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Evaluation of educational interventions is necessary prior to wide-scale rollout. Yet very few rigorous studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of tablet-based interventions, especially in the early years and in developing countries. This study reports a randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a tablet intervention for supporting the development of early mathematical skills in primary school children in Malawi. A total sample of 318 children, spanning Standards...
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Sector learning refers to the processes and mechanisms in place at sector level to ensure that actors are capable of jointly reflecting on current service delivery and identifying problems, developing solutions, and spreading successes. Sector learning goes hand in hand with adaptive management, a structured process of translating learning into action.
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Durante a última década a presença de computadores em Cabo Verde tem aumentado consideravelmente, bem como as suas influências em sectores importante para o desenvolvimento do país. Há já algum tempo que conhecimentos académicos tradicionais não se fazem suficientes para garantir a produtividade se não forem, obrigatoriamente, complementados pelos domínios das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação. Este Trabalho de Investigação, estuda as condições e as contribuições do subsistema Ensino...
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Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) has become increasingly popular in the higher education literature, but there is significant variability in the current approaches to the conducting and reporting of HLM. The field currently lacks a general consensus around important issues such as the number of levels of analysis that are important to include and how much variance should be accounted for at each level in order for the HLM analysis to have practical significance (Dedrick et al., Rev Educ...
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Girls in Kenya commonly face multiple barriers to school attendance. At the same time, mobile phone use is growing throughout the country, and particularly in urban centres including Nairobi. As this technology spreads, the possibility increases of people using mobile phones for their own development purposes, including for education and learning. This article examines mobile phone use by girls at one secondary school in Nairobi, and in particular their attempts to mediate interrupted school attendance using this technology.
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This strategy document was developed by the Education Department Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) with the financial assistance of EU and the Australian Government through a consultative process involving all key actors and stakeholders in Education. AKF(Pak), AKU-IED PDCN and AKESP provided technical assistance in developing and reviewing the strategy.
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This article presents the perspectives of science and mathematics teachers on their use of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and learning in Tanzania. The findings show that few teachers used computers for teaching and learning purposes while majority of them used computers for administrative purposes. Additionally, teachers were found to have limited confidence in using technology to facilitate specific concepts or skills, to support creativity, and to support...
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