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SUMMARY:Learning from Good Practice: Raising School Performance in Develop
 ing Countries - Noah Yarrow\, World Bank
DTSTART:20131209T160000Z
DTEND:20131209T173000Z
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CONTACT:Jill Gather
DESCRIPTION:This study provides evidence on school-based practices associa
 ted with student learning in various developing country contexts. For the 
 Palestinian Territories\, one of the countries considered here\, the team 
 used the TIMSS 2011 data set and Palestinian exams to categorize school pe
 rformance. A total of 122 public\, private and UNWRA schools were surveyed
  using four different instruments: (i) Stallings classroom observations\, 
 (ii) school director survey\, (iii) teacher survey and (iv) school facilit
 y survey. The positive deviance model was used to identify local solutions
  using already available inputs and processes\, and is divided into three 
 categories: classroom practices and teacher attitudes\, management practic
 es\, and instructional context. Key results will be presented and a questi
 on and answer session will follow.\n\nNoah Yarrow\, a California native\, 
 joined the World Bank in May 2010 as a part of the Latin American and Cari
 bbean education team. While there he worked on education initiatives in Ha
 iti\, Guyana and Colombia in addition to regional analytic activities. He 
 currently focuses on student learning outcomes and teacher practices in Dj
 ibouti\, the Palestinian Territories\, and other countries in the Middle E
 ast and North African region.
LOCATION:Room GS3 Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hi
 lls Road\, Cambridge
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