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Performance management

Published paper

The impact of combining performance-management tools and training with diagnostic feedback in public schools: Experimental evidence from Argentina

Alejandro J. Ganimian

with R. de Hoyos, S. Djaker & P. A. Holland

Economics of Education Review, 2024

Teacher development School management Assessments Impact evaluation Argentina
Latest manuscript

Overview

Pairing performance management tools with training reduced grade repetition, while feedback alone showed minimal effects on student achievement outcomes.

Paper & related materials

Latest manuscriptPublished versionAEA RCT registration

Instruments

Principal Surveys

Baseline | Midline | Endline

Student Assessments

Baseline: Math - Grade 3 | Spanish - Grade 3
Midline: Math - Grade 3, Grade 4 | Spanish - Grade 3, Grade 4
Endline: Math - Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 | Spanish - Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Student Surveys

Baseline | Midline | Endline

Teacher Surveys

Baseline | Midline | Endline

Media coverage

'It's a policy with positive returns': Warning about low access to a key tool for improving learning

La Nacion, March 6, 2024

The simple measure few schools use that can improve students' low results

Clarin, March 6, 2024

The World Bank Economic Review, 2021Teaching with the test: Experimental evidence on diagnostic feedback and capacity-building for public schools in Argentinawith R. de Hoyos & P. A. HollandSchool managementAssessmentsImpact evaluationArgentina Papeles de la Economia Espanola, 2021Can principal training improve school management? Short-term experimental evidence from Argentinawith S. H. FreelSchool managementImpact evaluationArgentina Working paperEnhancing teacher productivity with information on students and skills: Experimental evidence from Bangladeshwith S. Djaker, N. Angrist & S. SabarwalTeacher developmentImpact evaluationBangladesh