REPETITION
SAFETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CHOICE
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SIBLINGS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
VOUCHERS
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
GRADE REPETITION
HIGH SCHOOLS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INSTRUCTION
LEARNING
LET
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
MIGRATION
MOTHERS
MOTIVATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION
PAPERS
PARENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
READING
REPETITION
SAFETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CHOICE
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SIBLINGS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
VOUCHERS
spellingShingle ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
GRADE REPETITION
HIGH SCHOOLS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INSTRUCTION
LEARNING
LET
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
MIGRATION
MOTHERS
MOTIVATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION
PAPERS
PARENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
READING
REPETITION
SAFETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CHOICE
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SIBLINGS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
VOUCHERS
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
GRADE REPETITION
HIGH SCHOOLS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INSTRUCTION
LEARNING
LET
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
MIGRATION
MOTHERS
MOTIVATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION
PAPERS
PARENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
READING
REPETITION
SAFETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CHOICE
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SIBLINGS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
VOUCHERS
Newhouse, David
Beegle, Kathleen
The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia
description Using data from Indonesia, Newhouse and Beegle to evaluate the impact of school type on academic achievement of junior secondary school students (grades 7-9). Students that graduate from public junior secondary schools, controlling for a variety of other characteristics, score 0.15 to 0.3 standard deviations higher on the national exit exam than comparable privately schooled peers. This finding is robust to OLS, fixed-effects, and instrumental variable estimation strategies. Students attending Muslim private schools, including Madrassahs, fare no worse on average than students attending secular private schools. The results provide indirect evidence that higher quality inputs at public junior secondary schools promote higher test scores.
topic_facet ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
GRADE REPETITION
HIGH SCHOOLS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INSTRUCTION
LEARNING
LET
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
MIGRATION
MOTHERS
MOTIVATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION
PAPERS
PARENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
READING
REPETITION
SAFETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CHOICE
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SIBLINGS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
VOUCHERS
author Newhouse, David
Beegle, Kathleen
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Beegle, Kathleen
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title The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia
title_short The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia
title_full The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia
title_fullStr The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Indonesia
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publisher Washington, DC : World Bank
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