Edificar o educar? Impacto de los megacolegios en pruebas estandarizadas Saber 11°

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ID6167024
AuthorsTatiana Rodríguez (0000-0003-3321-9917, Universidad de los Andes, corresponding author), Tatiana Velasco Rodríguez
Year2014
Issue74
Pages181-223
Publication date2014-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Desarrollo y Sociedad (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0120-3584 • E-ISSN: 1900-7760
PublisherUniversidad de los Andes (PUBLISHER • VE)
DOI10.13043/dys.74.4
OpenAlexW1636563354
LanguageES
References cited13

Since 2004, the district of Bogotá has built massively schools of great capacity and infraestructure known as Megacolegios (Mega-schools). By 2010, the city counted with 42 new school which were built in the areas of the city with the highest demand for educational access. This paper uses matching techniques to measure the impact of the megacolegios in the students performance on the Saber 11° estandarized test. The results show that the megacolegios have no impact on the students performance. Nevertheless, The megacolegios do mitigate the negative relation between performance and some students characteristics like over age

Political science · Banking Sector Performance and Management · Educational Innovations and Technology · School Choice and Performance

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