Incentives to Learn

Incentives to Learn

The authors report results from a randomized evaluation of a merit scholarship program for adolescent girls in Kenya. Girls who scored well on academic exams received a cash grant and had school fees paid. Girls eligible for the scholarship showed significant gains in academic examination scores (av...

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Main Authors: Kremer, Michael, Miguel, Edward, Thornton, Rebecca, Ozier, Owen
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACADEMIC ABILITY
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ACADEMIC YEAR
ADOLESCENT GIRLS
ADOLESCENTS
ATTENTION
CALL
CLASS SIZE
CLASSROOM LEARNING
DROP-OUT RATES
DROPOUT RATES
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
ENROLLMENT
FAMILIES
FREE EDUCATION
FREE PRIMARY
GENDER
GIRLS
HABITS
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
INFERENCE
IRON
KNOWLEDGE LEVELS
LABOR MARKET
LEARNING
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
MOTIVATION
NEGATIVE EFFECTS
PAPERS
PARENTS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERCEPTION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PSYCHOLOGY
RECALL
RECOGNITION
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL COMMITTEES
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SIBLINGS
STUDENT ATTITUDES
TEACHER
TEACHER STRIKES
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
URBAN AREAS
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6046914/incentives-learn
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8200

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6046914/incentives-learn
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8200

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