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‘Non-Cognitive’ Constructs and Measures for the Young Lives School Surveys

In their studies of academic achievement, the Young Lives school survey research teams wish to include a range of psychosocial measures. This working paper prepares the ground for this work. It reviews international literature on psychosocial constructs and measures, often referred to as ‘non-cognitive’ factors, in the determination of academic achievement and longer term outcomes. The review focuses on five recent meta reviews, and also describes a number of studies in low- and middle-income countries not included in these meta reviews, but which have relevance for Young Lives research.

‘Non-Cognitive’ Constructs and Measures for the Young Lives School Surveys

In their studies of academic achievement, the Young Lives school survey research teams wish to include a range of psychosocial measures. This working paper prepares the ground for this work. It reviews international literature on psychosocial constructs and measures, often referred to as ‘non-cognitive’ factors, in the determination of academic achievement and longer term outcomes. The review focuses on five recent meta reviews, and also describes a number of studies in low- and middle-income countries not included in these meta reviews, but which have relevance for Young Lives research.

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Young Lives School Surveys 2016-17: India Country Report

This country report provides an overview of the Young Lives secondary school effectiveness study conducted in India (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) in 2016-17 with around 9,000 children in Class 9. The survey was designed to allow analysis of what shapes children's learning and progression over a school year, and this paper gives a descriptive report of some of the main areas of data.

Young Lives School Surveys 2016-17: India Country Report

This country report provides an overview of the Young Lives secondary school effectiveness study conducted in India (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) in 2016-17 with around 9,000 children in Class 9. The survey was designed to allow analysis of what shapes children's learning and progression over a school year, and this paper gives a descriptive report of some of the main areas of data.

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How is the value that a school adds shared between the students that it serves?
How is the value that a school adds shared between the students that it serves?
Private schools in India: more learning, more inequality?
Private schools in India: more learning, more inequality?
Thinking outside the box: do students in Vietnam have 21st century skills?
Thinking outside the box: do students in Vietnam have 21st century skills?
Work, Care and School in Young Lives: Findings from a fifteen year longitudinal study of childhood poverty
Work, Care and School in Young Lives: Findings from a fifteen year longitudinal study of childhood poverty

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Do Dreams Come True? Aspirations and Educational Attainments of Ethiopian Boys and Girls

We use unique individual-level panel data from Ethiopia to investigate the role of aspirations for human-capital investments. More specifically, we investigate how parental and children's aspirations form and document the relation between early aspirations and educational attainment at the age of 15 and 19. We find that aspirations are predictive of the number of year of schooling completed upon controlling for cognitive and non-cognitive skills together with a broad set of individuals and household-level characteristics. Interestingly, this correlation is stronger for boys than for girls.

Do Dreams Come True? Aspirations and Educational Attainments of Ethiopian Boys and Girls

We use unique individual-level panel data from Ethiopia to investigate the role of aspirations for human-capital investments. More specifically, we investigate how parental and children's aspirations form and document the relation between early aspirations and educational attainment at the age of 15 and 19. We find that aspirations are predictive of the number of year of schooling completed upon controlling for cognitive and non-cognitive skills together with a broad set of individuals and household-level characteristics. Interestingly, this correlation is stronger for boys than for girls.

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Young Lives at UKFIET 2017
Young Lives at UKFIET 2017
Poverty, maternal well-being and the effects on children
Poverty, maternal well-being and the effects on children

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Measuring learning quality in Ethiopia, India and Vietnam: from primary to secondary school effectiveness

This paper examines the way in which learning quality has been conceptualised and measured in school effectiveness surveys conducted by Young Lives. Primary school surveys were conducted in Vietnam in 2010–11 and Ethiopia in 2012–13, and surveys at upper-primary and secondary level were conducted in Ethiopia, India and Vietnam in 2016–17. The paper discusses the design of cognitive tests to assess Maths and reading at primary level, and then focuses on the development of cognitive tests to assess Maths, functional English and transferable skills at upper-primary and secondary level.

Measuring learning quality in Ethiopia, India and Vietnam: from primary to secondary school effectiveness

This paper examines the way in which learning quality has been conceptualised and measured in school effectiveness surveys conducted by Young Lives. Primary school surveys were conducted in Vietnam in 2010–11 and Ethiopia in 2012–13, and surveys at upper-primary and secondary level were conducted in Ethiopia, India and Vietnam in 2016–17. The paper discusses the design of cognitive tests to assess Maths and reading at primary level, and then focuses on the development of cognitive tests to assess Maths, functional English and transferable skills at upper-primary and secondary level.

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