My research aims to address the skill gap in Chile with early education. Context Start-up Chile, a government initiative, recruits foreign entrepreneurs to establish early stage companies within the country. Although the program has shown early signs of success, it lacks a plan for training Chileans for careers in the technology sector. Why High Schools? The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor evaluates a country's innovation ecosystem by examining 9 Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions. In their 2016 Global Report, Chile’s lowest score (2.73 out of 9) across all 9 categories was in education, specifically in primary and secondary schools. Methodology Phase I - Conduct an analysis of the skill sets of recently hired tech employees to identify the most valuable qualifications in the market Phase II - Map the public educational landscape by top-performing schools using publicly available data from the Ministry of Education Phase III - Conduct 10 case studies of top-performing schools. Perform controlled experiments at each school that test various methods of teaching the technical skills (identified in Phase I). The goal of my research is to identify the most effective methods for teaching technical skills, like computer science, to Chilean high school students.

1. Integrating Computer Science into Chile’s High Schools
JAMIE KENT

2. Start-up Chile
MOVE OVER SILICON VALLEY.

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Start-up Chile is a government initiative that recruits foreign
entrepreneurs to establish early stage companies within the country
§ Goal is to grow Chile’s technology sector
§ Start-up Chiles gives winning participants funding in
exchange for the company’s relocation to Chile
Objective: Grow Chile’s technology sector,
diversifying the economy

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Work Space
Start-Up Chile uses a different model to incentivize entrepreneurs
Traditional venture funding Start-up Chile
Funding
A percentage of
company
A board
member
position
Venture capital
firms give…
In return,
start-ups give them…
Funding
Stay in Chile
(6 months)
Speak at events
and mentor
Start-up Chile gives… In return,
start-ups will…
Visa

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Start-up Chile offers 3 types of funding

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Who is receiving this funding?
http://www.economist.com/node/21564589, https://www.marsdd.com/systems-change/advanced-energy-centre/news/talent-innovation-no-nationality-start-chile/

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Although Start-up Chile has been successful in attracting foreign
entrepreneurs, the program lacks a plan for training Chilean students.
Source:

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Of 9 Entrepreneurial framework conditions, Chile’s worst score is in
schools.
Source: GEM 2015/16 Global Report
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Entrepreneurship education at school stage
Internal market dynamics
R&D transfer
Entrepreneurial finance
Internal market burdens or entry regulation
Government policies: support and relevance
Commercial and legal infrastructure
Entrepreneurship education at post school stage
Government policies: taxes and bureaucracy
Cultural and social norms
Government entrepreneurship programs
Physical infrastructure
GEM score for Chile, out of 9 possible points
2015-2016 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Ranking of Chile Across 9
Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions

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Of 9 Entrepreneurial framework conditions, Chile’s worst score is in
schools.
Source: GEM 2015/16 Global Report
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Entrepreneurship education at school stage
Internal market dynamics
R&D transfer
Entrepreneurial finance
Internal market burdens or entry regulation
Government policies: support and relevance
Commercial and legal infrastructure
Entrepreneurship education at post school stage
Government policies: taxes and bureaucracy
Cultural and social norms
Government entrepreneurship programs
Physical infrastructure
GEM score for Chile, out of 9 possible points
2015-2016 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Ranking of Chile Across 9
Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions
Entrepreneurship
education at school stage

10. What are the most effective methods of teaching
technical skills like computer science in Chile?

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My research will consist of three phases.
Phase Research Question Objectives
I
What skills are most needed in start-
ups?
II
How are these skills currently being
taught in schools?
III
What are the most effective methods
for teaching?
Quantify the skill gap in Chile.
Recruit education decision makers to revise the
curriculum to better prepare Chilean students for
technical careers

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The majority of my time will be devoted to studying teaching
methods.
Phase Research Question Timeline
I
What skills are most needed in start-ups?
II
How are these skills currently being taught in
schools?
III
What are the most effective methods for
teaching?
MONTHS
1 month
1 month
7 months

13. Phase I: Understanding the skill gap
WHAT SKILLS ARE MOST NEEDED IN CHILEAN START-UPS?

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What skills are most needed at Chilean start-ups?
§ I will employ two methods to holistically understand the
human capital needs of startups
§ Method I: Qualitative analysis
- Observe interviews
§ Method II: Quantitative analysis
- Survey human resource personnel
§ Objective: Understand the skills start-ups are
struggling to hire for
Start-ups in Valparaiso and Santiago
Objective: Understand the skills start-ups
are struggling to hire for

15. Phase II: Identify top-performing schools as candidates for a
controlled experiment on teaching methods
WHAT IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITHIN THE CHILEAN EDUCATION SYSTEM?

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I’ll analyze publicly available data from the Agencia de Calidad de la
Educación to identify top-performing schools
§ The data contains test performance, as well as
attributes like student to teacher ratio.
§ I’ll perform regression analysis to identify correlations
between school attributes and test performance
Objective: Select a short list of top-
performing schools to conduct further
research on computer science teaching
methods
Test scores of high schools in Concepción

17. Phase III: Case studies of top-performing schools
HOW CAN WE COST-EFFECTIVELY TEACH SKILLS LIKE COMPUTER SCIENCE?

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What are the most effective methods of teaching technical skills like
computer science throughout Chile?
§ I will conduct 10 case studies of high-performing
secondary schools
§ Method I: Qualitative observation
- Observe classrooms
- Interview teachers
- Objective: Explain high performance (Phase II)
§ Method II: Controlled experiment
- Teach control groups of students with a different lesson plan
- Test comprehension
Objective: Qualitatively explain high
performance (identified in Phase II)
Objective: Identify methods of teaching
technical skills (identified in Phase I) VALPARAISO, ATACAMA, LOS LAGOS REGIONS

19. Professor Castañeda and the University of Santiago, Chile

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Professor Castañeda will help connect me with education decision
makers
§ Professor Castañeda has contacts at the
Ministry of Education
§ I’ll audit graduate-level classes in computer
science at the University of Santiago, Chile
RESEARCH MENTOR
Objective: Understand the Chilean approach to
engineering
Objective: Influence education decision makers

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I plan to integrate with the community by organizing sporting events
for participating students

22. Publish and distribute my research findings online
Influence education decision makers to incorporate technical skills into the curriculum
I hope to expand upon the early success of Start-up Chile by closing the
gap between high school education and job attainment

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24. Questions?