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Computers in Schools: Why Governments Should Do Their Homework

In: Development Connections

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  • Alberto Chong

    (Inter-American Development Bank)

Abstract

Latin American and Caribbean countries fare poorly in terms of student learning. After significant improvements in recent decades in the enrollment of children in preschool, primary, and secondary education, the region now faces significant challenges to ensure that its students achieve adequate levels of learning. One indication of the gap is standardized test scores. Figure 6.1 presents average standardized test scores for students aged 15 and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in 2006, by country. Countries in the region, identified in black, perform significantly worse than their counterparts with similar levels of development. For example, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico have a GDP per capita similar to Latvia, Russia, and Turkey, but these countries outperform the Latin American countries by large margins. Colombia and Brazil, with a similar GDP per capita to Azerbaijan and Thailand, fare substantially worse in international assessments.

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  • Alberto Chong, 2011. "Computers in Schools: Why Governments Should Do Their Homework," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Alberto Chong (ed.), Development Connections, chapter 6, pages 169-211, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-11837-9_6
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230118379_6
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