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EdTech for Education in Emergencies: A Rapid Evidence Review

Barnes, K., Ramesh Vasudevan, S., & Flam, R. - 2025 - EdTech Hub

This Rapid Evidence Review (RER) provides a synthesis of recent evidence relating to the implementation of EdTech programmes, platforms, and devices in emergency contexts. The main aim of the review is to provide education decision-makers, funders, and implementers (among others) with a clear picture of ‘what works’ regarding EdTech in emergencies. Crucially, it also aims to create an understanding of the conditions necessary to ensure the effectiveness of these interventions. Accordingly,...

Remote Supervision Options for School Quality Assurance Officers: Recommendations for a cost-effective and rapid develop-and-test process

Beoku-Betts, I., Ampofo, R., & Haßler, B. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

The Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme II (SSEIP II) is a five-year programme funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) to improve learning outcomes for students at secondary level and to increase the enrolment, retention and well-being of girls and children with disabilities in school. Part of the programme includes exploring the use of different digital tools for School...

EdTech for Contexts of Forced Displacement: A Rapid Evidence Review

Barnes, K., & Katrin, L. - 2025 - EdTech Hub

This Rapid Evidence Review provides a synthesis of recent evidence relating to the implementation of EdTech programmes, platforms, and devices for learners in contexts of forced displacement. The main aim of the review is to provide education decision-makers, funders, and implementers (among others), with a clear picture of which interventions may be the most effective in these contexts and, crucially, which implementation decisions facilitate or hinder this effectiveness. We reviewed...

EdTech for Learners With Hearing and Visual Impairments: A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region [Rapid Evidence Review]

Zhao, A., Hinks, J., Thang, S., … D’Rozario, J. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

This publication is one part of a series of Rapid Evidence Reviews (RERs) that has been produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme. The programme aims to enhance foundational learning opportunities for all by breaking down barriers that hinder the educational achievements of girls and marginalised learners. The purpose of the RERs is to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of good...

EdTech for Out-of-School Children and Youth: A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region [Rapid Evidence Review]

Barnes, K., Mazari, H., Mitchell, J., … Thinley, S. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

This publication is one part of a series of Rapid Evidence Reviews (RERs) that has been produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme. The programme aims to enhance foundational learning opportunities for all by breaking down barriers that hinder the educational achievements of girls and marginalised learners. The purpose of the RERs is to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of good...

Effective Use of EdTech for Remedial Learning Programmes: Considerations for Mongolia (Helpdesk Response No. 27)

Upadhyay, A., Shoobridge, J., & Moss Coflan, C. - 2020 - EdTech Hub

This document was produced in response to a request from the World Bank Mongolia team to: 1. Outline the evidence of effective practices on remedial education generally. 2. Explore appropriate uses of EdTech to support remedial education. 3. Summarise the implications of these findings for Mongolia.

Rapid Evidence Review on Remote Teaching and Learning [Rapid Evidence Review]

Pacitto, J., Hayat, A., Hinks, J., … Rabi, A. - 2025 - EdTech Hub

This Rapid Evidence Review (RER) provides a synthesis of recent evidence relating to teaching practices and pedagogies for emergency remote learning. The main aim of this review is to provide education decision-makers, funders, and implementers (among others) with a clear understanding of the available global evidence on effective practices in teaching when students are educated remotely during emergencies, and to assess the relevance of this evidence for low- and middle-income contexts. The...

How Can Participatory Methods Centre Teachers Within Education Policy? [Learning Brief]

Koomar, S. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

This Learning Brief is part of the EdTech Hub Learning Brief Series, providing practical resources for people working to improve the use of technology in education. In this brief, we look at the potential for participatory methods to bring teachers closer to the decision-making table. Insights from those closest to the work shed light on the daily contextual realities that can determine the mechanisms for optimal success or failure of a programme. However, these voices are often neglected...

Using Education Technology to Support Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (EdTech Hub Helpdesk Response No. 4)

Coflan, C. M., & Kaye, T. - 2020 - EdTech Hub

This brief focuses on how policymakers can make decisions about EdTech to support learners with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) while offering policymakers the rationale and tools to move towards an inclusive approach. It also includes a detailed annex with descriptions, costs, availability, and examples of accessible and assistive technologies.

TCPD in Tanzania:  Phase 2 Round 1 Recommendations [Policy Brief]

Swai, C., Chachage, K., Koomar, S., … Simmons, H. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

The study reported here is for Phase 2 of the research project known as ‘The Impact of a Tech-Supported, School-Based Teacher Continuous Professional Development Model on Learning Outcomes in Tanzania’ and part of the global Empowering Teachers Initiative (ETI), which comprises 10 country projects. It is closely aligned with the implementation of ‘MEWAKA’ (Mafunzo Endelevu kwa Walimu Kazini) or Teacher continuous professional development (TCPD), and the Tanzania National TCPD implementation...

The Malawi National Numeracy Programme (NNP) was designed in 2020 in partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Education and Cambridge Education (Mott McDonald), funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Building on findings from a prior qualitative review of the NNP's programme components, EdTech Hub proposed a new phase of design-based implementation research (DBIR) to be undertaken in Term 2 of the 2022–2023 school year to refine the school-based teacher...

Using EdTech to Support Learning Remotely in the Early Years. Rapid Literature Review of Evidence from the Global Response to Covid-19. (Helpdesk Response No. 31)

Korin, A. - 2021 - EdTech Hub

An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org This topic brief examines the literature on technology-based, remote approaches to supporting learning in the early years for children from birth to age five, identifying promising practices for using EdTech in early childhood education (ECE) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It draws on the nurturing care framework, Principles for Digital Development, and effective pedagogical practices for ECE.

MEWAKA (Mafunzo Endelevu kwa Walimu Kazini, or Teacher Continuous Professional Development [TCPD]) is a landmark, school-based teacher professional development programme being implemented nationally by the Government of Tanzania, with the ultimate aim of raising learning outcomes in schools. EdTech Hub, Aga Khan University, and the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) are conducting research to iteratively enhance the MEWAKA implementation at primary school level and to understand the role...

This article explores the current status and future directions of mother-tongue-based multilingual education (MTB MLE) and the use of technology in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), focusing on the use of minoritised mother tongues. An initial literature review of available academic sources in multiple languages reveals a lack of evidence on the use of technology in MTB MLE across different countries, especially multilingual contexts with greater linguistic diversity. To understand...

To inform the development of Malawi's National Numeracy Programme (NNP), EdTech Hub worked with the Directorate of Quality Assurance Services (Malawi), Cambridge Education, and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to examine the NNP’s components during its extended pilot phase during the 2022–2023 school year, and explore how these might be refined to improve teaching and learning of mathematics in Malawi. In-depth qualitative research in four schools was undertaken to...