Comparing the Efficiency of Schools through International Benchmarking: Results from an Empirical Analysis of OECD PISA 2012 Data

Autor/inn/en	Agasisti, Tommaso; Zoido, Pablo
Titel	Comparing the Efficiency of Schools through International Benchmarking: Results from an Empirical Analysis of OECD PISA 2012 Data
Quelle	In: Educational Researcher, 47 (2018) 6, S.352-362 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-189X
DOI	10.3102/0013189X18777495
Schlagwörter	Achievement Tests; International Assessment; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; School Effectiveness; Efficiency; Benchmarking; 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; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Schuleffizienz; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Australien; Österreich; Belgien; Kanada; Schweiz; Tschechische Republik; Deutschland; Dänemark; Spanien; Estland; Finnland; Frankreich; Irland; Island; Italien; Korea; Republik; Niederlande; Norwegen; Neuseeland; Polen; Singapur; Slowakei; Slowenien; Schweden; USA
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01