Mixing versus Sorting in Schooling: Evidence from the Equalization Policy in South Korea

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Taejong; Lee, Ju-Ho; Lee, Young
Titel	Mixing versus Sorting in Schooling: Evidence from the Equalization Policy in South Korea
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 27 (2008) 6, S.697-711 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.07.014
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Foreign Countries; Regression (Statistics); Heterogeneous Grouping; Track System (Education); Academic Achievement; Ability Grouping; Educational Policy; Equal Education; High Schools; Policy Analysis; Program Effectiveness; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausland; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung; Schulleistung; Homogene Gruppierung; Niveaugruppierung; Streaming; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This paper employs the difference-in-differences empirical strategy and quantile regressions to analyze the effects of sorting and mixing on the academic performance of high school students in South Korea. In Korea, about half of high schools are subject to the equalization policy (EP), and must therefore passively accept students randomly assigned to them. On the other hand, about half of high schools are in non-EP areas, so students are sorted among schools based on students' ability levels. Two main results emerge from this study. First, sorting raises test scores of students outside the EP areas by roughly 0.3 standard deviations, relative to mixing. Second, more surprisingly, quantile regression results reveal that sorting helps students above the median in the ability distribution, and does no harm to those below the median. (Contains 2 figures and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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