Decomposing the Increase in TIMSS Scores in Ghana : 2003–2007

Decomposing the Increase in TIMSS Scores in Ghana : 2003–2007

This paper attempts to explore certain aspects underlying the substantial improvement in 8th grade student performance in Ghana on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study from 2003 to 2007.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sakellariou, Chris
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABSENTEEISM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ASSESSING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AVERAGE SCORE BASIC EDUCATION BOOKS AT HOME CERTIFIED TEACHERS CLASS SIZE COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL DISADVANTAGED PUPILS DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS EDUCATION ASSESSMENT EDUCATION ECONOMICS EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATIONAL EXPANSION EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS EMPLOYMENT FEMALE TEACHER FUNCTIONAL SKILLS GENDER GAP GENDER GAP IN SCIENCE GIRLS GRADE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL HIGHER ENROLMENT HOME LANGUAGE HOMEWORK HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS INSTRUCTION LABOR MARKETS LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LIFE SKILLS LITERACY LITERACY INSTRUCTION LITERATURE LOWER ACHIEVEMENT LOWER SECONDARY MALE STUDENT MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION NUMERACY OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PARENT EDUCATION PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOL PRIVATE SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHING RESEARCHERS RURAL AREAS RURAL SCHOOL SCHOOL COMMUNITY SCHOOL EDUCATION SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOL LOCATION SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL TEACHER SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT SCIENCE SCORES SCIENCE STUDY SMALLER NUMBER SOCIAL SCIENCES SPORTS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS STUDENT ENROLMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT OUTCOMES STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT POPULATION STUDENT SCORES STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS TEACHER TEACHER CERTIFICATION TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES TEACHERS TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY TEACHER EDUCATION TEST SCORES TEXTBOOKS TUITION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNTRAINED TEACHERS UPPER SECONDARY UPPER SECONDARY TEACHER YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16357931/decomposing-increase-timss-scores-ghana-2003-2007 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9336

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16357931/decomposing-increase-timss-scores-ghana-2003-2007
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9336