TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating remedial education in elementary schools
T2 - Administrative data from a municipality in Japan
AU - Bessho, Shun ichiro
AU - Noguchi, Haruko
AU - Kawamura, Akira
AU - Tanaka, Ryuichi
AU - Ushijima, Koichi
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful for the valuable comments on an earlier version of this paper from an anonymous referee, Shimpei Sano, Masato Oikawa, and the participants of the 2018 Fall JEA meeting. We also wish to thank the Adachi Ward Office, especially Katsuyoshi Yagami, for the provision of data. This research was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 16H03636. The usual disclaimer applies☆ We are grateful for the valuable comments on an earlier version of this paper from an anonymous referee, Shimpei Sano, Masato Oikawa, and the participants of the 2018 Fall JEA meeting. We also wish to thank the Adachi Ward Office, especially Katsuyoshi Yagami, for the provision of data. This research was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 16H03636. The usual disclaimer applies
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© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - In this study, we examine the effect of a remedial education program in language arts and mathematics for third- and fourth-grade students with low previous academic performance. Utilizing a unique panel data set constructed from the administrative data of public elementary schools in Adachi ward in Japan, we estimate the impact of remedial program participation on the subsequent test scores in Japanese language arts and mathematics. This paper utilizes the variations in placement policies of schools as an instrument to identify the effect of the remedial education program, controlling for selection biases. Our estimation results indicate that the remedial education programs had positive effects on test scores of Japanese language arts by 0.13 of a standard deviation, while no statistically significant effect was found for mathematics test scores. The results suggest that the participants increased awareness of the importance of study practices and hours of study as well.
AB - In this study, we examine the effect of a remedial education program in language arts and mathematics for third- and fourth-grade students with low previous academic performance. Utilizing a unique panel data set constructed from the administrative data of public elementary schools in Adachi ward in Japan, we estimate the impact of remedial program participation on the subsequent test scores in Japanese language arts and mathematics. This paper utilizes the variations in placement policies of schools as an instrument to identify the effect of the remedial education program, controlling for selection biases. Our estimation results indicate that the remedial education programs had positive effects on test scores of Japanese language arts by 0.13 of a standard deviation, while no statistically significant effect was found for mathematics test scores. The results suggest that the participants increased awareness of the importance of study practices and hours of study as well.
KW - Administrative data
KW - Japanese language arts
KW - Panel data
KW - Remedial education
KW - Remediation programs
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U2 - 10.1016/j.japwor.2019.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.japwor.2019.04.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065440213
SN - 0922-1425
VL - 50
SP - 36
EP - 46
JO - Japan and the World Economy
JF - Japan and the World Economy
ER -