Screening Teachers in Indonesia: Does Ex-Ante Teacher Characteristics Assessment Predict Teaching Effectiveness?

This paper aims to enrich the literature on improving teacher screening in developing countries by testing 62 teachers in Indonesia

From:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published: 15 March 2023

Country:: Indonesia
Document Type:: Working Paper
Theme:: Education
Authors:: Bima, L, Barasa, A.R., Revina, S., Rarasati, N., Yusrina, A.

Abstract

This paper aims to enrich the literature on improving teacher screening in developing countries by testing 62 teachers in Indonesia and by using a set of teacher assessment instruments that measure both cognitive and non-cognitive skills and that can help government and education institutions to strengthen their teacher recruitment mechanisms.

This research is part of the Research on Improving Systems of Education programme

Citation

Bima, L., Barasa, A.R., Revina, S., Rarasati, N. and Yusrina, A. 2023. Screening Teachers in Indonesia: Does Ex-Ante Teacher Characteristics Assessment Predict Teaching Effectiveness? RISE Working Paper Series. 23/134. https://doi.org/10.35489/BSG-RISE-WP_2023/134