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Ding, Weili; Tang, Yipeng; Hu, Yongmei – Education Economics, 2023
In this paper, we analyze recently collected data that conducts a unique assessment of high school student performance for over two thousand students from five Chinese provinces. Across three domains of scientific intelligence tested, we document heterogeneous gender gaps in academic performance. These differences generally arise due to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Areas, Science Education, STEM Education
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Countless policy makers and researchers have flocked to observe the education systems of Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore, which are among the top five performers in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) 2009 reading assessment. Many visitors have been particularly impressed by the fact that these education systems succeed in…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Urban Education, Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status
Wobmann, Ludger; Ludemann, Elke; Schutz, Gabriela; West, Martin R. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2007
Accountability, autonomy, and choice play a leading role in recent school reforms in many countries. This report provides new evidence on whether students perform better in school systems that have such institutional measures in place. We implement an internationally comparative approach within a rigorous micro-econometric framework that accounts…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Academic Achievement, Exit Examinations, Achievement Tests