Testing Digital Timer Tools to Support Early Grade Lesson Delivery

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Testing Digital Timer Tools to Support Early Grade Lesson Delivery
Abstract
This is the second in a series of evidence briefs, reporting on four A/B/n tests which explore different features to enhance digital personalised learning (DPL) tools. This brief investigates whether introducing a timer alongside digitised lesson plans impacts upon teachers’ lesson plan usage. The A/B test found that providing a timer did not influence how much time teachers spent on digitised lesson plans. While, on average, teachers in the timer group tended to spend less time on lesson plans for literacy and more for numeracy, this was not statistically significant. Recommendations for DPL providers and researchers are discussed, taking into account contextual factors. Keywords: low- and middle-income countries; digital personalised learning; pre-primary education; classroom-integrated implementation; timer; lesson plan An output of EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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2
Report Type
Evidence Brief
Institution
EdTech Hub
Date
2025
Language
en
Call Number
edtechhub.1047
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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DOI: 10.53832/edtechhub.1047 ZenodoArchiveID: 13117635 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 13117634
Citation
Sun, C., Daltry, R., Major, L., & Friedberg, A. (2025). Testing Digital Timer Tools to Support Early Grade Lesson Delivery (Evidence Brief No. 2). EdTech Hub. https://doi.org/10.53832/edtechhub.1047
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