Identifying an effective teacher in public schools in Delhi

Goel, Deepti and Barooah, Bidisha (2017) Identifying an effective teacher in public schools in Delhi. Ideas for India.

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The Annual Status of Education Reports have focused on schooling outcomes among 6-14 year olds in rural India. They have found almost universal enrolment, but highlight abysmally low levels of learning (of all the students enrolled in class V, about half cannot read class II level). In this background, the debate in India has shifted from increasing enrolment to improving learning. Motivated by this, we look at senior secondary (Grades XI and XII) government schools in Delhi to understand what factors determine a student’s performance in exams. A primary focus is to understand the role of teachers and to identify the traits that make an effective teacher.

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Goel, Deepti and Barooah, Bidisha

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