"Perceived" Competition and Performance in Italian Secondary Schools: New Evidence from OECD-PISA 2006

Autor/inn/en	Agasisti, Tommaso; Murtinu, Samuele
Titel	"Perceived" Competition and Performance in Italian Secondary Schools: New Evidence from OECD-PISA 2006
Quelle	In: British Educational Research Journal, 38 (2012) 5, S.841-858 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-1926
DOI	10.1080/01411926.2011.588314
Schlagwörter	Secondary Schools; Foreign Countries; Competition; Evidence; Mathematics Achievement; Educational Indicators; Educational Assessment; Performance Based Assessment; Achievement Gains; Achievement Need; Educational Policy; Educational Research; Comparative Testing; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschule; Ausland; Wettkampf; Evidenz; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Leistungsermittlung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Italien
Abstract	In this paper, we investigate the effects of competition on the performance of Italian secondary schools as measured by maths achievement scores (PISA 2006 dataset). Competition is measured by an indicator of "perceived" competition (generated from an answer provided by the schools' principals). The methodology employed is a propensity score matching that is corrected to take into account heteroskedasticity and finite sample bias. The results show a positive effect of competition on school performance. Nevertheless, this effect is quite low (between 3.62% and 4.05% computed at the average score level) and is consistent with previous findings about educational systems in Italy and worldwide. This is relevant for policy-making because competition appears to impact school performance even in a country like Italy where specific pro-competitive policies are quite absent. (Contains 4 notes and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10