Jornadas escolares ampliadas e proficiência média dos alunos: uma análise para os estados da região centro-oeste a partir dos dados da Prova Brasil

Abstract

Brazilian education, basic, technological or higher, even after considerable advances, is still below international levels. Aiming to contribute to a more complete education to its student, the federal government created in 2008 Programa Mais Educação, which is a program that extends the school day for elementary education students in public schools. This study aims to analyze the impact of this program on the average academic performance of students in the 9th grade (8th grade), both in portuguese and mathematics, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Goiás and Distrito Federal. To do so, data from Prova Brasil of the years 2007 and 2011 was analyzed. The methodology comprises the average difference test. The results show that the schools participating in the program showed no improvement in their proficiency averages, staying far apart from non-participating schools. However, it is believed that the program has contributed to other factors concerning their students, once it brings social benefits for them.