The Limitations of Activity-Based Instruction to Improve the Productivity of Schooling
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
de Barros, Andreas; Fajardo-Gonzalez, Johanna; Glewwe, Paul; Sankar, Ashwini
署名单位：
University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; University of California System; University of California Irvine; The World Bank; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Minnesota Department of Health (MHD)
刊物名称：
ECONOMIC JOURNAL
ISSN/ISSBN：
0013-0133
DOI：
10.1093/ej/uead099
发表日期：
2024
页码：
959-984
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摘要：
There is substantial emphasis on improving classroom practices, primarily through activity-based instruction, to increase the productivity of schooling. We study a large programme that seeks to promote mathematics learning in government primary schools in India. Through a cluster-randomised trial we find that the programme increased activity-based instruction, but yielded only muted impacts on learning. We provide a potential explanation: school value-added models suggest a negative relationship between activity-based instruction and test score gains. Our findings are robust to adding a community-engagement component to the intervention. These results highlight the limitations of activity-based instruction programmes for increasing school productivity.
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