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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Main Authors: Olefir, Anna, Stohr, Tobias, Coupe, Tom, Gremalschi, Anatol
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Language:English
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spelling okr-10986-241722021-04-23T14:04:20Z Student Performance and Attendance in Moldova from a Socio-Economic Perspective Olefir, Anna Stohr, Tobias Coupe, Tom Gremalschi, Anatol STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH TEACHERS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO SCHOOLING MATH SCORES EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AVERAGE TEST SCORES EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS HEAD TEACHER CAPACITY BUILDING MATHEMATICS TEACHERS QUALITY TEACHING EXAMS EXAM ACCESS TO EDUCATION EXAMINATION LITERACY TEXTBOOKS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT COURSE CONTENT MATHEMATICS STUDENT-TEACHER_RATIO QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION SECONDARY STUDENTS SCIENCE SCORES SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES COMPULSORY SCHOOLING EDUCATION BUDGET LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES COMPETENCIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL AUTONOMY LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM RESEARCH ACCESS TO LEARNING STUDENT REPORTS ACCESS TO COMPUTERS TEACHING CURRICULAR ACTIVITY TEST SCORES LIBRARY DISADVANTAGED STUDENT UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLS OLD STUDENTS SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SUBJECTS COOPERATIVE LEARNING SPORTS DROPOUT RATES RURAL SCHOOLS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE WORKERS STUDENT POPULATION SCIENCE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE SCHOOLS STUDENT EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION REFORM LEARNING OUTCOMES URBAN SCHOOLS STUDENT PERFORMANCE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION LABOUR MARKET ACHIEVEMENT RESEARCHERS EXPENDITURES LITERATURE END OF GRADE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CLASS SIZE LOWER SECONDARY QUALIFIED TEACHERS DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS CURRICULUM TEACHER INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT TEACHER SHORTAGES EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES UPPER SECONDARY LEVEL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE HUMAN RESOURCES STUDENT ABSENTEEISM INSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RURAL STUDENTS STUDENT- TEACHER RATIO QUALITY ASSURANCE UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL EDUCATION POLICY MAKING HIGHER GRADES SECONDARY EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT LEARNING NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS ABSENTEEISM 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. 2016-04-26T22:03:58Z 2016-04-26T22:03:58Z 2015-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26142363/student-performance-attendance-moldova-socio-economic-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24172 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Moldova
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topic STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
EMPLOYMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
TEACHERS
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
SCHOOLING
MATH SCORES
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
AVERAGE TEST SCORES
EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS
HEAD TEACHER
CAPACITY BUILDING
MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
QUALITY TEACHING
EXAMS
EXAM
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
EXAMINATION
LITERACY
TEXTBOOKS
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
COURSE CONTENT
MATHEMATICS
STUDENT-TEACHER_RATIO
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
TRAINING
FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SCIENCE SCORES
SECONDARY SCHOOL
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
COMPULSORY SCHOOLING
EDUCATION BUDGET
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
COMPETENCIES
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
LEARNING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
RESEARCH
ACCESS TO LEARNING
STUDENT REPORTS
ACCESS TO COMPUTERS
TEACHING
CURRICULAR ACTIVITY
TEST SCORES
LIBRARY
DISADVANTAGED STUDENT
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLS
OLD STUDENTS
SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SUBJECTS
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
SPORTS
DROPOUT RATES
RURAL SCHOOLS
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
WORKERS
STUDENT POPULATION
SCIENCE
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
SCHOOLS
STUDENT
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATION REFORM
LEARNING OUTCOMES
URBAN SCHOOLS
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
LABOUR MARKET
ACHIEVEMENT
RESEARCHERS
EXPENDITURES
LITERATURE
END OF GRADE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
CLASS SIZE
LOWER SECONDARY
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
CURRICULUM
TEACHER
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
TEACHER SHORTAGES
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
UPPER SECONDARY
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
STUDENT ABSENTEEISM
INSTRUCTION
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
RURAL STUDENTS
STUDENT- TEACHER RATIO
QUALITY ASSURANCE
UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SCHOOL
EDUCATION POLICY MAKING
HIGHER GRADES
SECONDARY EDUCATION
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
STUDENT LEARNING
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
ABSENTEEISM
spellingShingle STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
EMPLOYMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
TEACHERS
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
SCHOOLING
MATH SCORES
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
AVERAGE TEST SCORES
EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS
HEAD TEACHER
CAPACITY BUILDING
MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
QUALITY TEACHING
EXAMS
EXAM
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
EXAMINATION
LITERACY
TEXTBOOKS
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
COURSE CONTENT
MATHEMATICS
STUDENT-TEACHER_RATIO
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
TRAINING
FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SCIENCE SCORES
SECONDARY SCHOOL
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
COMPULSORY SCHOOLING
EDUCATION BUDGET
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
COMPETENCIES
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
LEARNING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
RESEARCH
ACCESS TO LEARNING
STUDENT REPORTS
ACCESS TO COMPUTERS
TEACHING
CURRICULAR ACTIVITY
TEST SCORES
LIBRARY
DISADVANTAGED STUDENT
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLS
OLD STUDENTS
SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SUBJECTS
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
SPORTS
DROPOUT RATES
RURAL SCHOOLS
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
WORKERS
STUDENT POPULATION
SCIENCE
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
SCHOOLS
STUDENT
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATION REFORM
LEARNING OUTCOMES
URBAN SCHOOLS
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
LABOUR MARKET
ACHIEVEMENT
RESEARCHERS
EXPENDITURES
LITERATURE
END OF GRADE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
CLASS SIZE
LOWER SECONDARY
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
CURRICULUM
TEACHER
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
TEACHER SHORTAGES
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
UPPER SECONDARY
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
STUDENT ABSENTEEISM
INSTRUCTION
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
RURAL STUDENTS
STUDENT- TEACHER RATIO
QUALITY ASSURANCE
UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SCHOOL
EDUCATION POLICY MAKING
HIGHER GRADES
SECONDARY EDUCATION
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
STUDENT LEARNING
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
ABSENTEEISM
Olefir, Anna
Stohr, Tobias
Coupe, Tom
Gremalschi, Anatol
Student Performance and Attendance in Moldova from a Socio-Economic Perspective
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Moldova
description 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.
format Report
author Olefir, Anna
Stohr, Tobias
Coupe, Tom
Gremalschi, Anatol
author_facet Olefir, Anna
Stohr, Tobias
Coupe, Tom
Gremalschi, Anatol
author_sort Olefir, Anna
title Student Performance and Attendance in Moldova from a Socio-Economic Perspective
title_short Student Performance and Attendance in Moldova from a Socio-Economic Perspective
title_full Student Performance and Attendance in Moldova from a Socio-Economic Perspective
title_fullStr Student Performance and Attendance in Moldova from a Socio-Economic Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Student Performance and Attendance in Moldova from a Socio-Economic Perspective
title_sort student performance and attendance in moldova from a socio-economic perspective
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26142363/student-performance-attendance-moldova-socio-economic-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24172
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