| This study investigates what factors determine students’ academic performance in five major economies in East Asia, using the dataset from the 2007 survey of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Initial maturity differences, endogeneity of class size, and peer effects in regression analysis are explicitly considered. Findings show that a student’s individual and family background is a key determinant of educational performance, while institutional and resource variables have a more limited effect. Peer effects are significant in general, but ability sorting at the school and/or class levels makes it difficult to interpret them in Hong Kong and Singapore. |
Author(s): Masakazu Hojo and Takashi Oshio
Year Published: 2010
Language: English
Country: Japan
