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Exploring the Relationship Between Teachers’ Use of Technology During the Covid-19 Pandemic in India and Their Perspectives on Students’ Motivation to Learn (Working Paper No. 53)

Tailor, K., Hennessy, S., & Jordan, K. - 2023 - EdTech Hub

During the Covid-19 pandemic, a wealth of research emerged to quantify student learning and the accessibility of technology for learners. However, existing evidence highlights that access to technology did not equate to learning, yet few studies have investigated the underlying reasons behind this. As a correlating factor of learning achievement, this report investigates student motivation to learn, as perceived by teachers, and how this may have been influenced by their use of remote...

Developing sustainable and scalable educational initiatives is a key challenge in low-income countries where donor-funded short-term projects are limited by both contextual factors and programme design. In this concept paper we examine some of the issues related to in-service teacher development in the context of sub-Saharan Africa, grounded predominantly in our experiences of over 5 years of iteratively developing, refining and evaluating an intensive school-based professional learning...

Eight Reasons Why EdTech Doesn’t Scale: How sandboxes are designed to counter the issue [Position Paper]

Simpson, L., Carter, A., Rahman, A., & Plaut, D. - 2021 - EdTech Hub

The EdTech Hub’s sandbox approach offers implementers and decision makers a clear way to implement and scale only the most effective EdTech interventions. In this position paper we share our view on why EdTech isn’t scaling and how we see the sandboxes approach addressing them. Keywords: innovation; implementation; sandboxes; EdTech; scale; experimentation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org

Data can significantly improve decision-making and allow for prioritizing interventions to benefit the most vulnerable populations. That’s why the ministry of Education in Sierra Leone is working with Fab Inc. to develop a web-based data tool that helps estimate and prioritize where new schools are really needed.

School Leaders’ Preferences on School Location in Sierra Leone: An individual and school-level study [Technical Report]

Espinoza-Revollo, P., Ramirez, A., Atherton, P., & Mackintosh, A. - 2022 - EdTech Hub

Attracting qualified teachers to remote areas is a challenge in Sierra Leone. The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio in rural areas is 76:1, rising to 83:1 for schools located more than 15 km away from urban centres — well above the national target of 40:1. As equitable teacher deployment is crucial to ensure high-quality education, the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) aims to increase the deployment of qualified teachers to the most remote areas of the country. This paper describes a...

A Theory of Change for Teachers Towards a Technology-Enhanced Education System in Bangladesh (Working Paper No. 44)

Clark-Wilson, A., Ahmed, S., Kaye, T., & Zubairi, A. - 2022 - EdTech Hub

The second of a trilogy of Theories of Change (TOCs) that focuses on teachers as key agents of change in the development of an increasingly technology-enhanced education system in Bangladesh. The TOC was created following a period of desk research and in-country stakeholder workshops. It offers a theory for how teachers’ professional learning experiences will enable them to support learners in ways that take advantage of available technology. The TOC is a useful tool to support the design,...

Pakistan Digital Learning Landscape Analysis [Technical Report]

Zubairi, A., Khalayleh, A., Baloch, I., … Groeneveld, C. - 2022 - EdTech Hub

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a dramatic increase in the role educational technology (EdTech) plays in education delivery. As schools have closed worldwide, EdTech has played a critical role in keeping children learning. However, as the pandemic has persisted, the optimism around EdTech has plateaued. It has given way to fears that children who are using EdTech are not learning, and that the most marginalised children are falling further behind due to the emergence of a digital...

A Work Plan for Content Creation [Technical Guidance]

Groeneveld, C., Kibga, E., Proctor, J., & Kaye, T. - 2021 - EdTech Hub

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EdTech and COVID-19 response [Save Our Future] (Background Paper No. 3; #SaveOurFuture)

Haßler, B., Nicolai, S., McBurnie, C., … Kreimeia, A. - 2020 - Education Commission

This document is background paper 3 for the #SaveOurFuture campaign. The full paper and other working group papers are available here: https://saveourfuture.world/white-paper/. This document is also available as an EdTech Hub report, see https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/IA9PL99D

Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology. In this paper, we argue that it offers an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to analysing qualitative data. We outline what thematic analysis is, locating it in relation to other qualitative analytic methods that search for themes or patterns, and in relation to different epistemological and ontological positions. We then provide clear guidelines to those...

The Maldives and Sri Lanka: Question & Answer Session (EdTech Hub Helpdesk Response No. 18)

Adam, T., Kaye, T., & Haßler, B. - 2020 - EdTech Hub

EdTech Hub participated in a question and answer session in May 2020 for policymakers in The Maldives and Sri Lanka. The session focused on the challenges and issues in designing effective distance education programmes during the Covid-19 pandemic. This document provides answers to a list of 13 questions received from stakeholders.

A Theory of Change for Parents and Caregivers Towards a Technology-Enhanced Education System in Bangladesh (Working Paper No. 45)

Clark-Wilson, A., Bashir, A., Ahmed, S., … Otieno, J. - 2022 - EdTech Hub

The third of a trilogy of Theories of Change (TOCs) that focuses on parents and caregivers as key agents of change in the development of an increasingly technology-enhanced education system in Bangladesh. The TOC was created following a period of desk research and in-country stakeholder workshops. It offers a theory for how parents’ and caregivers’ experiences in diverse programmes and initiatives will enable them to support children to improved educational outcomes, and take advantage of...

What Should Ministries of Education Prioritise When Crafting Their Edtech Strategies? [Learning Brief]

Thinley, 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 priorities for governments and ministries of education when crafting EdTech Strategies. Interest in developing EdTech strategies related to operational targets and outcomes has increased over the past few years, especially in response to the learning disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence...

As GPE prepares to launch a new five-year strategic plan responding to partner countries’ demands for transformative change, GPE Board Member and Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education David Moinina Sengeh shares learnings from his first year of office on what transforming education means to the people of Sierra Leone.

This report was prepared by Bjöern Haßler for the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge, UK, with support from the Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF) Alliance on Assessment and Impact for Learning. This Alliance was co-chaired by Pauline Rose (REAL Centre, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) and Baela Raza Jamil (Idara-e-Taleem-o-Agahi, Pakistan) and included the following members: Emma Broadbent (The Varkey Foundation, United Kingdom),...

A methodologically sound systematic review is characterized by transparency, replicability, and a clear inclusion criterion. However, little attention has been paid to reporting the details of interrater reliability (IRR) when multiple coders are used to make decisions at various points in the screening and data extraction stages of a study. Prior research has mentioned the paucity of information on IRR including number of coders involved, at what stages and how IRR tests were conducted, and...

Sierra Leone Digital Learning Landscape Analysis: Developing the National Digital Learning Strategy (Helpdesk Response No. 175)

Waziri, N., Mufti, A., Ramesh Vasudevan, S., … Oyedele, O. - 2025 - EdTech Hub

In 2024, the World Bank submitted a request to EdTech Hub's Helpdesk to support the Government of Sierra Leone in developing a National Digital Learning Strategy. The Hub initiated the process with the creation of this digital learning landscape analysis. The report identifies achievements and progress to date, as well as key challenges and priority areas going forward. It is based on primary and secondary data collection methods, including key informant interviews, focus group discussions,...

Should we paint all classroom roofs white to improve learning in Tanzania? [Working Paper]

Proctor, J. - 2022

A growing literature base has developed from Global North contexts, showing a clear link between classroom temperature and student learning outcomes. However, very little evidence shows how this impact translates to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where average classroom temperatures are often high. The hypothesis for the research was that classroom temperatures in Tanzania are high and that a white-paint-cool-roof intervention would help mitigate these high temperatures. This...