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ID  - discovery10146721
AV  - public
JF  - Bahir Dar Journal of Education
EP  - 45
IS  - 1
N2  - While access to basic education has increased greatly in Ethiopia and funding for
education has improved notably, learning levels among pupils do not appear to have
improved commensurably and have likely deteriorated. We explore in this paper the
trend in mathematics learning in relation to the General Education Quality
Improvement Programme - Phase II (GEQIP-II). We make use of a unique longitudinal
dataset on 33 schools in six regions of Ethiopia covering the period 2012 to 2018. We
found that pupils? progress in mathematics in the 2018-19 academic year improved
slightly compared to 2012-13, but there is a difference in magnitude of learning
progress for the two periods between pupils across rural-urban locations, regional
states, and family economic backgrounds. There is an overall improvement in measures
of school infrastructure and in teacher qualifications between 2012 and 2018, and there
is evidence of changes in student composition between the two periods. Consistent with
the GEQIP-II reforms in terms of supporting access and retention, pupils in 2018-19
were more likely to have attended pre-school, have lower absence rates, and have fewer
episodes of dropout compared to pupils in the same grade in 2012-13. Compared to
pupils in 2012, those in the 2018 cohort had caregivers that were less likely to be
literate, and had fewer assets at home. Differences in mathematics learning levels and
learning progress between disadvantaged pupils and their relatively advantaged
counterparts are discussed in relation to the GEQIP-II reforms.
VL  - 21
A1  - Tiruneh, Dawit Tibebu
A1  - Rolleston, Caine
A1  - Sabatesa, Ricardo
A1  - Hoddinott, John
Y1  - 2022/04/01/
UR  - https://journals.bdu.edu.et/index.php/bje/issue/view/92/82
SP  - 26
TI  - Trends in mathematics learning in Ethiopia: 2012 ? 2019
KW  - Educational reforms
KW  -  GEQIP
KW  -  mathematics
KW  -  quality & equity in primary
education
KW  -  Ethiopia.
ER  -