The impact of structured teaching methods on the quality of education in Brazil |
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| Authors: | Maria Carolina Leme Paula Louzano Vladimir Ponczek André Portela Souza |
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| Institution: | 1. São Paulo School of Economics-Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Rua Itapeva 474, 12° andar, São Paulo, SP 01322-000, Brazil;2. Center for Applied Microeconomics - FGV, Rua Itapeva 474, São Paulo, SP 01332-000, Brazil;3. School of Education, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. da Universidade, 308, São Paulo, SP 05508-900, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | This paper estimates the impact of the use of structured methods on the quality of education for students in primary public school in Brazil. Structured methods encompass a range of pedagogical and managerial instruments applied in the educational system. In recent years, several municipalities in the state of São Paulo have contracted out private educational providers to implement these structured methods in their schooling systems. Their pedagogical proposal involves structuring of curriculum content, development of teacher and student textbooks, and the training and supervision of teachers and instructors. Using a difference-in-differences estimation strategy, we find that the 4th- and 8th-grade students in the municipalities with structured methods performed better in Portuguese and mathematics than did students in municipalities not exposed to these methods. We find no differences in passing rates. A robustness test supports the assumption that there is no unobserved municipal characteristics associated with proficiency changes over time that may affect the results. |
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| Keywords: | I21 I28 |
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