Haste Makes No Waste: Peer Effects of a Speed Competition on Math Score

Hikaru Kawarazaki, Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada and Mai Seki
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Hikaru Kawarazaki: Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Mai Seki: Graduate School of Economics, Ritsumeikan University

No CIRJE-F-1151, CIRJE F-Series from CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

Abstract: This study investigates the peer effects of a speed competition on educational outcomes in self-learning at the right level program for primary school students in Bangladesh. Specifically, we examine the peer effects of speed of problem-solving (time) on math scores (score) using students' daily progress record over eight months. The unique setting of the program allows to address the identifica- tion challenges such as the direction of causality and the re ection problem. The results show a significant peer effect of classmates' speed on improving one's own time. Furthermore, we find that the faster the classmates of similar abilities, the higher one's own math scores. This suggests that the speed competition among stu- dents with similar abilities leads to improving their learning quality without negatively affecting others. These findings will contribute to shaping an effective learning environment by incorporating pos- itive peer pressure on learning quality.

Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2020-05
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