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dc.titleTeacher Quality and Learning Outcomes in Kindergarten
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, MarĂ­a Caridad
dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorCruz-Aguayo, Yyannu
dc.contributor.authorSchady, Norbert
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Sector
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2016-02-11T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2016-12-12T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractWe assigned two cohorts of kindergarten students, totaling more than 24,000 children, to teachers within schools with a rule that is as-good-as-random. We collected data on children at the beginning of the school year, and applied 12 tests of math, language and executive function (EF) at the end of the year. All teachers were filmed teaching for a full day, and the videos were coded using a well-known classroom observation tool, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (or CLASS). We find substantial classroom effects: A one-standard deviation increase in classroom quality results in 0.11, 0.11, and 0.07 standard deviation higher test scores in language, math, and EF, respectively. Teacher behaviors, as measured by the CLASS, are associated with higher test scores. Parents recognize better teachers, but do not change their behaviors appreciably to take account of differences in teacher quality .
dc.format.extent67
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011718
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Teacher-Quality-and-Learning-Outcomes-in-Kindergarten.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEarly Childhood Education
dc.subjectOutcome-Based Education
dc.subjectEducation Quality
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectClassroom Assessment Scoring System
dc.subjectChild Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI24 - Education and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeI25 - Education and Economic Development
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationEC-T1236;EC-T1246;EC-T1275;EC-T1281
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