Student Performance and Attendance in Moldova from a Socio-Economic Perspective
This report aims to explore the following: (i) how does the performance (as well as attendance/absenteeism) of socially disadvantaged Moldovan secondary students compare to that of better-off students; (ii) what are the determinants of performance...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26142363/student-performance-attendance-moldova-socio-economic-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24172 |
| Summary: | This report aims to explore the
following: (i) how does the performance (as well as
attendance/absenteeism) of socially disadvantaged Moldovan
secondary students compare to that of better-off students;
(ii) what are the determinants of performance and
attendance, in particular those that are under control of
the education system and can be influenced in the course of
education reforms so that to improve the quality of
education for students from both genders and from all
socio-economics backgrounds; and (iii) examine the risks
associated with the school network consolidation to inform
ongoing education reforms (and ensure that students directly
affected by the reform are adequately accommodated in the
receiving schools). To answer these questions, the analysis
of the student-level education management information system
(EMIS) and program for international student assessment
(PISA) 2009 plus datasets have been conducted which together
have more than 500 variables on various aspects of schooling
in Moldova, including the socio-economic status and
vulnerabilities such as being an orphan or single-parent
child, having parent and parents abroad or unemployed,
having disabilities, ethnic minority status etc. The EMIS
data present a number of important variables for the whole
population of students but has a number of shortcomings in
particular related to the completeness and quality of data
for vulnerable students which can and should be addressed by
the ministry in the future. |
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