Browsing by Author "Berlinski, Samuel"

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    • Challenges in Educational Reform : an Experiment on Active Learning in Mathematics 

      Berlinski, Samuel; Busso, Matías (BID, 2015-02)
      This paper reports the results of an experiment with secondary school students designed to improve their ability to reason, argument, and communicate using mathematics. These goals are at the core of many educational ...

    • Conexiones del desarrollo : impacto de las nuevas tecnologías de la información 

      Chong, Alberto, ed.; Cathles, Alison; Chong, Alberto; Crespi, Gustavo; Grazzi, Matteo; Galindo, Arturo; Pinzón, Mauricio; Mendoza, Cecilia de; León, Gianmarco; Azevedo, Viviana; Bouillón, César; Glassman, Amanda; Berlinski, Samuel; Busso, Matías; Cristiá, Julián; Severín, Eugenio; Savonitto, Beniamino; Shapiro, Jeremy; Mendoza, Cecilia de (BID, 2011)
      Analiza en qué medida las TIC han contribuido al éxito de 46 proyectos de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe en seis áreas distintas: finanzas, salud, instituciones, educación, pobreza y medio ambiente. Este estudio, ...

    • Does Rewarding Pedagogical Excellence Keep Teachers in the Classroom? : Evidence from a Voluntary Award Program 

      Berlinski, Samuel; Ramos, Alejandra (BID, 2018-06)
      This paper analyzes the effects on teacher retention and between-school mobility of a program that rewards excellence in pedagogical practice in Chile. Teachers apply voluntarily for the award and those who succeed on a ...

    • Motivation, Resources and the Organization of the School System 

      Albornoz, Facundo; Berlinski, Samuel; Cabrales, Antonio (BID, 2016-07)
      This paper studies a model where student effort and talent interact with parental and teachers’ investments, as well as with school system resources. The model is rich, yet sufficiently stylized to provide novel implications. ...