Using the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Technique to Analyze Learning Outcomes Changes over Time : An Application to Indonesia’s Results in PISA Mathematics

The Oaxaca-Blinder technique was originally used in labor economics to decompose earnings gaps and to estimate the level of discrimination. It has been applied since in other social issues, including education, where it can be used to assess how much of a gap is due to differences in characteristics (explained variation) and how much is due to policy or system changes (unexplained variation). The authors apply the decomposition technique in an effort to analyze the increase in Indonesia's score in PISA mathematics. Between 2003 and 2006, Indonesia's score increased by 30 points, or 0.3 of a standard deviation. The test score increase is assessed in relation to family, student, school and institutional characteristics. The gap over time is decomposed into its constituent components based on the estimation of cognitive achievement production functions. The decomposition results suggest that almost the entire test score increase is explained by the returns to characteristics, mostly related to student age. However, the authors find that the adequate supply of teachers also plays a role in test score changes.

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Main Authors:	Barrera-Osorio, Felipe, Garcia-Moreno, Vicente, Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Porta, Emilio
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2011-03-01
Subjects:	ABILITY OF STUDENTS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ACADEMIC QUALITY, ACHIEVEMENT DATA, ACHIEVEMENT TESTS, AGE GROUPS, AVERAGE LEVEL OF EDUCATION, AVERAGE SCORE, BOOKS AT HOME, CLASS SIZE, CLASSROOM, COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT, COMPUTER AT HOME, DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, EDUCATED PARENTS, EDUCATION ECONOMICS, EDUCATION LEVELS, EDUCATION POLICIES, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLMENT, EXAM, FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY, GIRLS, GIRLS IN MATH, GRADE REPETITION, HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION, HIGHER TEST SCORES, HOME LANGUAGE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, ILLITERACY, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTIONS, JOB TRAINING, JUNIOR SECONDARY, JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, LABOR MARKETS, LEARNING, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LITERATURE, LOW ACHIEVEMENT, LOWER SECONDARY, LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL, LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLING, MATH SCORES, MATH TEACHERS, MATH TEST, MATHEMATICS, NATIONAL CURRICULA, NEW ENTRANTS, NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, OLD STUDENTS, OPEN ACCESS, PAPERS, PARENTAL EDUCATION, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, PEDAGOGY, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, PROFICIENCY, PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, READING, REPEATERS, RESEARCHERS, RETURNS TO EDUCATION, RURAL AREAS, RURAL STUDENTS, SCHOOL AUTONOMY, SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS, SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOL PLACES, SCHOOL SELECTION, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SCIENTIFIC LITERACY, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, SMALLER NUMBER, STUDENT ACCESS, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS, STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, STUDENT POPULATION, STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO, SUBJECT AREAS, SUPPLY OF TEACHERS, TEACHER, TEACHER EDUCATION, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEST SCORES, UNDERACHIEVERS, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, UPPER SECONDARY, UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLING,
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