The effectiveness of private tutoring in China with a focus on class-size. (January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Yu; Liu, Junyan
• Is Part Of: International journal of educational development. Volume 46(2016)
• Page Start: 35
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2016-01
• Subjects: Private tutoring -- Class size -- Achievement effect; Education -- Periodicals; Education -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Education -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Education -- Periodicals; Éducation -- Périodiques; Education; Periodicals; 370.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.11.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-0593

Abstract

Abstract: This paper endeavours to shed light on the effect of private tutoring for Mathematics, Chinese and English in various kinds of class-size on students' performances in the National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) in China. To achieve this, it draws upon a dataset collected by a specifically designed questionnaire on private tutoring of grade 12 students in Jinan, China. With the consideration of nested alternative structure of choices among private tutoring in different class-size and self-selection problem, the study employed a nested logit model to investigate the factors underlying students' choice of private tutoring and has fitted OLS model to examine the effects of different class-size tutoring.