Interactive Radio Instruction: Twenty-Three Years of Improving Educational Quality

Resource type
Report
Author/contributor
Title
Interactive Radio Instruction: Twenty-Three Years of Improving Educational Quality
Abstract
Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) is the use of interactive lessons delivered through either radio broadcast or audiocassette. An "audio" teacher directs the lessons while classroom teachers serve as facilitators. IRI has been used in developing countries worldwide to improve the quality of education across a range of school subjects and to serve as a form of teacher development. Multiple studies of IRI consistently have shown high learning gains, decreased equity gaps, and cost-effectiveness. Twenty-three years after their initial launch, several major IRI projects continue to operate successfully. While over the years IRI has been updated in various ways, its basic structure and methodology remain largely unaltered. IRI continues to be used in projects around the world.
Report Number
19765
Series Title
Education and Technology Technical Notes Series
Institution
World Bank Group
Date
1997
Pages
18
Language
en
Library Catalogue
Zotero
Citation
Bosch, A. (1997). Interactive Radio Instruction: Twenty-Three Years of Improving Educational Quality (No. 19765; Education and Technology Technical Notes Series, p. 18). World Bank Group. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/321401468782370378/pdf/multi-page.pdf