Quality of education in Colombia - Achievements and challenges ahead : analysis of the results of TIMSS 1995-2007

The main objective of this report is to analyze the effect of time changes and factors associated with student achievement in Colombia in order to foster policies to improve education quality that are grounded in research and the Colombian context....

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Education Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ABSENTEEISM
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS
ACADEMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ACHIEVEMENT DATA
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
ACHIEVEMENTS
APTITUDE
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
AVERAGE ENROLLMENT
AVERAGE TEST SCORES
BASIC COMPETENCIES
BOOKS AT HOME
CALL
CAREER
CERTIFICATION PROCESS
CERTIFIED TEACHERS
CHILD LABOR
CLASS SIZE
CLASS TIME
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM TEACHING
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE DOMAINS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMPETENCIES
COMPLETION RATES
COMPUTER AT HOME
COST OF EDUCATION
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION
DESIGNING INTERVENTIONS
DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
DROPOUT RATES
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATION MINISTER
EDUCATION MODELS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION PLANNING
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORMS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL ACCESS
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS
EIGHTH-GRADE
EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS
EIGHTH-GRADERS
ELEMENTS
ENROLLMENT INCREASES
ENROLLMENT RATES
EXAMS
GIRLS
GRADE LEVELS
GRADE MATH SCORE
GRADUATION RATE
HIGH ACHIEVEMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
HOMEWORK
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
INSTRUCTION
INTAKE RATES
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
INTERVENTIONS
JOB SATISFACTION
KNOWLEDGE BASE
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS
LEARNING MATERIALS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING RESOURCES
LECTURES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE SKILLS
LITERACY
LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
LITERATURE
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
LOWER SECONDARY
MATH ACHIEVEMENT
MATH PROFICIENCY
MATH SCORES
MATH TEACHER
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
NATURAL SCIENCES
NUTRITION
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS
PARENTAL PARTICIPATION
PARENTAL SUPPORT
PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS
PEDAGOGY
PEER GROUP
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY REPETITION RATES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION
PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF TEACHING
READING
REASONING
REPETITION
REPETITION RATES
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
RESEARCH LITERATURE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL EDUCATION
RURAL SCHOOLS
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
SCHOOL CLIMATE
SCHOOL DAY
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL READINESS
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT
SCIENCE CONCEPTS
SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE
SCIENCE STUDY
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STUDENT ACCESS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT POPULATION
STUDENT POPULATIONS
STUDENT SELECTION
STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS
SUBJECT MATTER
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER EVALUATION
TEACHER EXPECTATIONS
TEACHER QUALITY
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TENURE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
TUTORING
UPPER SECONDARY
VOUCHERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
spellingShingle ABSENTEEISM
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS
ACADEMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ACHIEVEMENT DATA
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
ACHIEVEMENTS
APTITUDE
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
AVERAGE ENROLLMENT
AVERAGE TEST SCORES
BASIC COMPETENCIES
BOOKS AT HOME
CALL
CAREER
CERTIFICATION PROCESS
CERTIFIED TEACHERS
CHILD LABOR
CLASS SIZE
CLASS TIME
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM TEACHING
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE DOMAINS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMPETENCIES
COMPLETION RATES
COMPUTER AT HOME
COST OF EDUCATION
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION
DESIGNING INTERVENTIONS
DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
DROPOUT RATES
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATION MINISTER
EDUCATION MODELS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION PLANNING
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORMS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL ACCESS
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS
EIGHTH-GRADE
EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS
EIGHTH-GRADERS
ELEMENTS
ENROLLMENT INCREASES
ENROLLMENT RATES
EXAMS
GIRLS
GRADE LEVELS
GRADE MATH SCORE
GRADUATION RATE
HIGH ACHIEVEMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
HOMEWORK
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
INSTRUCTION
INTAKE RATES
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
INTERVENTIONS
JOB SATISFACTION
KNOWLEDGE BASE
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS
LEARNING MATERIALS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING RESOURCES
LECTURES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE SKILLS
LITERACY
LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
LITERATURE
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
LOWER SECONDARY
MATH ACHIEVEMENT
MATH PROFICIENCY
MATH SCORES
MATH TEACHER
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
NATURAL SCIENCES
NUTRITION
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS
PARENTAL PARTICIPATION
PARENTAL SUPPORT
PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS
PEDAGOGY
PEER GROUP
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY REPETITION RATES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION
PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF TEACHING
READING
REASONING
REPETITION
REPETITION RATES
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
RESEARCH LITERATURE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL EDUCATION
RURAL SCHOOLS
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
SCHOOL AUTONOMY
SCHOOL CLIMATE
SCHOOL DAY
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL READINESS
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT
SCIENCE CONCEPTS
SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE
SCIENCE STUDY
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STUDENT ACCESS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT POPULATION
STUDENT POPULATIONS
STUDENT SELECTION
STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS
SUBJECT MATTER
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER EVALUATION
TEACHER EXPECTATIONS
TEACHER QUALITY
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TENURE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
TUTORING
UPPER SECONDARY
VOUCHERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
World Bank
Quality of education in Colombia - Achievements and challenges ahead : analysis of the results of TIMSS 1995-2007
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
South America
America
Colombia
description The main objective of this report is to analyze the effect of time changes and factors associated with student achievement in Colombia in order to foster policies to improve education quality that are grounded in research and the Colombian context. In 2007, Colombia participated for the second time in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), providing a first-time opportunity to analyze the effects of time changes on student achievement over a period (1995-2007) during which a number of education reforms were made. Using the TIMSS 2007 results offers a chance to deepen the study on the factors associated with learning in Colombia and to benchmark Colombia's education system against that of other countries. This effort began during the first phase of the Colombia Programmatic Quality and Relevance of Education Analytic and Advisory Activities (AAA), in which an analysis of Colombia's debut in the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), resulted in publication of, 'the quality of education in Colombia: an analysis and options for a policy agenda' report (hereafter, 'PISA report'). The present report builds on this work through an analysis of Colombia's participation in TIMSS 2007 in relation to its performance on TIMSS 1995, and reaffirms the urgent need for improved student learning outcomes in Colombia, further confirming a number of the policy options put forward in the PISA report to inform a future agenda for system design and reform.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Quality of education in Colombia - Achievements and challenges ahead : analysis of the results of TIMSS 1995-2007
title_short Quality of education in Colombia - Achievements and challenges ahead : analysis of the results of TIMSS 1995-2007
title_full Quality of education in Colombia - Achievements and challenges ahead : analysis of the results of TIMSS 1995-2007
title_fullStr Quality of education in Colombia - Achievements and challenges ahead : analysis of the results of TIMSS 1995-2007
title_full_unstemmed Quality of education in Colombia - Achievements and challenges ahead : analysis of the results of TIMSS 1995-2007
title_sort quality of education in colombia - achievements and challenges ahead : analysis of the results of timss 1995-2007
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20101026004830
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2916
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spelling okr-10986-29162021-04-23T14:02:05Z Quality of education in Colombia - Achievements and challenges ahead : analysis of the results of TIMSS 1995-2007 World Bank ABSENTEEISM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS ACADEMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO SCHOOLING ACHIEVEMENT DATA ACHIEVEMENT TESTS ACHIEVEMENTS APTITUDE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AVERAGE ENROLLMENT AVERAGE TEST SCORES BASIC COMPETENCIES BOOKS AT HOME CALL CAREER CERTIFICATION PROCESS CERTIFIED TEACHERS CHILD LABOR CLASS SIZE CLASS TIME CLASSROOM CLASSROOM TEACHING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COGNITIVE DOMAINS COGNITIVE SKILLS COLLEGE ADMISSIONS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETENCIES COMPLETION RATES COMPUTER AT HOME COST OF EDUCATION CURRICULA CURRICULUM DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION DESIGNING INTERVENTIONS DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION ASSESSMENT EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION MINISTER EDUCATION MODELS EDUCATION OUTCOMES EDUCATION PLANNING EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION REFORMS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL ACCESS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL POLICY EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS EIGHTH-GRADE EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS EIGHTH-GRADERS ELEMENTS ENROLLMENT INCREASES ENROLLMENT RATES EXAMS GIRLS GRADE LEVELS GRADE MATH SCORE GRADUATION RATE HIGH ACHIEVEMENT HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HOMEWORK HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INNOVATIVE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION INTAKE RATES INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL STUDIES INTERVENTIONS JOB SATISFACTION KNOWLEDGE BASE LABOR MARKETS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS LEARNING MATERIALS LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING RESOURCES LECTURES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE SKILLS LITERACY LITERACY DEVELOPMENT LITERATURE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS LOWER SECONDARY MATH ACHIEVEMENT MATH PROFICIENCY MATH SCORES MATH TEACHER MATHEMATICS EDUCATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATURAL SCIENCES NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS PARENTAL PARTICIPATION PARENTAL SUPPORT PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS PEDAGOGY PEER GROUP PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLLMENT PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY REPETITION RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE SCHOOLING PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHING READING REASONING REPETITION REPETITION RATES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH LITERATURE RURAL AREAS RURAL EDUCATION RURAL SCHOOLS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SCHOOL AUTONOMY SCHOOL CLIMATE SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL DIRECTORS SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL LOCATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOLS SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT SCIENCE CONCEPTS SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE SCIENCE STUDY SECONDARY ENROLLMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLING SECONDARY STUDENTS SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENT ACCESS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS STUDENT ENROLLMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT OUTCOMES STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT POPULATION STUDENT POPULATIONS STUDENT SELECTION STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS SUBJECT MATTER SUBJECTS TEACHER TEACHER EVALUATION TEACHER EXPECTATIONS TEACHER QUALITY TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TENURE TERTIARY EDUCATION TEST SCORES TEXTBOOKS TUTORING UPPER SECONDARY VOUCHERS YOUNG PEOPLE The main objective of this report is to analyze the effect of time changes and factors associated with student achievement in Colombia in order to foster policies to improve education quality that are grounded in research and the Colombian context. In 2007, Colombia participated for the second time in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), providing a first-time opportunity to analyze the effects of time changes on student achievement over a period (1995-2007) during which a number of education reforms were made. Using the TIMSS 2007 results offers a chance to deepen the study on the factors associated with learning in Colombia and to benchmark Colombia's education system against that of other countries. This effort began during the first phase of the Colombia Programmatic Quality and Relevance of Education Analytic and Advisory Activities (AAA), in which an analysis of Colombia's debut in the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), resulted in publication of, 'the quality of education in Colombia: an analysis and options for a policy agenda' report (hereafter, 'PISA report'). The present report builds on this work through an analysis of Colombia's participation in TIMSS 2007 in relation to its performance on TIMSS 1995, and reaffirms the urgent need for improved student learning outcomes in Colombia, further confirming a number of the policy options put forward in the PISA report to inform a future agenda for system design and reform. 2012-03-19T10:24:38Z 2012-03-19T10:24:38Z 2010-08-06 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20101026004830 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2916 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Latin America & Caribbean South America America Colombia