Under the "Cloak of Invisibility": Gender Bias in Teaching Practices and Learning Outcomes
May 2016
Author(s): Bassi, Marina; Blumberg, Rae Lesser; Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes
This paper analyzes gender bias in teaching in low-performing schools in Chile. To carry out the analyses, the authors used videotaped classes for fourth graders and coded 237 tapings. Results show a…
Aportes: No. 20: Septiembre 2012: Cómo gestar pequeños matemáticos: Comprensión matemática temprana en Paraguay
Aug 2012
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel; Martínez, Ernesto; Ludlow, Caitlin
¿A los cuatro o cinco años operan con álgebra, aritmética y geometría? Puede que resulte difícil de creer, pero si visita una clase de prescolar en la región Cordillera de Paraguay, verá niños que…
IDB Briefly Noted: No. 20 : September, 2012: The Making of Little Mathematicians: Fostering Early Math Understanding in Paraguay
Aug 2012
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel; Martínez, Ernesto; Ludlow, Caitlin
That four- and five-year-olds can do algebra, arithmetic, and geometry may be hard to believe. But if you visit a preschool classroom in the Cordillera region of Paraguay, you will see children who…
Briefly Noted: No. 19: July 2012: How Can We Bring the Best Talent to the Classroom? Preliminary Results of Elige Educar
Jun 2012
Author(s): Bassi, Marina; Covacevich, Catalina
Elige Educar is a Chilean public-private initiative that seeks to improve the appreciation of teachers and encourage high-performing students to study education by means of media campaigns, talks to…
Aporte: No. 19: Julio 2012: Como llevar los mejores talentos a la sala de clases: Resultados preliminares de Elige Educar
Jun 2012
Author(s): Bassi, Marina; Covacevich, Catalina
Elige Educar es una iniciativa público-privada chilena que busca mejorar la valoración de los docentes e incentivar que estudiantes destacados estudien pedagogía, a partir de campanas mediáticas,…