Policy Research
This paper examines the politics of education policies in a decentralised political system: Under what conditions does decentralisation promote learning-enhancing policies?
RISE Programme in Indonesia conducted an explorative study to see how the design and implementation of Functional Training in PKB plays a role in enhancing the professional and professional competence of teachers. The study was done in there locations: Yogyakarta City, Kebumen District, and Gorontalo District.
RISE Programme in Indonesia's research team who are involved in a study regarding the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and school closures on student learning outcomes in Indonesia wrote down their findings on an insight note titled "Learning Loss or Learning Gain? A Potential Silver Lining to School Closures in Indonesia".
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We examine the relationship between schooling completed and mathematics learning from 2000 to 2014 by developing learning profiles for Indonesia. Using nearly-nationally representative survey data, we find a large gap between students’ ability and standards set by the national curriculum. Learning declined over 14 years, a loss of a fourth of a standard deviation.
Indonesia has instituted wide-ranging educational reforms over the past twenty years, but recent international assessments of student learning indicate that these reforms may not have translated into learning gains—the country is performing comparatively poorly and worse than its regional neighbours.
