Santiago Cueto Caballero
Senior Researcher
PhD in Educational Psychology - Indiana University
scueto@grade.org.pe
Santiago Cueto holds a degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a PhD in the same field from Indiana University in the United States. He has been a Visiting Researcher at the University of California at Davis and the University of Oxford. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE, where he coordinates the Peru component of the international study Young Lives/Niños del Milenio. He is also a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the Catholic University in Peru.
He has been a member of the National Council for Education, Technical Board of the National Institute for Educational Assessment (INEE) in Mexico, President of the Peruvian Educational Research Society and Executive Secretary of the Educational Research Fund of the Inter-American Dialogue (Latin American Education Reform Program). He has worked as a consultant to international organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and UNESCO.
His main areas of interest are education and human development, particularly within a poverty context. He has published articles in various academic journals as well as books and has also served as Editor for scientific articles at The Lancet, the International Journal of Educational Development, the Catholic University’s Psychology Journal, World Development, Children and Society, among others.
In 2003, at the Global Development Network’s (GDN) Annual Conference, one of his works received the prize for best research project in the Education, Knowledge and Technology category. This study was later published as GRADE Research Paper 43. In 2010, he received the National Award in Psychology by the Professional Board of Psychologists in Peru (Colegio Nacional de Psicólogos). In 2016, he was appointed as distinguished alumni from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. In 2018, he received the Magisterial Palms in the degree of Amauta by the Ministry of Education of Peru.
Publications
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La educación de niños y niñas con discapacidad en el Perú durante la pandemia del COVID-19
2021 Gabriela Ramos Bonilla, Santiago Cueto,
Esta investigación empleó una metodología mixta con el objetivo de analizar cómo la emergencia sanitaria del Covid-19 ha variado la forma en que se ofrecen servicios educativos inclusivos en el sector público, y la capacidad de ejercer el derecho a la educación de los y las estudiantes con discapacidad del nivel primario en las modalidades de […]
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The Challenges of Inequality and COVID-19 for Young People in Peru: Evidence from the Listening to Young Lives at Work COVID-19 Phone Survey
2021 Kath Ford, Santiago Cueto, Alan Sanchez
This policy brief looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of adolescents and young people in Peru as they transition into adulthood, focusing on how widening inequalities are hitting those from disadvantaged backgrounds hardest.
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Chapter in BookLa educación peruana más allá del Bicentenario: nuevos rumbos
Las políticas y programas que no se diseñan explícitamente para promover equidad aumentan la inequidad. Una hipótesis para el Perú
2021 Santiago Cueto
About the book: This volume brings together 23 essays that address from different perspectives and in different textual registers (from the free essay to a format close to the academic article) central problems of contemporary Peruvian education with a common purpose: to suggest ways to introduce substantive modifications that allow, for on the one hand, […]
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¿Qué diferencia hacen las escuelas? Un estudio de métodos mixtos en colegios secundarios del Perú
2021 Juan Leon, Gabriela Guerrero, Santiago Cueto, Paul Glewwe
The study on which this policy document is based analyzes which factors are associated with good results of students in public secondary educational institutions (IE), despite their adverse socioeconomic condition. For this purpose, a mixed methods design is used that follows a sequential explanatory model, which allows us to explore the effect of different types […]
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What difference do schools make? A mixed methods study in secondary schools in Peru
2021 Juan Leon, Gabriela Guerrero, Santiago Cueto, Paul Glewwe
This study contributes to the scarce literature on school effectiveness in secondary education in Peru by addressing the following questions: i) which educational processes within schools are most influential in math and reading comprehension? and in the case of the most effective schools, ii) what is the importance that principals, teachers, and students place on […]
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Equating Children’s PPVT Scores Across Survey Rounds and Age Cohorts in Peru
2015 Juan Leon, Santiago Cueto, Alejandra Miranda
Young Lives gathers information from children and families through household and child questionnaires as well as children’s cognitive and achievement tests. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) has been used in all survey rounds to date and with both age cohorts. This technical note presents the psychometric analysis performed (using Item Response Theory, IRT) in […]
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Educación y aprendizaje: resultados iniciales del estudio Niños del Milenio. Cuarta ronda de encuestas en el Perú
2015 Santiago Cueto, Alejandra Miranda
La educación ha sido destacada en el Perú e internacionalmente como un factor clave para el desarrollo personal y crecimiento económico. Si bien el Perú ha avanzado notablemente en términos de acceso y matrícula escolar, todavía tiene que vencer muchos desafíos para lograr niveles altos de aprendizaje para todos sus niños. En general, los datos […]
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PRIDI. Regional Project on Child Development Indicators. Urgency and Possibility. First Initiative of Comparative Data on Child Development in Latin America.
2014 Aimee Verdisco, Santiago Cueto, Jennelle Thompson, Patrice Engle, Oliver Neuschmidt, Sebastian Meyer, Eugenio González, Beatriz Oré, Katelyn Hepworth, Alejandra Miranda
The Regional Project on Child Development Indicators, or PRIDI, for its acronym in Spanish, was formally launched in December of 2009 by the Inter-American Development Bank. The first initiative of its kind worldwide, PRIDI seeks to generate high quality and regionally comparable data on child development outcomes. This report summarizes the implementation of the project […]
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Características psicosométricas de desarrollo cognitivo e instrumentos de rendimiento en la tercera ronda de Niños del Milenio / Young Lives
2013 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon
Esta nota técnica brinda detalles sobre la confiabilidad y validez de las pruebas aplicadas en la tercera ronda de Niños del Milenio / Young Lives.
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Charting progress in learning outcomes in Peru using national assessments
2013 César Guadalupe, Juan Leon, Santiago Cueto
Se analiza evidencia reciente sobre logros de aprendizaje en el Perú desde 3 puntos de vista: niveles de logro de aprendizaje, brechas de equidad en los logros de aprendizaje y la relación entre logros de aprendizaje y características de los maestros.
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JournalRevista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación
Behaviors, Strategies and Achievement in Reading Comprehension in PISA: Analysis for Peru
2016 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, Ismael G. Muñóz, Elizabeth Rosales
Learning to read is internationally considered a central goal of schooling. In this analysis we used data from PISA on reading comprehension for Peru, with the aim of determining if the socioeconomic characteristics of students are associated with their performance, behaviors and educational strategies, as well as with their school environment. Regarding educational resources for […]
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JournalAssessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
Classroom composition and its association with students’ achievement and socioemotional characteristics in Peru
2016 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, Alejandra Miranda
School composition is a topic that has gained increasing attention from researchers over the past few years, as it has been found that the socio-economic characteristics of students are associated with their achievement. However, most research has been cross-sectional and carried out in industrialised countries. In the study, the authors use parental education as a […]
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JournalInternational Journal of Educational Research
Does pre-school improve cognitive abilities among children with early-life stunting? A longitudinal study for Peru
2015 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, Kirk Dearden, Benjamin Crookston, Jere R Behrman, Jere R. Behrman
Several studies in developing countries have found that children who experience growth faltering in the first years of life show lower cognitive abilities than their peers. In this study, we use the Young Lives longitudinal dataset in Peru to analyze if attending pre-school affects cognitive abilities at age five years, and if there is an […]
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Journal International Journal of Educational Research
Does pre-school improve cognitive abilities among children with early-life stunting?: a longitudinal study for Peru
2016 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, Alejandra Miranda, Kirk Dearden, Benjamin T. Crookston, Jere R. Behrman
Several studies in developing countries have found that children who experience growth faltering in the first years of life show lower cognitive abilities than their peers. In this study, we use the Young Lives longitudinal dataset in Peru to analyze if attending pre-school affects cognitive abilities at age five years, and if there is an […]
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JournalAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economics
One Laptop per Child at Home: Short-Term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru
Diether Beuermann, Santiago Cueto, Julián Cristiá, Ofer Malamud, Yyannu Cruz-Aguayo
This paper presents results from a randomized controlled trial whereby approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The intervention increased access and use of home computers, with some substitution away from computer use outside the home. Children randomized to receive laptops scored about 0.8 […]
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Oportunidades y resultados educativos en la educación básica en el Perú
Políticas Sociales en el Perú. Nuevos Desafíos2010 Juan Leon, Santiago Cueto
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Desarrollo infantil y rendimiento escolar en el Perú
Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú2007 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon
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Las evaluaciones nacionales e internacionales de rendimiento escolar en el Perú: balance y perspectivas
Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú2007 Santiago Cueto
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Oportunidades de aprendizaje y rendimiento en comunicación integral de estudiantes en tercer y cuarto grado de primaria en Lima y Ayacucho
Los desafíos de la escolaridad en el Perú: estudios sobre los procesos pedagógicos, los saberes previos y el rol de las familias2006 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, Cecilia Ramírez, Sandra Azañedo
Se describirán las oportunidades de aprendizaje en comunicación integral de los estudiantes de tercer y cuarto grados de primaria en 20 escuelas de Lima y Ayacucho, buscando explicar su aprendizaje durante el año.
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Oportunidades de aprendizaje y rendimiento en matemática de los estudiantes de tercero y cuarto grados de primaria en Lima y Ayacucho
Educación, procesos pedagógicos y equidad: cuatro Mimeos de investigación2004 Santiago Cueto, Cecilia Ramírez, Juan Leon, Gabriela Guerrero
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Oportunidades y logros de aprendizaje en el Perú / ¿Por qué es importante considerar la calidad de los programas sociales en el Perú?
2006 Santiago Cueto, José Galdo
Oportunidades y logros de aprendizaje en el Perú / ¿Por qué es importante considerar la calidad de los programas sociales en el Perú?
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Los Programas de Desayunos Escolares / El “benchmark” o análisis comparativo internacional
2001 Santiago Cueto, Ena Garland
Los Programas de Desayunos Escolares / El "benchmark" o análisis comparativo internacional.
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Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú
2007 Eduardo Zegarra, Veronica Minaya, Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce, Juana Kuramoto, Manuel Glave, Lorena Alcazar, Miguel Jaramillo, Hugo Ñopo, Juan Jose Diaz, Nancy Birdsall, Rachel Menezes, Maximo Torero, José Deustua, Manuel Hernández, Santiago Cueto, Martín Benavides, Juan Leon, Martin Valdivia, Nestor Valdivia
Este libro recoge las Mimeos presentadas en la conferencia Investigación, políticas y desarrollo, realidad en el marco del 25 aniversario del Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo.
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Investigación iberoamericana sobre eficacia escolar
2007 Javier Murillo, Elsa Castaneda, Santiago Cueto, Jose M. Donoso
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Educación y brechas de equidad en América Latina – Tomo II
2006 Santiago Cueto, Dagmar Raczynski, Gonzalo Muñoz, Gregory Elacqua, Rodrigo Fábrega, Bertha Salinas, Laura Helena Porras, María Guadalupe Huerta, Carlos Filgueira, Álvaro Fuentes, Federico Rodríguez
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Educación y brechas de equidad en América Latina – Tomo I
2006 Santiago Cueto, Axel Rivas, Cecilia Veleda, Florencia Mezzadra, Paola Llinás, Florencia Luci, María Echart, Leonardo Gasparini, Paola Bohórquez, Julia Curia, Blanca Ferroni, Paula Hontakly, Osvaldo Nina, Oscar Molina, Paola Barrientos, Paloma Aguilar, Naércio Menezes-Filho, Elaine Pazello, André Portela Souza, Creso Franco, Isabel Ortigao, Ângela Albernaz, Alicia Bonamino, Glauco Aguiar, Fátima Alves, Natália Sátyro
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The use and impact of educational information in Latin America
2005 Santiago Cueto, Adriana Aristimuño, Alejandra Mizala, Alejandro Vera, Bessy Hernández, Carmen Midaglia, Dania Orellana, Daniel Pinkasz, Dante Contreras, Félix Lobato, Gabriela Marcalain, German Moncada, Guillermina Tiramonti, Inés Dussel, Juan Cruz, Lorena Flores, Mariana Chávez, Mario Alas, Martín Legarralde, Nancy Montes, Osvaldo Larrañaga, Pilar Romaguera, Rubén Kaztman, Russbel Hernández, Silvia Montoya, Tabaré Fernández, Víctor Macías
Resultados del I concurso de investigación del Fondo de Investigaciones Educativas sobre el tema ¿Cómo se usa y qué impacto tiene la información empírica en el mejoramiento de los sistemas educativos en América Latina?
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Projects
- Young Lives PeruApril 2016
- GDN Annual Conference 2016 ‘Education for Development: Quality and Inclusion for Changing Global Human Capital Needs'February 2016
- Contributing to the preparation of the first chapter of the IADB annual report on capacity buildingNovember 2015
- Análisis de TIC en TERCE (tercer estudio regional comparativo y explicativo de UNESCO)November 2014
- Experimental evaluation of the long-term impact of the program One Laptop per Child in Peru (OLPC)February 2014 - August 2014
- Impact assessment of the Fe y Alegría schools in PeruSeptember 2013 - December 2013
- OLPC: development of instruments for follow-up of students (II)September 2013 - December 2013
- Study of factors associated to the efficacy of the OLPC ProgramSeptember 2013 - November 2013
- Preparation of research reports of the OLPC project at homeJuly 2013 - December 2013
- Teaching and Learning Study: achieving quality for all for the 2013 Annual Report of Educación para Todos (Education for All).June 2013 - December 2013
Media
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Innovation in education? Of course, whenever convenient, by Santiago Cueto
October 21, 2019 Education and learning
According to Santiago Cueto, although educational innovation is important, it is a means and not an end. Furthermore, creativity can always be fueled by existing information, in particular that which comes from research, and about which there are multiple sources to consult. Read the new article by our Executive Director for Fundación Telefónica Perú.
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Why educate in Peru today?, by Santiago Cueto
August 26, 2019 Education and learning
Why educate in Peru today? Our executive director Santiago Cueto writes about how education should help us overcome the main challenges facing the country: little respect for institutions, violence, corruption, inclusion and low productivity. The article has been published by Fundación Telefónica Perú
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Investing in social sciences, by Santiago Cueto
June 20, 2019 Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes
“Since the aforementioned policy talks about the importance of research for economic growth, based on evidence-based policies, it is surprising that there is no program to support research in the social sciences”. Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, shared in La República the four main conclusions of the How to promote research on social sciences in Peru? International Seminar, held by […]
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Podcast with Hebe Vessuri and Santiago Cueto: How to promote research in social sciences in Peru?
June 17, 2019 Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes
How to promote research in social sciences in Peru? Hebe Vessuri, emeritus research at the Scientific Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, spoke with Carlos Cornejo, a podcast of the Master’s Program in Social Management of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP).
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Home internet access and child development: Evidence from Peru
May 2, 2019 Education and learning
A new column by Ofer Malamud, Associate Professor at Northwestern University, Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, Julián Cristia, Lead Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, and Diether W. Beuermann, Senior Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, summarizes the experimental evidence of the impact of home internet access in child outcomes in Peru, reported in […]
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Investing in social sciences, by Santiago Cueto
June 20, 2019 Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes
“Since the aforementioned policy talks about the importance of research for economic growth, based on evidence-based policies, it is surprising that there is no program to support research in the social sciences”. Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, shared in La República the four main conclusions of the How to promote research on social sciences in Peru? International Seminar, held by […]
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Home internet access and child development: Evidence from Peru
May 2, 2019 Education and learning
A new column by Ofer Malamud, Associate Professor at Northwestern University, Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, Julián Cristia, Lead Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, and Diether W. Beuermann, Senior Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, summarizes the experimental evidence of the impact of home internet access in child outcomes in Peru, reported in […]
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Lights, shadows and pendings issues in education, by Santiago Cueto
April 27, 2017 Education and learning
“The ECE have contributed to set the learnings at the center of educational concerns”, stated Santiago Cueto, Research Director at GRADE, Country Coordinator of Young Lives in Peru and member of the Consejo Nacional de Educación, in El Comercio, on the sidelines of the 2016 national censal assessment of student performance (Evaluación Censal de Estudiantes or ECE in Spanish).
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Blog de Cueto en Global Partnership for Education: Hallazgos de Niños del Milenio en acceso y aprendizaje en cuatro países
November 12, 2015 Education and learning
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Estudiantes latinoamericanos mejoran su rendimiento
January 14, 2015 Education and learning, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, State reform and public institutions
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Niños de madres que no terminan primaria son los más desfavorecidos
February 20, 2012 Poverty and equality
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Niños de madres con educación primaria inconclusa más desfavorecidos en Perú
February 19, 2012 Poverty and equality
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Afirman que progreso del Perú aumenta ‘abismo económico’ entre niños
February 8, 2012 Poverty and equality
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Crecen las brechas entre los niños peruanos ricos y pobres
February 8, 2012 Poverty and equality
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El progreso del Perú aumenta “abismo” económico entre niños, según un estudio
February 8, 2012 Poverty and equality
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Expertos opinan sobre estudio de GRADE acerca de rendimiento escolar y nivel socioeconómico
April 10, 2013 Education and learning
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Santiago Cueto en Salgalú TV: Balance 2012 del Proyecto Educativo Nacional
April 10, 2013 Education and learning
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Santiago Cueto en Salgalú TV: Educación y nivel socioeconómico
March 27, 2013 Education and learning
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Las regiones deben articularse a programas nacionales en la lucha contra la pobreza, afirman
February 29, 2012 Poverty and equality
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Sobre Crecimiento y Desigualdad: ¿Vamos por el buen Camino?
February 13, 2012 Poverty and equality
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Presentations
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Oportunidades y trayectorias educativas de dos cohortes de estudiantes en el Perú
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, 23 November, 2018
Presentación en el II Congreso Internacional de Medición Psicológica de la Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
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Inequalities in educational opportunities and outcomes in secondary schools in Peru
Ciudad de México, 26 March, 2018
Presentación en la 62° Conferencia Anual de la Sociedad de Educación Comparada e Internacional CIES 2018.
Selected Publications
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¿Qué hemos aprendido del estudio longitudinal Niños del Milenio? Síntesis de hallazgos
2018 Santiago Cueto, Javier Escobal, , Nicolás Pazos, Mary Penny, Vanessa Rojas, Alan Sanchez, Claudia Felipe
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Cobertura, oportunidades y percepciones sobre la educación inclusiva en el Perú
2018 Santiago Cueto, Vanessa Rojas, Martin Dammert, Claudia Felipe