RISE Annual Conference 2018 - Day 1

Описание: The RISE Programme Annual Conferences bring together high-profile academics and policy makers for two days of lively debate on education systems research. The 2018 event took place at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. Timings for presentations are listed below

Session I: Setting the Scene
Chair: Lant Pritchett (Center for Global Development/RISE) 8:49

Emilie Berkhout (Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development/RISE): 15 Years of Education in Indonesia:
Rising Enrolment and Flat Learning Profiles 11:34

Michelle Kaffenberger (World Bank/RISE): Estimating the Impact of Women’s Education on Fertility, Child Mortality, and Empowerment When Schooling Ain’t Learning 25:45

Rebecca Thornton (University of Illinois): Making the Grade: The Sensitivity of Education Program Effectiveness to Input Choices and Outcome Measures 40:50

Tessa Bold (Stockholm University/RISE): The Lost Human Capital: Teacher Knowledge and Student Achievement in
Africa 55:53

Session II: Curriculum
Chair: Clare Leaver (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford/RISE) 2:09:30

Richard Shukia (University of Dar es Salaam/RISE): Is the System Tuned to Deliver? Evidence from the Competence Based Curriculum Reforms for Basic Education in Tanzania 2:11:54

Julius Atuhurra (Twaweza): Basic Education Curriculum Effectiveness in East Africa: A Descriptive Analysis of Primary
Mathematics in Uganda Using the ‘Surveys of Enacted Curriculum’ 2:27:15

Tarun Jain (Indian School of Business): Reshaping Adolescents’ Gender Attitudes: Evidence from a School-Based Experiment in India 2:41:38

Baela Jamil and Saba Saeed (Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi): Ins and Outs of Rolling Out Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) in Pakistan 2:56:53

Session III: Information and Assessment (system in/coherence)
Chair: Justin Sandefur (Center for Global Development/RISE) 4:29:20

Louise Yorke (REAL Centre/RISE): What is the Role of Information on Access and Assessment in Ensuring Equitable
Learning in Ethiopia? 4:31:20

Ricardo Estrada (CAF-Development Bank of Latin America): Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores:
Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico 4:47:57

Abhijeet Singh (Stockholm School of Ecnomics/RISE): Testing for What? Audit Study Evidence on the Reliability and Effectiveness of Large-Scale Test-Based Accountability in India 5:08:50

Session IV: Information and Assessment (evidence on accountability)
Chair: Pieter Serneels (University of East Anglia/RISE) 6:29:38

Karthik Muralidharan (University of California, San Diego/RISE): Understanding the Flailing State: Experimental Evidence
from a Large-Scale School Governance Improvement Program in India 6:32:10

Andrew Zeitlin (Georgetown University/RISE): Accountability and School Performance: Evidence from the Big Results
Now Reform in Tanzania 6:52:55

Why Do Politicians Invest in Education? 7:32:15

Invited Session
Emma Duncan (The Economist) interviews Jaime Saveedra (World Bank), followed by a discussion with
Alec Gershberg (University of Pennsylvania)