An international comparison of educational systems: with an application of the Malmquist-Luenberger global index
- Autores: Víctor Manuel Giménez García, Claudio Thieme, Diego Prior Jiménez, Emili Tortosa Ausina
- Localización: XXI Encuentro Economía Pública, 2014, pág. 81
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This study uses the Global Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index to measure performance change of educational systems in 28 countries participating in TIMSS 2007 and 2011 for eighth grade of basic education in the discipline of mathematics. This methodology is particularly appropriate both for its desirable properties as well as its suitability for the educational context. Results indicate that the different countries participating in the study not only chose several paths to improve their educational performance but, in addition, results varied remarkably among them. They also suggest that there has been, on average, a deterioration of educational performance between 2007 and 2011, although we also observe a (successful) interest in several countries in order to improve equality
