1. Smarter Teachers, Smarter Pupils? Some New Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
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Antoninis, Manos, Nguyen, Nhu Van, Altinok, Nadir, Nguyen-Van, Phu, Institut de Recherche sur l'Education : Sociologie et Economie de l'Education [Dijon] (IREDU), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO), organisation des nations unies, EconomiX, Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), TIMAS, Thang Long University, Institut de Recherche sur l'Education : Sociologie et Economie de l'Education [Dijon] ( IREDU ), Université de Bourgogne ( UB ) -Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté ( UBFC ), Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée ( BETA ), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique ( INRA ) -Université de Strasbourg ( UNISTRA ) -Université de Lorraine ( UL ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture ( UNESCO ), Université de Lorraine (UL)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Theurel, Bertille
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SACMEQ ,T eacher knowledge ,JEL: I - Health, Education, and Welfare/I.I2 - Education and Research Institutions ,[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education ,[SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/Education ,[ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Education ,[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance ,Teacher knowledge ,cognitive skills ,L earning ,JEL: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth/O.O1 - Economic Development/O.O1.O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development ,JEL : I - Health, Education, and Welfare/I.I2 - Education and Research Institutions ,Africa ,JEL : O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth/O.O1 - Economic Development/O.O1.O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development ,[ SHS.ECO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economies and finances ,Learning ,[SHS.ECO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance - Abstract
Document de travail du BETA, n°2017-35. En ligne sur : http://www.beta-umr7522.fr/productions/publications/2017/2017-35.pdf; We study the effect of teacher subject knowledge on student achievement in mathematics and reading by using a dataset from six Sub-Saharan African countries. By using a difference-indifference between pupils' and teachers' scores in two skills, we are able to avoid potential endogeneity bias. In most estimations, we do not find a significant teacher knowledge effect in most countries. The main reason is teacher absenteeism and the need to focus on core knowledge. Indeed, more knowledgeable teachers improve student learning only if certain conditions are met. For instance, a high level of teacher absenteeism and low teacher performance in a subset of items that are also administered to students can dampen the teacher subject knowledge effect on student learning. When these conditions are met, teacher subject knowledge has a significant and positive effect on student achievement in most countries.
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- 2017