Research Insights: Does Educational Support for Struggling Students Also Benefit High Achievers?
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Jul 2022
Publication
Subject
Education;
Educational Institution;
Children;
Teacher;
Educational Research;
Learning;
Standard Deviation;
Test Score;
Teaching of Mathematics;
Literacy and Numeracy;
Academic Performance;
Skills
JEL code
D62 - Externalities;
I21 - Analysis of Education;
I25 - Education and Economic Development;
J01 - Labor Economics: General
Country
Colombia
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
Educational support for children with reading difficulties influences their academic performance and also that of their peers with better grades. The results show a positive impact on the learning of students with good performance who were not part of the school support program but who were classmates of students who were part of it. Our evidence suggests that the results are not explained by reductions in class size or by changes in teachers' practices.
