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Out of sight, out of mind? The gap between students’ test performance and teachers’ estimations in India and Bangladesh

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  • Djaker, Sharnic
  • Ganimian, Alejandro J.
  • Sabarwal, Shwetlena

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This is one of the first studies of the mismatch between students’ test scores and teachers’ estimations of those scores in low- and middle-income countries. Prior studies in high-income countries have found strong correlations between these metrics. We leverage data on actual and estimated scores in math and language from India and Bangladesh and find that teachers misestimate their students’ scores and that their estimations reveal their misconceptions about students in most need of support and variability within their class. This pattern is partly explained by teachers’ propensity to overestimate the scores of low-achieving students and to overweight the importance of intelligence. Teachers seem unaware of their errors, expressing confidence in estimations and surprise about their students’ performance once revealed.

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  • Djaker, Sharnic & Ganimian, Alejandro J. & Sabarwal, Shwetlena, 2024. "Out of sight, out of mind? The gap between students’ test performance and teachers’ estimations in India and Bangladesh," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:102:y:2024:i:c:s0272775724000694
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102575
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    Keywords

    Teachers’ estimations; Differentiated instruction; India; Bangladesh;
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    JEL classification:

    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development

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