Effect of private tutoring on university entrance examination performance in Turkey
By: by Aysit Tansel, Fatma Bircan.
Contributors: Bircan, Fatma.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1609; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1609
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Tutors and tutoring -- Turkey.; Universities and colleges -- Turkey -- Entrance requirements.
Description: "There is an excess demand for university education in Turkey. Highly competitive university entrance examination which rations the available places at university programs is very central to the lives of young people. In order to increase the chances of success of their children in the university entrance examination parents spend large sums of money on private tutoring (dersane) of their children. In this study, we investigate the factors that determine participation in private tutoring and the effect of private tutoring on getting placed at a university program. We further examine the impact of private tutoring on the scores of the applicants in the university entrance examination. The results indicate that controlling for other factors those students who receive private tutoring perform better in the university entrance examination"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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