1. Unraveling a Secret : Vietnam's Outstanding Performance on the PISA Test
- Author
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Parandekar, Suhas D. and Sedmik, Elisabeth K.
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STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS ,MATH TEST ,SCHOOL CHILDREN ,EDUCATION LEVELS ,SCHOOL LIFE ,CLASSROOM ,MATHEMATICS ,QUALITY ASSURANCE ,SCHOOL HOURS ,WORKING STUDENTS ,EXAMINATION ,TEST SCORES ,SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ,VALUES ,DISSERTATION ,SUBJECTS ,TEACHER RATIOS ,EIGHTH-GRADE ,EDUCATION ,SCIENCE ,INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT ,EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE ,VILLAGE SCHOOL ,CURRICULUM ,COLLEGE ,TEACHER ABSENTEEISM ,PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES ,READING ,EDUCATIONAL REFORM ,PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ,TEACHERS ,STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO ,ACADEMIC SUCCESS ,TRUANCY ,INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION ,STUDENTS ,BASIC EDUCATION ,TEACHER MANAGEMENT ,UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION ,CURRICULAR ACTIVITY ,STUDENT ATTITUDES ,INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ,ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION ,SCHOOLS ,PARENTAL EDUCATION ,TEXTBOOK ,NUMBER OF STUDENTS ,LOWER SECONDARY ,TEACHER ,PLAY SCHOOL ,SECONDARY EDUCATION ,MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS ,REPETITION RATES ,STUDENTS PER TEACHER ,TEACHER PERFORMANCE ,AVERAGE CLASS SIZE ,EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE ,STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS ,EARLY CHILDHOOD ,SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE ,EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ,SCHOOL AUTONOMY ,PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS ,LEVEL OF EDUCATION ,DISCIPLINES ,STUDENT ASSESSMENT ,LITERATURE ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,ABSENTEEISM ,STUDENT REPORTS ,FEES ,RESEARCH ,EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES ,ACADEMIC STANDARDS ,INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS ,LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION ,HIGH SCHOOL ,SCIENCE SCORES ,SPORTS ,ADMISSION POLICIES ,INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION ,ACHIEVEMENT DATA ,REFERENCE BOOKS ,ELEMENTS ,HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS ,CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ,SCHOOL COMMITTEES ,OPEN ACCESS ,SCHOOL EDUCATION ,PAPERS ,STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ,PARENT PARTICIPATION ,CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS ,PROBLEM SOLVING ,STUDENT ,PARENTAL SUPPORT ,TEACHER RATIO ,GRADUATION RATES ,AVERAGE ENROLLMENT ,HIGH SCHOOLS ,FORMAL EDUCATION ,UPPER SECONDARY ,SKILLS ,TEACHER-STUDENT RATIO ,TEACHER APPRAISAL ,READERS ,EDUCATIONAL POLICIES ,HUMAN RESOURCES ,PRIVATE SCHOOL ,INSTRUCTION ,TEACHING ,STUDENT FEES ,LEARNING ,ACHIEVEMENT ,PRIVATE SCHOOLS ,MATHEMATICS TEACHERS ,KNOWLEDGE ,PARENTS’ EDUCATION ,ATTITUDES ,SCHOOL INSTRUCTION ,BOOKS AT HOME ,LABOR MARKETS ,SCHOOL PROJECT ,CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ,UNIVERSIT ,PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT ,SCHOOL CLIMATE ,SCIENCE INSTRUCTION ,EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS ,SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT ,CLASS SIZE ,EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ,MATHEMATICS EDUCATION ,SCHOOL ,STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS ,SCHOOLING ,EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ,POLITICAL SCIENCE ,SCHOOL MANAGEMENT - Abstract
This paper seeks to find an empirical explanation of Vietnam's outstanding performance on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2012. Only a few developing countries participate in the assessment. Those who do, with the unique exception of Vietnam, are typically clustered at the lower end of the range of the Programme for International student Assessment scores. The paper compares Vietnam's performance with that of a set of seven developing countries from the 2012 assessment's data set, using a cut-off per capita GDP (in 2010 purchasing power parity dollars) of $10,000. The seven developing countries' average performance lags Vietnam's by more than 100 points. The "Vietnam effect" is difficult to unscramble, but the paper is able to explain about half of the gap between Vietnam and the seven countries. The analysis reveals that Vietnamese students may be approaching their studies with higher diligence and discipline, their parents may have higher expectations, and the parents may be following up with teachers regarding those expectations. The teachers themselves may be working in a more disciplined environment, with tabs being kept on their own performance as teachers. Vietnam may also be benefiting from investments in pre-school education and in school infrastructure that are disproportionately higher when compared with Vietnam's per capita income level.
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- 2016