Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores : Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico

This paper constructs two longitudinal datasets that record students' test scores in a national standardized exam in Mexico and track students from the end of primary (Grade 6) to the end of lower (Grade 9) and upper (Grade 12) secondary schoo...

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Main Authors:	de Hoyos, Rafael, Estrada, Ricardo, Vargas, Maria Jose
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	TEST SCORE WELLBEING LABOR MARKET JOBS SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION STANDARDIZED EXAMS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/430991527704569745/Predicting-individual-wellbeing-through-test-scores-evidence-from-a-national-assessment-in-Mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29888

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spelling	okr-10986-298882021-06-08T14:42:46Z Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores : Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico de Hoyos, Rafael Estrada, Ricardo Vargas, Maria Jose TEST SCORE WELLBEING LABOR MARKET JOBS SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION STANDARDIZED EXAMS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT This paper constructs two longitudinal datasets that record students' test scores in a national standardized exam in Mexico and track students from the end of primary (Grade 6) to the end of lower (Grade 9) and upper (Grade 12) secondary school, then to university and labor market participation up to two years after graduation from upper secondary. The results show that test scores are a strong predictor of future education and labor market outcomes. Using a large sample of twins in the data, the paper shows that the relationship between Grade 6 test scores and future education outcomes goes beyond family background. Finally, the paper exploits the within-individual correlation between subject test scores and finds evidence that this standardized assessment captures in a meaningful way the specific skills that it is designed to measure. These results show that, despite their limitations, large-scale standardized tests can capture skills that are important for future individual wellbeing. 2018-06-18T20:27:03Z 2018-06-18T20:27:03Z 2018-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/430991527704569745/Predicting-individual-wellbeing-through-test-scores-evidence-from-a-national-assessment-in-Mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29888 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8459 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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description	This paper constructs two longitudinal datasets that record students' test scores in a national standardized exam in Mexico and track students from the end of primary (Grade 6) to the end of lower (Grade 9) and upper (Grade 12) secondary school, then to university and labor market participation up to two years after graduation from upper secondary. The results show that test scores are a strong predictor of future education and labor market outcomes. Using a large sample of twins in the data, the paper shows that the relationship between Grade 6 test scores and future education outcomes goes beyond family background. Finally, the paper exploits the within-individual correlation between subject test scores and finds evidence that this standardized assessment captures in a meaningful way the specific skills that it is designed to measure. These results show that, despite their limitations, large-scale standardized tests can capture skills that are important for future individual wellbeing.
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author	de Hoyos, Rafael Estrada, Ricardo Vargas, Maria Jose
author_facet	de Hoyos, Rafael Estrada, Ricardo Vargas, Maria Jose
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title	Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores : Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico
title_short	Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores : Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico
title_full	Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores : Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico
title_fullStr	Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores : Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores : Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico
title_sort	predicting individual wellbeing through test scores : evidence from a national assessment in mexico
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/430991527704569745/Predicting-individual-wellbeing-through-test-scores-evidence-from-a-national-assessment-in-Mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29888
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Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores : Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico

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