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Los programas internacionales de evaluación de los conocimientos en los países pobres:¿Por qué los economistas de la educación deberían ser más cautos?

In: Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 9

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  • Gérard Lassibille

    (Institut de Recherche sur l'Economie de l'Education y Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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Este artículo revisa los estudios internacionales de evaluación más conocidos que se llevan a cabo en el contexto de los países pobres, y pone de relieve la falta de evidencia empírica que existe hoy día acerca del grado de emparejamiento de las pruebas con los programas escolares. A título de ilustración, el artículo evalúa la sensibilidad de un test internacional de conocimientos, comparando los resultados obtenidos por dos cohortes de alumnos matriculados en dos cursos consecutivos, enfrentados a una misma batería de pruebas. Utilizando el método del índice de propensión (propensity score), que permite controlar las diferencias que pueden existir en las características de los alumnos y de los docentes de las dos muestras, se concluye que los tests no son muy sensibles y no llegan a apreciar realmente el valor añadido en cada etapa del cursus escolar de los alumnos. Tal resultado cuestiona la validez de los numerosos trabajos empíricos realizados hasta ahora que se apoyan en instrumentos similares para orientar la política educativa de los países pobres, y definir así opciones de desarrollo supuestamente destinadas a mejorar la eficacia interna de los sistemas de enseñanza.

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  • Gérard Lassibille, 2014. "Los programas internacionales de evaluación de los conocimientos en los países pobres:¿Por qué los economistas de la educación deberían ser más cautos?," Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación volume 9, in: Adela García Aracil & Isabel Neira Gómez (ed.), Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 9, edition 1, volume 9, chapter 16, pages 323-332, Asociación de Economía de la Educación.
    • Handle: RePEc:aec:ieed09:09-16
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    Keywords

    tests internacionales de conocimientos; validez de contenido; países en desarrollo;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • I29 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Other

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