TY - JOUR TI - Does technology improve reading outcomes? Comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ICT interventions for early grade reading in Kenya AU - Piper, Benjamin AU - Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons AU - Kwayumba, Dunston AU - Strigel, Carmen T2 - International Journal of Educational Development AB - Education policymakers are investing in information and communications technology (ICT) without a research base on how ICT improves outcomes. There is limited research on the effects of different types of ICT investments on outcomes. The Kenya Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) study implemented a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects and cost of three interventions – e-readers for students, tablets for teachers, and the base PRIMR program with tablets for instructional supervisors. The results show that the ICT investments do not improve literacy outcomes significantly more than the base non-ICT instructional program. Our findings show that cost considerations should be paramount in selecting ICT investments in the education sector. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016 DO - 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.03.006 DP - ScienceDirect VL - 49 SP - 204 EP - 214 J2 - International Journal of Educational Development LA - en SN - 0738-0593 ST - Does technology improve reading outcomes? UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738059316300293 Y2 - 2019/11/21/13:48:22 KW - Education policy KW - International education KW - Kenya KW - Literacy KW - Reading KW - Technology KW - __:import:01 KW - __:match:final KW - __:matched KW - __:study_id:2457283 KW - ___working_potential_duplicate KW - __finaldtb ER -