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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...

EdTech for Learners With Cognitive and Learning Disabilities: A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region [Rapid Evidence Review]

Mitchell, J., Thang, S., Zhao, A., … Afzal, N. - 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...

Summary: EdTech for Learners With Cognitive and Learning Disabilities - A Rapid Evidence Review for the Southeast Asian Region

Mitchell, J., Thang, S., Zhao, A., … Nimra, A. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

This document is a summary of a rapid evidence review on EdTech for Learners With Cognitive and Learning Disabilities produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme. The purpose of the RERs is to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of good practice in specific areas of EdTech in the Southeast Asian region. They are focused on topics which are particularly relevant to marginalised learners,...

Cohort Learning Handbook [Methodology publication]

Nicholson, B. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

The Cohort Learning Handbook captures EdTech Hub’s approach to building cohorts on its Evidence-Led Entrepreneurship Course. The course aims to help entrepreneurs adopt and utilise evidence to learn and to scale their products and services. The Handbook is for individuals and organisations who support EdTech entrepreneurs (e.g., accelerators, entrepreneurship programmes, and funders). Building a cohort supports entrepreneurs to learn quickly and more confidently as a result of learning with,...

How Can Decision-Makers Assess EdTech Interventions for Cost-Effectiveness to Enable Better Investments? [Learning Brief]

Plaut, D. - 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 how decision-makers should consider cost-effectiveness when contemplating investing in EdTech programmes. Cost-effectiveness is a critically important consideration for anyone planning investments in EdTech, but it is also a complex one, which requires understanding the total cost of an intervention and...

Working Towards Education Success Using Data: A review of Ghana’s journey towards improved learning outcomes using data [Country summaries and case studies]

Radford, K., & Ampofo, R. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

The sub-Saharan Africa region is trapped in a learning crisis with devastating implications for children. The Covid-19 pandemic further exacerbated the situation, with children losing an estimated equivalent of an additional year’s learning. Not addressing the regional learning crisis will have a detrimental impact on economic development and well-being and risks restricting future national and regional economic growth and productivity and fuelling social unrest. Education research has shown...

Evidence Coaching Handbook [Methodology publication]

Rahman, A. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

This handbook captures EdTech Hub's approach to providing evidence coaching on the EdTech Hub Evidence-Led Entrepreneurship Course. Individuals and organisations who support EdTech entrepreneurs to scale their products impactfully (e.g., accelerators, entrepreneurship programmes, funders) can all provide evidence coaching to entrepreneurs. This Handbook is for anyone working within an EdTech startup, or an entrepreneur who wants to better apply evidence to key decisions. By sharing EdTech...

EdTech in Nigeria: A Rapid Scan. An overview of EdTech policies and interventions in Nigeria with a focus on northern Nigeria (Helpdesk Response No. 188)

Ramesh Vasudevan, S., & Oyedele, O. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

Commissioned as a Helpdesk request from the FCDO-funded Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) project, this EdTech Hub rapid scan provides an overview of the EdTech landscape in Nigeria. Given the PLANE programme’s focus on northern Nigeria, this rapid scan also assesses state-level policies and infrastructural challenges in three northern Nigerian states — Jigawa, Kaduna, and Kano. Furthermore, this rapid scan builds on the evidence presented in the previous EdTech Hub rapid...

EdTech in Malawi: A Rapid Scan

Rui, Y. (Tingting) - 2024 - EdTech Hub

EdTech Hub country scans explore factors that enable and hinder the use of technology in education. These include policies, government leadership, private-sector partnerships, and digital infrastructure for education. The scans are intended to be comprehensive but not exhaustive. Nonetheless, we hope they will serve as a useful starting point for more in-depth discussions about opportunities and barriers in EdTech in specific countries, in this case, Malawi. Keywords: Malawi, EdTech, Policy,...

EdTech in Cambodia: A Rapid Scan

Thinley, S., Hayat, A., Thang, S., & Mazari, H. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

EdTech Hub country scans explore factors that enable and hinder the use of technology in education. These include policies, government leadership, private-sector partnerships, and digital infrastructure for education. The scans are intended to be comprehensive but are by no means exhaustive; nonetheless, we hope they will serve as a useful starting point for more in-depth discussions about opportunities and barriers in EdTech in specific countries, in this case, Cambodia. This report was...

Teachers are central to unlocking every learner's potential and achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 of inclusive, equitable and quality education for all. Regrettably, worldwide teacher shortages have been endangering the future of education. New data collected for the Global Report on Teachers indicates that 44 million additional teachers are needed to achieve universal primary and secondary education by 2030. Shortages are widespread, with sub-Saharan Africa needing 15 million more...

Data collection and visualisation tools in the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia [Helpdesk Response]

Vijil, A., El-Serafy, Y., Adam, T., & Haßler, B. - 2024 - EdTech Hub

This report provides a landscape analysis of available data collection and visualisation tools in the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Digital data collection has the potential to facilitate cost-effective, adaptable, timely and reliable data to inform decision-making. The value proposition of these tools, as opposed to paper-based data collection, is that they have the potential to save valuable time and resources, minimise errors, and facilitate the sharing of...

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...

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

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

This document is a summary of a rapid evidence review on EdTech for Learners With Hearing and Visual Impairments produced by EdTech Hub as part of the ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme. The purpose of the RERs is to provide education decision-makers with accessible, evidence-based summaries of good practice in specific areas of EdTech in the Southeast Asian region. They are focused on topics which are particularly relevant to marginalised learners, and...

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...

The current study is the third in a series of research studies, which aim to generate evidence that can support the MBSSE and TSC with their teacher allocation and deployment strategy. Our first study investigated teacher preferences for school choice and uncovered important considerations for teacher deployment. Following this, we investigated mobility patterns for teachers who are on the government payroll, and payroll teacher retention rates. The latter study helped us understand where...

TCPD in Tanzania: Design-Based Implementation Research Cycle 1 Recommendations Policy Brief [Policy Brief]

Koomar, S., Massam, W., Chachage, K., … Nkya, H. - 2023 - EdTech Hub

MEWAKA (Mafunzo Endelevu kwa Walimu Kazini, or teacher continuous professional development [TCPD]) is a landmark teacher professional development programme being implemented by the Government of Tanzania. The research project, 'The Impact of a Tech-Supported, School-Based TPD Model on Learning Outcomes in Tanzania, using Design-Based Implementation Research (DBIR)', closely aligns with the Tanzania National TCPD implementation plan, to evaluate the implementation of MEWAKA at school level....

Understanding Teacher School Choice Preferences: What Matters Most for Teacher Deployment in Sierra Leone?

2023 - EdTech Hub Preprint

This exploratory mixed-methods study investigates the factors that shape where teachers want to work in Sierra Leone. We identify five dominant factors: monetary incentives, school conditions, opportunities for professional development and support, school location, and relationships with the school and the community. Importantly, these factors combine to push and pull teachers to different locations. Moreover, the factors interact with individual teacher characteristics such as gender,...

Using Technology to Improve Education for Marginalised Girls: Lessons in implementation from the Girls’ Education Challenge [Preprint]

Anonymised for Peer Review Purposes - 2023 - EdTech Hub

This article presents the findings of an in-depth study on the implementation of six EdTech-supported projects within the UK Government Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)’s Girls’ Education Challenge portfolio, which aims to improve education for the world’s most marginalised girls. Using primary key informant interviews and secondary data from sampled projects, the study identifies the core components related to the implementation of EdTech within the sampled projects:...

Teacher Deployment in Sierra Leone: Lessons learnt and going forward [Policy briefing]

Beoku-Betts, I. - 2023 - EdTech Hub

This report provides an overview of the teacher deployment process in Sierra Leone prior to and including 2022. Through interviews with key stakeholders in the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), we look at lessons learnt from the deployment process and next steps for how teacher deployment can be implemented. Although there are a number of volunteer teachers in Sierra Leone, the TSC are aiming to increase the number of...