How Long to Read Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities

How Long Does it Take to Read Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities by Halil Dundar

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Description

For the past decade, most South Asian countries have directed their efforts towards achieving universal access to elementary education. While these investments have led to more children being retained in school, they have not translated into better learning outcomes. This report comprehensively analyzes the performance of South Asian educational systems in terms of student learning. It attempts to answer three questions: How well do education systems in South Asia perform? What determines student learning outcomes? What policy options are effective in improving learning outcomes, especially given increasing demand and competition for public resources? Because learning outcomes and skill acquisition in the region are low in both absolute and relative terms, schooling does not translate, as it should, into better life chances, including escape from poverty for many more. Nor does schooling contribute to higher productivity and economic growth, so that countries in the region find it difficult to accelerate economic and social development. Governments in the region now fully realize that they need to direct their attention toward improving quality so that students can aspire to fuller lives as both individuals and labor market participants. Merely spending time in school is not enough; students need to register a significant gain in both noncognitive and cognitive skills if countries in the region are to reap full returns on their investments and generate gains in employment, job creation, and productivity. To examine what policies hold promise for improving student learning, the report reviews evidence from large-scale national learning assessments and findings from impact evaluations being conducted in the region. It identifies the following strategic priorities for improving learning outcomes in South Asia: (1) Make learning outcomes the central goal of education policy; (2) Invest in early childhood nutrition; (3) Improve teacher effectiveness and accountability; (4) Provide additional support to disadvantaged children in early grades; (5) Use financing effectively; (6) Leverage the contribution of the non-state sector; and (7) Build learning assessment systems. Each of these policy options will need to be integrated within a larger agenda of inclusive economic growth and governance reform to be truly effective.

How long is Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities?

Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities by Halil Dundar is 390 pages long, and a total of 97,500 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities aloud.

What Reading Level is Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities?

Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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