Teaching strategy specialization and student achievement

This paper aims to provide evidence on whether the specialization of schools in certain teaching strategies contributes to promoting student skills. Specifically, we will focus on comparing those that make intensive use of innovative practices with those specialized in the use of traditional methodo...

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Autores: Gil Izquierdo, María, Cordero, Jose M., Cristóbal, Víctor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/715052
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/715052
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2023.2169252
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Teaching strategies
Education policy
Educational evaluation
Propensity score matching
Student achievement
Economía
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Sumario:This paper aims to provide evidence on whether the specialization of schools in certain teaching strategies contributes to promoting student skills. Specifically, we will focus on comparing those that make intensive use of innovative practices with those specialized in the use of traditional methodologies. By employing propensity score matching (PSM) to reduce potential bias related to the different characteristics of schools, we provide robust evidence that specialization in the use of innovative teaching practices does not lead to better academic performance and may even be harmful to some competencies