ERIC Number: EJ1189806
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Publication Date: 2018
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Comparing the Efficiency of Schools through International Benchmarking: Results from an Empirical Analysis of OECD PISA 2012 Data
Agasisti, Tommaso; Zoido, Pablo
Educational Researcher, v47 n6 p352-362 Aug-Sep 2018
This paper derives efficiency scores for around 8,500 schools in 30 countries, using Programme for International Student Assessment 2012 data and a nonparametric approach called data envelopment analysis as method. On average, achievement scores of schools can be increased by 27%, holding inputs constant. Efficiency scores vary considerably both between and within countries; the role of managerial efficiency and structural differences due to operating in different contexts (countries) is disentangled. Subsequently, a number of school-level factors are found to be correlated with efficiency scores and indicate potential directions for improving educational results. Heterogeneity of such characteristics across countries and along the distribution of efficiency is explored.
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, School Effectiveness, Efficiency, Benchmarking
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Switzerland; Czech Republic; Germany; Denmark; Spain; Estonia; Finland; France; United Kingdom (Great Britain); Ireland; Iceland; Israel; Italy; Japan; South Korea; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; New Zealand; Poland; Portugal; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Sweden; United States
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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