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The Efficiency of Australian Schools: A Nationwide Analysis Using Gains in Test Scores of Students as Outputs
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This study examines the efficiency of schools in Australia and its determinants using the gain in NAPLAN test scores of students in 6,774 schools in 2009–2011. The results show that, based on empirical input–output combinations, the growth of NAPLAN test scores in Australian schools could be improved by 64 per cent by learning from best practice, on average. At the primary level, Catholic and independent schools are less efficient than public schools. At the secondary school level, though, public schools are found to be less efficient than other (non-public) schools.
- Subjects :
- Best practice
0502 economics and business
05 social sciences
Mathematics education
Econometrics
efficiency, primary school, NAPLAN, public schools, private schools, independent schools, Catholic schools
Primary level
School level
050207 economics
Psychology
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
050205 econometrics
Test (assessment)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1d4f3e34b9cf8892c86acaef6dcaeb0d