Cuba’s Academic Advantage: Why Students in Cuba Do Better in School

Contents List of Figures vi List of Tables vii Acknowledgments ix 1. Context Matters 000 2. Three Educational Systems in Three Social Contexts 000 3. Understanding Why School Achievement Varies 000 4. Comparing Academic Performance in Cuba and Other Latin American Countries 000 5. The Long Road from Curriculum Construction to Student Learning 000 6. Opportunity to Learn and Teaching Patterns 000 7. Lessons Learned 000 Appendix A: Production Function Estimates of Student Achievement in Latin America, by Country 000 Appendix B: Defi nitions of Terms Used in Chapter 6 and Task Analysis Guide 000 Notes 000 References 000 Index 000