Teaching Strategies and Their Effect on Student Achievement: A Cross-Country Study Using Data From PISA 2015

• In Event: Hilton Roundtable Session 12
  In Roundtable Session: International Education

Abstract

The aim of this research is to study the impact of different teaching strategies on student performance. Specifically, we distinguish between modern active learning, which consists of promoting the engagement of students in their own learning using practices such as group work, use communication technology or student self-assessment, and traditional instruction based on lecturing, memorization and repetition. Our empirical analysis is based on recent data provided by PISA 2015, which includes for the first time a questionnaire completed by teachers about their background and instructional activities. Our empirical strategy is based on applying student fixed effects models exploiting variation across different subjects. The results indicate that traditional teacher-centered strategies have a positive and significant effect on student achievement.

Authors

• Jose Manuel Cordero Ferrera, Universidad de Extremadura

• Victor Cristobal, University of Extremadura, Spain

• Maria Gil Izquierdo