How to Ensure Compliance With Policies and Procedures - Strickland, Dale (CurrentWare, 2020)
Once your AUP is written, you need to enforce it. Follow these tips to maximize the enforcement of your acceptable use policy.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:HFZUYR6Q 2405685:X6XUSMV7

Remote Learning: Rapid Evidence Assessment - Education Endowment Foundation (Education Endowment Foundation, 2020)
This rapid evidence assessment aimed to investigate methods that schools could use to support remote learning during school closures caused by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). The review sought to find the best evidence behind the wide array of approaches that schools might choose to use during the crisis. The review systematically searched for/through existing meta-analyses and systematic reviews to find the best evidence for a wide range of approaches. In addition to the direct teaching of pupils online by teachers, the review also found evidence for approaches that pupils can use independently, including with technology that adapts the content of tasks in order to provide additional challenge or support, educational games, and for approaches that support peer interaction. The review also examined blended learning approaches, which combine remote and classroom teaching. While these approaches may not be directly applicable during school closures, they were included in case there were useful lessons to be learned that were relevant to the current context of home learning. This report summarises the findings from 60 systematic reviews and meta-analyses answers under five key topic areas: - General remote teaching and learning - Blended learning - Computer-supported collaborative learning - Computer assisted instruction - Educational games Another crucial aspect of supporting pupil’s learning is parental engagement. Parental engagement approaches are beyond the scope of this review, but an existing EEF guidance report, Working with Parents to Support Children’s Learning (2019), and accompanying evidence review summarise the best available evidence for engaging parents in their children’s education. In each section, we have detailed the included reviews and listed Findings and implications drawn from the evidence. We have also highlighted case studies from projects funded by the Education Endowment Foundation in which similar approaches have been rigorously evaluated in English schools.
ZenodoArchiveID: 4477023 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4477023 2259720:VZ7YJUFN 2339240:85V26WNW 2339240:HGMUANP7 2339240:JIW4TDS5 2339240:VJ8WRVRV 2405685:8ASGAE9Q 2405685:GPMMTF99 2405685:HCC97T3B 2405685:LW2NDPNQ 2405685:V3SZZR28
Keywords: Methods; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _L:English UXZJW5DR; _MELA_seen; _T:E:Primary education QIVZD2B2; _T:E:Secondary education JS5BG2RE; _T:F:Online and distance teaching and learning A32ARSFK; _cover:other:ok; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

Overview of emerging country-level response to providing educational continuity under COVID-19: What’s working? What isn’t? - Joynes, Chris; Gibbs, Emma; Sims, Kate (2020)
ZenodoArchiveID: 4706062 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4706062 2339240:IB8GIAAB 2339240:VEARRJJL 2339240:XRVLW2AX 2405685:BR48DF69 2405685:IPAT355N 2405685:SDTIZDHS
Keywords: COV:COVID and reopening of schools; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:other:ok; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; ⛔ No DOI found

Best practice in pedagogy for remote teaching - McAleavy, Tony; Gorgen, Kristine (EdTech Hub, 2020)
ZenodoArchiveID: 4705039 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4705039 2339240:DYB6DZ4Z 2405685:CKA82YZA 2405685:T4MVFPEL 2405685:X4GWSACH
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:other:ok; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; ⛔ No DOI found

Using Interactive Radio Instruction to Mitigate the Educational Impact of Covid-19: A curated resource list - McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) is a distance education tool that enables educators to use radio broadcasts to direct active learning in the home. This curated list of resources aims to inform and support the use of IRI to mitigate the educational impact of Covid-19.
previousshortDOI: 10/ghgng5 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3762228 EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:QQWNSYJR EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:QQWNSYJR shortDOI: 10/ghgng5 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3762228 10.53832/edtechhub.0022 10/ghgng5 2129771:QQWNSYJR 2339240:45F2G56T 2405685:3MKIMX34 2405685:A3T2DQ4D 2405685:WB97BS9V
Keywords: COV:COVID and reopening of schools; F: Helpdesk response; H:Radio; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _GS:not_indexed; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _r:CopiedFromEvLib; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Learning through television in low-income contexts: mitigating the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) - Watson, Joe (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This is part of our coronavirus (COVID-19) and EdTech series. Written by Joe Watson, research assistant at the University of Cambridge One of the many consequences of COVID-19 is that more than a billion caregivers will soon face the stark (and often scary) realisation that they must become their children’s teachers. This will be particularly difficult in low-income contexts where…
Library Catalog: edtechhub.org KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707800 2339240:ELSHST8I 2339240:NH74Q4D5 2339240:SEDLSMKA 2339240:SRTNHXEM 2339240:ZL8JVQGI 2405685:54S7693K 2405685:BGP7GCNU 2405685:DLE5F2DK 2405685:FF93KYQR 2405685:LA5D6QFR 2405685:PCDTZ7S3 2405685:PD7SX3IX 2405685:SS7E2HN4 2405685:VCLDWRIS 4803016:U4W8F4AZ BGP7GCNU SEDLSMKA
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; ___working_potential_duplicate; _zenodoETH

Five things to think about for out-of-school learning during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This is part of our coronavirus (COVID-19) and EdTech series. Today, over a billion learners are affected by closures due to coronavirus (COVID-19). In these unprecedented times we’re committed to playing our role in supporting countries to provide continued education for all learners. Over the coming weeks and months, we’ll be sharing insights and resources about how educational technology (EdTech)…
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707798 2405685:GGVB5UAV
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

“Nudge Unit” - Institute for Government (Institute for Government, 2020)
The Behavioural Insights team, popularly known as the ‘Nudge Unit’, is playing a big role in helping the government formulate its response to coronavi
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:WKGMIW59 2405685:YAQVRAQK

Using Education Technology to Support Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - Coflan, Caitlin Moss; Kaye, Thomas (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This brief focuses on how policymakers can make decisions about EdTech to support learners with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) while offering policymakers the rationale and tools to move towards an inclusive approach. It also includes a detailed annex with descriptions, costs, availability, and examples of accessible and assistive technologies.
ZenodoArchiveID: 3744581 previousshortDOI: 10/ghgng7 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3744581 EdTechHub.Source: 2405685:2WY8H4WW EdTechHub.Source: <this> shortDOI: 10/ghgng7 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/ZENODO.3744581 10.5281/zenodo.3744581 10.53832/edtechhub.0021 10/ghgng7 2129771:QEIBUIQH 2339240:3NRFPYGI 2339240:TK94XQR9 2339240:XJRI6FW3 2339240:Y635S3D4 2339240:Z7XXM8CG 2339240:ZZ8ISXSK 2405685:2WY8H4WW 2405685:6FFSC2Z8 2405685:DI4SGTPH 2405685:FLHI5BHC 2405685:FVE6PDBB 2405685:GG9HHSDL 2405685:PXAIRTEK 2405685:RLBPSG29
Keywords: F: Helpdesk response; L:Special education needs and disabilities (SEND); LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _GS:indexed; _MELA_seen; ___working_potential_duplicate; _cover:v1; _r:CopiedFromEvLib; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-dode

Education: From disruption to recovery - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2020)
A record number of children and youth are not attending school because of closures mandated by governments in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Library Catalog: en.unesco.org KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:4V4S68C2 2339240:D73PGJ2S 2339240:IFLGAKPY 2339240:LJI969V8 2339240:LPZ8IFR3 2339240:NVX8JT95 2339240:XM794Y6N 2339240:ZPPHRZLV 2405685:7D8S87FK 2405685:88X7NTNG 2405685:AM4LIP3K 2405685:DCY79GK8 2405685:HMY9IGAW 2405685:JBQH4NSZ 2405685:NJUUYNJJ 2405685:WBIE66RX
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

An inclusive approach to searching for evidence on EdTech in low- and middle- income countries - Brugha, Meaghan (EdTech Hub, 2020)
A blog post by Meaghan Brugha and Katy Jordan. A searchable database The EdTech Hub has undertaken a large-scale search for publications on technology use in education in low- and middle- income countries. During this process, we created an internal research database. This is searchable through the use of a variety of filters, such as …
EdTechHub.Source: <this> EdTechHub.Source: 2405685:BGLPB3AG KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3911079 2129771:86J5A5RJ 2405685:6TX2RFBC 2405685:BGLPB3AG
Keywords: F:Blog post; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoODE

Developing Theory Through Integrating Human and Machine Pattern Recognition - Lindberg, Aron (Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.17705/1jais.00593 2405685:HHW46K4J 2486141:4VVTVLXD
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

Computational Grounded Theory: A Methodological Framework - Nelson, Laura K. (Sociological Methods & Research, 2020)
This article proposes a three-step methodological framework called computational grounded theory, which combines expert human knowledge and hermeneutic skills with the processing power and pattern recognition of computers, producing a more methodologically rigorous but interpretive approach to content analysis. The first, pattern detection step, involves inductive computational exploration of text, using techniques such as unsupervised machine learning and word scores to help researchers to see novel patterns in their data. The second, pattern refinement step, returns to an interpretive engagement with the data through qualitative deep reading or further exploration of the data. The third, pattern confirmation step, assesses the inductively identified patterns using further computational and natural language processing techniques. The result is an efficient, rigorous, and fully reproducible computational grounded theory. This framework can be applied to any qualitative text as data, including transcribed speeches, interviews, open-ended survey data, or ethnographic field notes, and can address many potential research questions.
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/0049124117729703 2405685:IQFAV8I9 2486141:G3BE6P2T 2486141:WP4ANB2D
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

Sandboxes: Testing the strategy in Malawi - Carter, Alice (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Written by Alice Carter This is the second in this series about our sandboxes. If you haven’t already, read about our approach to experimentation. Across the Hub, we’re proponents of using our tools and approaches on our own thinking. For innovation, that meant testing the assumptions we were making about how and if the sandboxes …
Library Catalog: edtechhub.org Section: general KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:785EE55K
Keywords: C:Malawi; F:Sandbox; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Teacher professional development and coaching in low-income countries: Overarching considerations for the use of technology - Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This working paper forms part of a set of three working papers that consider teacher professional development and coaching in low-income countries. This second paper offers a wider perspective with some overarching considerations.
ZenodoArchiveID: 3631748 previousshortDOI: 10/ghgngh previousshortDOI: 10/ghgngh previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3631748 previousshortDOI: 10/ghgngh EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:UEUAKMXJ EdTechHub.ThisIsNot: 2339240:94ZP3EK4 shortDOI: 10/ghgngh KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3631748 10.53832/edtechhub.0012 10/ghgngh 2129771:UEUAKMXJ 2339240:94ZP3EK4 2339240:E62J77SP 2339240:MM2SDXUM 2339240:S4UAH7Q3 2405685:3AV6MSKJ 2405685:DQWJLRN5 2405685:H9W2X3KM
Keywords: C:Low-income countries; E:Pedagogy; E:Teacher education (pre-service and in-service); F: Helpdesk response; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; ___working_potential_duplicate; _cover:v1; _yl:n; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Teacher professional development and coaching in low-income countries: Practical considerations for the use of technology. - Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This working paper forms part of a set of three working papers that consider teacher professional development and coaching in low-income countries. This third paper offers a range of practical considerations.
previousshortDOI: 10/ghgngk previousshortDOI: 10/ghgngk previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3631750 previousshortDOI: 10/ghgngk EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:5EWDQDIA EdTechHub.ThisIsNot: 2339240:94ZP3EK4 shortDOI: 10/ghgngk KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3631750 10.53832/edtechhub.0013 10/ghgngk 2129771:5EWDQDIA 2339240:4KQKED7R 2339240:94ZP3EK4 2405685:978RP7D4 2405685:VM6NXYF3
Keywords: E:Pedagogy; E:Teacher education (pre-service and in-service); F: Helpdesk response; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _yl:o; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Teacher professional development and coaching in low-income countries: An evidence-informed conversation - Haßler, Björn; Moss, Caitlin (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This working paper forms part of a set of three working papers that consider teacher professional development and coaching in low-income countries. This first paper offers a broad overview.
previousshortDOI: 10/ghgngg previousshortDOI: 10/ghgngg previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3631746 previousshortDOI: 10/ghgngg EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:EHFUXJQC EdTechHub.ThisIsNot: 2339240:94ZP3EK4 shortDOI: 10/ghgngg KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3631746 10.53832/edtechhub.0011 10/ghgngg 2129771:EHFUXJQC 2129771:YHNWVMB3 2339240:94ZP3EK4 2339240:FIDI5TC2 2405685:39DIRNE9 2405685:HH3QKBIF 2405685:I3BV48CX 2405685:ITL9PIC3 2405685:K8BSWYFM 2405685:KF9F48ID 2405685:N68MMAPR 2405685:P5Y5GMFN 2405685:SC5NHA65 2486141:TAY7LNB6
Keywords: E:Pedagogy; E:Teacher education (pre-service and in-service); F: Helpdesk response; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _yl:m; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Problem Analysis. A Global Public Good produced by the EdTech Hub (https://EdTechhub.org, #EdTechHub). - Hennessy, Sara; Jordan, Katy; Haßler, Björn; Hollow, David; Brugha, Meaghan; Jamieson Eberhardt, Molly; Sabates, Ricardo (EdTech Hub, 2020)
An output by the EdTech Hub - #EdTechHub, https://edtechhub.org
EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:9VXUZISD EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:ADGISTZU EdTechHub.ThisIsNot: 2339240:2387P995 2339240:8RA9UD7W shortDOI: 10/ghgnfz KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3352007 10/ghgnfz 2129771:56GZ7UBP 2129771:9VXUZISD 2129771:ADGISTZU 2129771:GYTVIZJV 2129771:MBZLFNDM 2339240:2387P995 2339240:65KP6SVQ 2339240:6FUA4SDV 2339240:85SBE7SC 2339240:8RA9UD7W 2339240:IXIRDBKK 2339240:STPRNPV3 2405685:BBQI3VSA 2405685:CMRISZHV 2405685:F6UAIKKN 2405685:QJTH2UXC 2405685:R88UVQZ7 503888:7EH7BANW 503888:PI9FLM7C
Keywords: LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Sandboxes: My experience participating in the sandbox alpha - Kumasewera, Pilirani (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This is the third in this series about our sandboxes. If you haven’t already, read about our approach to experimentation and how we tested our sandbox strategy out in Malawi.
Library Catalog: edtechhub.org Section: general KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:CE3XH7JY
Keywords: F:Sandbox; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Tablet-based Learning for Foundational Literacy and Math: An 8-month RCT in Malawi - Levesque, Karen; Bardack, Sarah; Chigeda, Antonie (2020)
Our 8-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) in government primary schools in Malawi shows significant positive effects for learners in overall literacy and in key early math skills, with similarly positive results for both girls and boys.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:2MD5BSLB 2405685:2MMJYNCA

Sandboxes: our approach to systemic experimentation - Simpson, Lea (EdTech Hub, 2020)
What’s a sandbox you ask? First in the series, this blog explains what you need to know about the Hub’s approach to experimentation and innovation.
Library Catalog: edtechhub.org Section: general KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:N8IVIWTD 2339240:UM8QDJVD 2405685:EU5H44PP 2405685:T22QNFKK 2405685:XZLUI8BE
Keywords: F:Sandbox; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; ___working_potential_duplicate; _zenodoETH

15 EdTech research papers that we share all the time - Moss, Caitlin (EdTech Hub, 2020)
We hope you saw our recent blog post responding to questions we often get about interesting large-scale EdTech initiatives. Another question we are often asked is: “What EdTech research should I know about?” As Sara’s blog post explains, one of the Hub’s core spheres of work is research, so we ourselves are very interested in […]
Library Catalog: edtechhub.org Section: general shortDOI: 10/ghgk6c KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3690149 10/ghgk6c 2339240:6LUYX6ZR 2339240:AS8A9UGV 2405685:CV2HG6CJ 2405685:FI72KCVG 2405685:JTA347FP 2405685:N2YMVN4S 2405685:TEVH3TNS
Keywords: F:Blog post; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

18 large-scale EdTech initiatives on our radar in 2020 - Moss, Caitlin (EdTech Hub, 2020)
During the EdTech Hub’s inception phase so far, one question we hear a lot is: “What interesting or notable EdTech initiatives are you seeing?” Another question usually follows: “Which ones are reaching scale?” This week we have joined the global education community in London for the Education World Forum and BETT meetings. This is a […]
Library Catalog: edtechhub.org Section: general KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:35E4A2TD 2339240:4LGNB3A8 2339240:AA5FSXJC 2339240:RYJUP2SP 2405685:ATRDA7GD 2405685:BYEPNBQB 2405685:CLFVRHB5 2405685:EIZKB3Q4 2405685:QCXEVZTI 2405685:VMYU87NN 2405685:WWNJCJVG 2405685:ZFJGNIZJ 4656463:7UTAZK7R
Keywords: F:Blog post; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Error rates of human reviewers during abstract screening in systematic reviews - Wang, Zhen; Nayfeh, Tarek; Tetzlaff, Jennifer; O’Blenis, Peter; Murad, Mohammad Hassan (PLOS ONE, 2020)
Background Automated approaches to improve the efficiency of systematic reviews are greatly needed. When testing any of these approaches, the criterion standard of comparison (gold standard) is usually human reviewers. Yet, human reviewers make errors in inclusion and exclusion of references. Objectives To determine citation false inclusion and false exclusion rates during abstract screening by pairs of independent reviewers. These rates can help in designing, testing and implementing automated approaches. Methods We identified all systematic reviews conducted between 2010 and 2017 by an evidence-based practice center in the United States. Eligible reviews had to follow standard systematic review procedures with dual independent screening of abstracts and full texts, in which citation inclusion by one reviewer prompted automatic inclusion through the next level of screening. Disagreements between reviewers during full text screening were reconciled via consensus or arbitration by a third reviewer. A false inclusion or exclusion was defined as a decision made by a single reviewer that was inconsistent with the final included list of studies. Results We analyzed a total of 139,467 citations that underwent 329,332 inclusion and exclusion decisions from 86 unique reviewers. The final systematic reviews included 5.48% of the potential references identified through bibliographic database search (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.38% to 8.58%). After abstract screening, the total error rate (false inclusion and false exclusion) was 10.76% (95% CI: 7.43% to 14.09%). Conclusions This study suggests important false inclusion and exclusion rates by human reviewers. When deciding the validity of a future automated study selection algorithm, it is important to keep in mind that the gold standard is not perfect and that achieving error rates similar to humans may be adequate and can save resources and time.
Publisher: Public Library of Science KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227742 2405685:VUCXTFY8 2486141:3E2S7D8J 2486141:VT9P82V4
Keywords: Automation; Cardiovascular medicine; Citation analysis; Database searching; Health screening; Mental health and psychiatry; Primary care; Systematic reviews

Software tools to support title and abstract screening for systematic reviews in healthcare: an evaluation - Harrison, Hannah; Griffin, Simon J.; Kuhn, Isla; Usher-Smith, Juliet A. (BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020)
Systematic reviews are vital to the pursuit of evidence-based medicine within healthcare. Screening titles and abstracts (T&Ab) for inclusion in a systematic review is an intensive, and often collaborative, step. The use of appropriate tools is therefore important. In this study, we identified and evaluated the usability of software tools that support T&Ab screening for systematic reviews within healthcare research.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s12874-020-0897-3 2405685:DXHLMQY6 2486141:WH85XWT8 2486141:Z5HN3IS3
Keywords: Feature analysis; Screening; Software tools; Systematic reviews; Title and abstract; _Added-ailr-2024

Summarised Findings from the EdTech Hub Helpdesk - Chuang, Rachel; Moss Coflan, Caitlin (EdTech Hub, 2020)
As of December 2020, EdTech Hub’s Helpdesk has been active for nine months, responding to over 60 requests supporting decision-making on education technology. This document summarises our responses to six commonly asked questions across the topics of reaching marginalised learners, supporting teachers, and using EdTech to mitigate learning loss.
previousDOI: ​10.5281/zenodo.4299931 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4299931 10.5281/zenodo.4768560 2339240:CYPLQHH4 2405685:C49UMTX2 2405685:CWRFU9K9
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _GS:not_indexed; _MELA_seen; _cover:image; _r:CopiedFromEvLib; _zenodoETH; _zenodoETH:submitted

Unlocking data to tell the story of education in Africa: webinar summary & synthesis - Adam, Taskeen; Agyapong, Samuel; Asare, Samuel; Heady, Lucy; Wairimu, Wacharia; Mjomba, Renaldah; Mugo, John; Mukiria, Faith; Munday, Gemma (Zenodo, 2020)
[No description available.]
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/ZENODO.4279156 10.5281/zenodo.4279156 2129771:XYEJSVYW 2339240:EETQSD8S 2339240:HZTGKNN9 2405685:6KDDB8UA 2405685:MS5GH9KJ 2405685:S9MFQ8KB
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _GS:not_indexed; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Unlocking data to tell the story of education in Africa: webinar summary & synthesis - Adam, Taskeen; Agyapong, Samuel; Asare, Samuel; Heady, Lucy; Wairimu, Wacharia; Mjomba, Renaldah; Mugo, John; Mukiria, Faith; Munday, Gemma (Zenodo, 2020)
[No description available.]
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:59XYS4NB 2405685:2W6A2G3H
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _GS:not_indexed; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Education during the COVID-19 crisis: Opportunities and constraints of using EdTech in low-income countries (EdTech Hub, 2020)
During this time of crisis, education will not be business-as-usual, and EdTech alone cannot close the learning gap. It will be dedicated teachers and resilient educators who will ensure learning doesn’t stop — but they could be helped by the right EdTech tools.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707786 2405685:8JSCGYMM 2405685:P3KEJIPR
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Rapid‌ ‌Evidence‌ ‌Review:‌ ‌Accelerated‌ ‌Learning‌ ‌and‌ ‌EdTech‌ (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Rapid‌ ‌Evidence‌ ‌Review:‌ ‌Accelerated‌ ‌Learning‌ ‌and‌ ‌EdTech‌ Download report (PDF) Key Findings Accelerated learning programmes focus on speeding up learning. They commonly do so by focusing on cognitive development, social and emotional learning, interactive pedagogy and community support. These programmes further commonly use diagnostic needs assessment and flexible approaches to education, to help children to catch up on missed learning.…
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707794 2405685:QURIACXM 2405685:U53B2E7E
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Rapid Evidence Review: Girls' Education and EdTech (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Full PDF Download Key Findings Access to technology has shown to be often disproportionately more empowering for girls relative to boys, with wider benefits which expand beyond formal education. Most studies suggest there is a significant existing gender digital divide: cultural bias and gendered assumptions about girls’ competence and enjoyment of technology, and the benefits […]
Library Catalog: edtechhub.org KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707796 2405685:WS22AEWL
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Conseils pour l’introduction de la technologie en classe Liste de sources annotée - Allier-Gagneur, Zoé; Lwamba, Etienne (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Cette liste de sources annotée a pour but d’informer la prise de décisions des acteurs du domaine de l’éducation concernant l’introduction de technologies en classe dans les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire. Cette liste est une introduction qui expose de façon informelle certains des conseils généraux que prodiguent souvent les experts de l’EdTech Hub.
ZenodoArchiveID: 3952001 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3952001 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3952001 10.53832/edtechhub.0024 2339240:6H2ZA568 2405685:HDRVT5N4 2405685:PA2H8NGA
Keywords: F: Helpdesk response; LP: French; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

Stemming learning loss during the pandemic: A rapid randomized trial of a low-tech intervention in Botswana - Angrist, Noam; Bergman, Peter; Brewster, Caton; Matsheng, Moitshepi (2020)
The COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools for over 1.6 billion children, with potentially longterm consequences. This paper provides some of the first experimental evidence on strategies to minimize the fallout of the pandemic on education outcomes. We evaluate two low-technology interventions to substitute schooling during this period: SMS text messages and direct phone calls. We conduct a rapid trial in Botswana to inform real-time policy responses collecting data at fourto six-week intervals. We present results from the first wave. We find early evidence that both interventions result in cost-effective learning gains of 0.16 to 0.29 standard deviations. This translates to a reduction in innumeracy of up to 52 percent. We show these results broadly hold with a series of robustness tests that account for differential attrition. We find increased parental engagement in their child’s education and more accurate parent perceptions of their child’s learning. In a second wave of the trial, we provide targeted instruction, customizing text messages to the child's learning level using data from the first wave. The low-tech interventions tested have immediate policy relevance and could have long-run implications for the role of technology and parents as substitutes or complements to the traditional education system.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:2WJEWLAA 2405685:VDBNW37T

EdTech Initiatives Focused on Classrooms and Teachers: A Curated List for Rwanda - Chuang, Rachel; Koomar, Saalim (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This document was produced in response to a request from the FCDO Rwanda team for a curated list of EdTech initiatives related to the following focus areas: 1. Classroom software 2. Teacher education 3. School administration.
ZenodoArchiveID: 4762316 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4050155 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/ZENODO.4762316 10.5281/zenodo.3990369 10.5281/zenodo.4050155 10.5281/zenodo.4762316 10/ghgk62 2339240:86AAWUD3 2339240:BMRM6MNQ 2339240:RYU57YK3 2405685:BMDY65UF 2405685:CHX3W9RE 2405685:WGYWI78R
Keywords: F: Helpdesk response; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; _zenodoETH:submitted

Sectors - Commonwealth Network (Commonwealth of Nations, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:78A99CPJ 2405685:G3PJPAXV

Accelerated Learning and EdTech: A Rapid Evidence Review - Damani, Kalifa (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This Rapid Evidence Review (RER) provides an overview of the existing literature on the use of accelerated learning in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with a focus on how EdTech might best be utilised for accelerated learning. It begins with a broad discussion of the components of accelerated learning, followed by a more focused discussion on how accelerated learning has been used to enhance learning outcomes for marginalised groups in LMICs. An exploration of how EdTech can be utilised for accelerated learning is then presented.
ZenodoArchiveID: 4556941 Note: This item replaced a previous version with DOI 10.5281/zenodo.4071441. PreviousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4071441 PreviousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4477135 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/ZENODO.4556941 10.5281/zenodo.4071441 10.5281/zenodo.4477135 10.5281/zenodo.4556941 2339240:785U4JZJ 2339240:9MZRHWYE 2339240:TQLWMAIZ 2405685:9BWHLEWZ 2405685:I4UFGAQA 2405685:JV5JCGN3 2405685:XNYSHYYD
Keywords: L:Gender and education; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _P:Evidence review VCMFM9ZD; _cover:v2; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; ⛔ No DOI found

Position paper: EdTech for learners (internal working paper). - Damani, Kalifa; Francis, Gill; McIntyre, Nora; Major, Louis; Hollow, David (EdTech Hub, 2020)
ZenodoArchiveID: 5652078 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.5652078 2339240:FIEKAQG2 2339240:FZHSJ3WP 2405685:RAGXYQWJ
Keywords: _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _dont_post_PDF

Experimental Evidence on Alternative Policies to Increase Learning at Scale - Duflo, Annie; Kiessel, Jessica; Lucas, Adrienne (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3386/w27298 2405685:3SSITSBR

Call for ideas for EdTech responses to coronavirus (COVID-19) - EdTech Hub (EdTech Hub, 2020)
UPDATE: The call is now closed We’ve opened a sub-window in partnership with UNHCR for refugee related ideas that respond to COVID-19 school closures. Find full details here. Our call for ideas to respond to the learning emergency caused by COVID-19 school closures is now closed. We have been delighted and overwhelmed by the huge number […]
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707758 2405685:CZ9F7VZ2
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

EdTech Hub: Resources from other organisations - EdTech Hub (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Response efforts and collated resources Global Partnership for Education (GPE)’s response and resources INEE (Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies) collated resources organised by theme COVID-19 ICT4E resources from mEducation Alliance members UNESCO’s response to COVID-19 including information about distance learning tools and national platforms UNHCR’s guidance on distance learning World Bank resources to help […]
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707760 2339240:6Q943EP5 2405685:Y76SNV85
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Open educational resources - EdTech Hub (EdTech Hub, 2020)
As part of our COVID-19 response, the EdTech Hub is collecting and facilitating access to open educational resources (OER). Open educational resources are teaching, learning and research materials that are made freely available for anyone to access and re-use. These documents are currently stored on Google Drive (no sign-in required). We will add additional distribution […]
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707762 2405685:8HVQCGY9 2405685:XFLWPJ5R
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Somalia Interactive Radio Instruction Program - Education Development Center (EDC) (2020)
The Somali Interactive Radio Instruction Program (SIRIP) advances stabilization in Somalia by delivering education in a precarious situation and by giving children the capabilities they will need to actively participate in society.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:DHLUF4HU 2339240:JLI4JBIF 2405685:DEYIMTWC 2405685:GXF6PCDZ
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Zambia QUESTT IRI - Education Development Center, Inc. (Airbel Impact Lab, 2020)
As Zambia’s out-of-school orphan population soared to 800,000 in 2000, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported the creation of the Taonga Market Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) program to help the Zambian Ministry of Education provide those orphans and other vulnerable children with a quality education using IRI.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:53AKZDX7 2405685:R6B69K5W

The effect of Covid-19 on education in Africa and its implications for the use of technology - eLearning Africa; EdTech Hub (EdTech Hub, 2020)
ZenodoArchiveID: 4749652 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4018774 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4749652 2339240:B796SJQD 2339240:DI5RWJ4S 2405685:6MJNV8GC 2405685:TFLZLVTW
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:other:ok; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

Overview of emerging country-level response to providing educational continuity under COVID-19: Best practice in pedagogy for remote teaching - Gould, Briony (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Overview of emerging country-level response to providing educational continuity under COVID-19: Best practice in pedagogy for remote teaching Full Report PDF Download Scope of Report This report provides a rapid evidence summary of what is known about best practice in teaching when school students are educated by distance learning. It considers both theoretical concepts and empirical evidence relating to the…
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707768 2405685:37SUUB79 2405685:GWN8BWPM 2405685:K5NP3ZNE 2405685:L2HPYEFI
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

What are countries doing that already use remote learning extensively? What can we learn from them? - Gould, Briony (EdTech Hub, 2020)
What are countries doing that already use remote learning extensively? What can we learn from them? Full Report PDF Download Summary of report What’s on this page Summary of report Scope of study Key themes Scope of study This report provides a rapid evidence summary of the history, evolution, coverage, impact (successes and challenges) of remote learning in four countries…
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707772 2405685:34IM2QJE 2405685:Y2TV9NH8
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

What can be learnt from China’s recent experiences with Covid-19 and school closures that can inform other countries’ education technology-enabled responses? - Gould, Briony (EdTech Hub, 2020)
What can be learnt from China’s recent experiences with Covid-19 and school closures that can inform other countries’ education technology-enabled responses? Full Report PDF Download Summary of report What’s on this page Summary of report Scope of study Summary of findings China’s response to Covid-19 built on the distinctive foundations of its existing education political economy, in particular China appears…
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707776 2405685:GXS53XYJ 2405685:NAH5BIE5
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

The Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) - Government of Malawi; UNICEF (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:4N4VCSLX 2405685:FU7VWMA2

Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Adult and Non-Formal Education Statistics 2020 - Government of Tanzania, PO-RALG (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:RBNKN8L7 2405685:96IJHXRC

Deploying an e-Learning Environment in Zanzibar: A Short Guide - Groeneveld, Caspar; Kibga, Elia; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2020)
In April 2020, the MoEVT and the World Bank approached the EdTech Hub to explore the feasibility of implementing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The parties agreed on three deliverables to support this work. 1. A practical and actionable report analysing key factors to be considered in deploying an e-learning platform in Zanzibar. 2. A report documenting the process of sourcing appropriate digital content, aligning this content with the curriculum and populating the e-learning system accordingly. 3. An implementation plan to guide the deployment of an e-learning system in Zanzibar. This presentation deck is the third deliverable.
ZenodoArchiveID: 4706000 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4706000 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3971656 10.5281/zenodo.4706000 10.53832/edtechhub.0029 2129771:YZIID28Y 2339240:7P4VDPLY 2339240:WYT4QCIW 2405685:85C5HVC7 2405685:I86XXKMH
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Deploying an e-learning Environment in Zanzibar: Digital Content Curation - Groeneveld, Caspar; Kibga, Elia; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2020)
In April 2020, the Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) and the World Bank approached EdTech Hub (the Hub) to explore the feasibility of implementing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The MoEVT, the World Bank and the Hub agreed that the Hub would work with the MoEVT to develop the following 1. A practical and actionable report analysing key factors to be considered in deploying an e-learning platform in Zanzibar. 2. A report documenting the process of sourcing appropriate digital content, aligning this content with the curriculum and populating the e-learning system accordingly. 3. An implementation plan to guide the deployment of the e-learning system. This document addresses the second part of the request and is an elaboration of the digital content selection, curation, and adaptation process suggested in the first report. However, this document is a stand-alone piece that does not require familiarity with any of the other deliverables.
ZenodoArchiveID: 3966976 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3966976 2129771:XMGQ4JQJ 2339240:L5RLM582 2339240:R72E853W 2405685:T2W7MU3K 2405685:U49W6LTF 2405685:ZI8PHKCC
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _GS:not_indexed; _MELA_seen; ___working_potential_duplicate; _cover:v2; _r:CopiedFromEvLib; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

A scoping review of technology in education in LMICs - descriptive statistics and sample search results [internal document] - Haßler, Björn; McIntyre, Nora; Mitchell, Joel; Martin, Kevin; Nourie, Kristi; Damani, Kalifa; Kristi Nourie; Kalifa Damani (EdTech Hub, 2020)
EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:GYTVIZJV EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:MBZLFNDM EdTechHub.ThisIsNot: 2339240:2387P995 2339240:8RA9UD7W shortDOI: 10/ghgk6h KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3631588 10/ghgk6h 2129771:56GZ7UBP 2129771:9VXUZISD 2129771:ADGISTZU 2129771:GYTVIZJV 2129771:MBZLFNDM 2339240:2387P995 2339240:65KP6SVQ 2339240:6FUA4SDV 2339240:85SBE7SC 2339240:8RA9UD7W 2339240:IXIRDBKK 2339240:STPRNPV3 2405685:BBQI3VSA 2405685:CMRISZHV 2405685:F6UAIKKN 2405685:QJTH2UXC 2405685:R88UVQZ7 503888:7EH7BANW 503888:PI9FLM7C
Keywords: LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _yl:v; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

EdTech and COVID-19 response - Haßler, Björn; Nicolai, Susan; McBurnie, Chris; Jordan, Katy; Wilson, Sam; Kreimeia, Adam (The EdTech Hub, 2020)
This document is background paper 3 for the #SaveOurFuture campaign as an EdTech Hub report. The full paper and other working group papers are available here: https://saveourfuture.world/white-paper/. The evidence library entry for the background paper in original format is https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/SXDQAPB6.
ZenodoArchiveID: 5652040 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.5652040 2129771:NXT72X66 2129771:RZZI4WU9 2129771:XY56AEY8 2339240:BGZYE7EH 2339240:Q3INH4WN 2339240:V2JUHPPN 2405685:GI3IBRKA 2405685:IA9PL99D 2405685:P84UGFG8 2405685:QWFICPBX 2405685:SXDQAPB6 2405685:TSDUZKH9
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _cover:other:ok; _cover:v2; _yl:j; _yl:k; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode; ⛔ No DOI found

Position paper: Using EdTech to support teacher education and professional development in low- and middle-income countries (internal working paper). - Hennessy, Sara; Koomar, Saalim; Kreimeia, Adam (EdTech Hub, 2020)
ZenodoArchiveID: 5652080 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.5652080 2339240:VJNSF4EV 2339240:Z6ZIBS2B 2405685:6E2K4GGE
Keywords: _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _dont_post_PDF

Baseline Evaluation Report - IMC Worldwide; International Rescue Committee (IRC) (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:VW7X6QVP 2405685:BA9FG9NP

How broadband, digitization and ICT regulation impact the global economy Global econometric modelling - International Telecommunication Union (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:9DDP5SW6 2339240:M93SUBKT 2405685:46DEBCB8 2405685:QLWP8269
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Baseline Situational Analysis on Open Distance Learning (ODL) in Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States - Isaacs, Shafika; Mohee, Romeela (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:VAR65TK9 2405685:7G4LE65V
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Digital 2020: Global Digital Overview - Kemp, Simon (Datareportal, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:BXE5MMI9

Using EdTech to Support Effective Data Monitoring: A Curated Resource List. - Koomar, Saalim; Blest, Harriet (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This list curates resources on the use of EdTech to support the effective monitoring of educational outcomes, such as learning, reporting, and attendance. Resources shared are both tools and initiatives that can be adapted to support effective educational monitoring.
ZenodoArchiveID: 4762325 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4762325 PREV_DOI_NOT_ETH: 10.5281/zenodo.4091396 shortDOI: 10/ghgng6 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3407517 10.5281/zenodo.4762325 10/ghgng6 2339240:C9LP4Y2Z 2339240:EKNZDSVU 2339240:GMJF38V5 2339240:MZKWF23D 2339240:QJX4VXGR 2405685:7I4HVAV2 2405685:884LRL46 2405685:ANHT4I3J 2405685:FS4CMYUB 2405685:RV39YP9Q 2405685:WCYEVIJU 4656463:K7HMFX7H
Keywords: C:Mozambique; ES:Educational data; ES:Monitoring and evaluation; F: Helpdesk response; L:Low-level foundational skills; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; ___working_potential_duplicate; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; _zenodoETH:submitted

Open Educational Resources in Africa: A Curated Resource List - Koomar, Saalim; Jull, Stephen (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This curated list defines Open Rducational Resources (OER), offers background on open-source licensing, and provides a review of OER that can be used in the sub-Saharan African context.
ZenodoArchiveID: 5652135 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3906041 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3906041 10.5281/zenodo.5652135 2339240:546TH9C9 2339240:E5AXYSMF 2339240:RKVKV84H 2405685:4ER9WB55 2405685:7JSP4PFC 2405685:DMSLLEQV 2405685:HZ5X5A4W 2405685:V44Z75Z3 2405685:VVB3BRE5
Keywords: C: Ghana; F: Helpdesk response; H: Open resources; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; ___working_potential_duplicate; _cover:v3; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

Statement by Minister of Education, Hon. Agnes Nyalonje, on Re-Opening of Schools, Colleges, Universities and International Schools on 27 August, 2020 in Lilongwe | United Nations in Malawi - Malawi Minister of Education (2020)
I have called for this press briefing to announce to the nation that Schools, Colleges, Universities and International Schools will re-open on 7th Sept 2020
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:N4W98RSH 2405685:2YPQERK7

National education sector investment plan 2020-2030 - Malawi Ministry of Education (Government of Malawi, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:6CF6ZTGI 2405685:UTJ8A7W5

Overview of emerging country-level response to providing continuity under COVID-19 What steps are being taken to reach the most disadvantaged students during the period of Covid-19 school closure? - McAleavy, Tony; Joynes, Chris; Gibbs, Emma; Sims, Kate (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Summary of report Scope of study This report provides a rapid summary of country-level responses to the management of school closures in 2020, with a focus on the needs of disadvantaged students and the role of technology. We consider low-income, middle-income and high-income countries. • We take a broad view of …
ZenodoArchiveID: 4707782 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707782 2405685:G647DH86 Library Catalog: edtechhub.org
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

National Framework for Teachers Continuous Professional Development - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (United Republic of Tanzania, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:PX8LX2HD 2405685:HWT67YS2 2405685:MUSAVHQ9

Malawi Vision 2063 Document - National Planning Commission (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:M39XQECB 2405685:IYB8C7VR

Malawi – Fifth Integrated Household Survey 2019-2020 - National Statistical Office (World Bank Microdata Library, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:WQNKCSRI 2405685:KWDWZ5RP

National Household Survey on Access and Usage of ICT Services in Malawi 2019 - National Statistical Office (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:8XN2BTBI

onebillion: COVID-19 UPDATE: How we can keep children learning - onebillion (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:JEYRECE4 2405685:LKVB55XR

EdTech Innovation for COVID-19: Insights from our global call for ideas - Plaut, Daniel; Carter, Alice; Dixon, Miranda; Salami, Taiye (EdTech Hub, 2020)
ZenodoArchiveID: 4768571 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4277895 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4277895 10.5281/zenodo.4768571 2339240:5M4KPPAH 2339240:MQLLLDAJ 2405685:S7JARBXV 2405685:T2HBLDU6 2405685:TE7A3D6X
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

Activating local study-groups for children’s learning—an equitable EdTech response? - Power, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Library Catalog: edtechhub.org Section: general KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4707840 2339240:SR6Q67QK 2405685:5ETXZ323 2405685:8RXKC68I 2405685:Q539CZ7X
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

EdTech Interventions for Deaf Learners in Pakistan: Sprint 1 Review - Rahman, Asad; Siddiqui, Maira; Shaikh, Sarah; Geary, Richard; Awasen, Aaron; Plaut, Daniel (EdTech Hub, 2020)
ZenodoArchiveID: 5652083 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.5652083 10.53832/edtechhub.0130 2339240:HBZUCV8U 2405685:CYESNSWU
Keywords: _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf

Teacher professional development and curriculum: Enhancing teacher professionalism in Africa by Education International - Issuu - Sayed, Yusuf; Bulgrin, Eva (Education International Research, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:E4BGMVNV 2405685:8ZAX7AE9

A Knowledge Development Perspective on Literature Reviews: Validation of a New Typology in the IS Field - Schryen, Guido; Wagner, Gerit; Benlian, Alexander; Paré, Guy (Communications of the AIS, 2020)
Literature reviews (LRs) play an important role in the development of domain knowledge in all fields. Yet, we observe a lack of insights into the activities with which LRs actually develop knowledge. To address this important gap, we (1) derive knowledge building activities from the extant literature on LRs, (2) suggest a knowledge-based typology of LRs that complements existing typologies, and (3) apply the suggested typology in an empirical study that explores how LRs with different goals and methodologies have contributed to knowledge development. The analysis of 240 LRs published in 40 renowned IS journals between 2000 and 2014 allows us to draw a detailed picture of knowledge development achieved by one of the most important genres in the IS field. An overarching contribution of our work is to unify extant conceptualizations of LRs by clarifying and illustrating how LRs apply different methodologies in a range of knowledge building activities to achieve their goals with respect to theory.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:2NRF8SJX 2486141:MDDDQ8AI 2486141:QA8SSXX8
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

SIEF Mega Costing Model for Nudge or Information Interventions Using SMS or Recorded Messages - SIEF (Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:34TKXQJY 2405685:F52GCYZD

Identifying the characteristics of effective teacher professional development: a critical review - Sims, Sam; Fletcher-Wood, Harry (School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2020)
shortDOI: 10/ggx3rh KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/09243453.2020.1772841 10/ggx3rh 2339240:683SAV2H 2339240:TS2ZKNQM 2405685:2BSDHIUH 2405685:JACJHJ5B 2405685:SELJQ32Y 2405685:VNCBV2AS 2534378:N5BNKDUA
Keywords: De-prioritise; ___working_potential_duplicate; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Malawi ICT and Digitalization Policy Roadmap 2022-2026 (Draft) - The Presidential Delivery Unit Digitalization Labs (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:M7X7ND37 2405685:VAIVNKWI

Learning through the crisis: Helping decision-makers around the world use digital technology to combat the educational challenges produced by the current COVID-19 pandemic - Traxler, John; Scott, Howard; Smith, Matt; Hayes, Sarah (EdTech Hub, 2020)
ZenodoArchiveID: 4706076 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4706076 2339240:XWBHC8ID 2405685:CD9IAPFX
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v2; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

SUMMARY Learning through the crisis: Helping decision-makers around the world use digital technology to combat the educational challenges produced by the current COVID-19 pandemic - Traxler, John; Scott, Howard; Smith, Matt; Hayes, Sarah (EdTech Hub, 2020)
ZenodoArchiveID: 4706074 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4706074 2339240:8TCJQBLC 2405685:5DWI862Y 2405685:ZWLE9BLR
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v2; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

National education sector investment plan - UNICEF (Government of Malawi, 2020)
Ministry of Education
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:89TGACYY 2405685:MNE7VZEZ

Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on children - UNICEF (2020)
Effects of COVID-19
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:362WDM8R 2405685:GJZBUMZ8

Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi - United Nations Population Fund (Africa Renewal, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:MKIFTFHW 2405685:ACCDGUZ7

EdTech in Liberia: A Rapid Scan - Upadhyay, Arjun; Taddese, Abeba (EdTech Hub, 2020)
EdTech Hub country scans explore factors that enable and hinder the use of technology in education. These factors include the policy or vision for EdTech, institutional capacity, private sector partnerships, and digital infrastructure. The scans are intended to be comprehensive but are by no means exhaustive. The aim is to provide a useful starting point for more in-depth discussions about opportunities and barriers in EdTech in specific countries and, in this case, Liberia. This report is based primarily on desk research, with quality assurance provided by a country expert.
ZenodoArchiveID: 5652130 previousZenodoArchiveID: 3830953 previousshortDOI: 10/ghgk68 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3830953 shortDOI: 10/ghgk68 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3830953 10.53832/edtechhub.0033 10/ghgk68 2339240:XCBTX2XL 2405685:2HM2SBVM 2405685:FU7Z8QM7
Keywords: C:Liberia; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

EdTech in Senegal: A Rapid Scan - Upadhyay, Arjun; Taddese, Abeba (EdTech Hub, 2020)
EdTech Hub country scans explore factors that enable and hinder the use of technology in education. These factors include the policy or vision for EdTech, institutional capacity, private sector partnerships, and digital infrastructure. The scans are intended to be comprehensive but are by no means exhaustive. The aim is to provide a useful starting point for more in-depth discussions about opportunities and barriers in EdTech in specific countries and, in this case, Liberia. This report is based primarily on desk research, with quality assurance provided by a country expert.
ZenodoArchiveID: 5652140 previousZenodoArchiveID: 3936687 previousshortDOI: 10/ghgnd2 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3936687 shortDOI: 10/ghgnd2 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3936687 10.53832/edtechhub.0037 10/ghgnd2 2339240:EHTSKIBR 2339240:YQHNWNMB 2405685:5P5HVP47 2405685:BBP57X2K 2405685:SKFMQF3F 2405685:XI5PXVB3
Keywords: C:Senegal; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; pu

Cost Measurement Guidance Note for Donor-Funded Education Programming - Walls, Elena; Tulloch, Caitlin; Holla, Alaka (United States Agency for International Development, prepared for Building Evidence in Education (BE2), 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:CWNWAYRP 2405685:S33RE2WF

Girls’ Education and EdTech: A Rapid Evidence Review - Webb, Daniel; Barringer, Katie; Torrance, Rebecca; Mitchell, Joel (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This Rapid Evidence Review (RER) provides an overview of the existing literature on the use of technology in supporting girls’ education in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The RER has been produced in response to the novel 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19), and the resulting widespread global shutdown of schools. It therefore has an emphasis on transferable insights that may be applicable to educational responses resulting from the limitations to the continuation of schooling caused by COVID-19. Established approaches to maintaining continuity of education for the most marginalised have particular salience during this period because of the significant increase in the number of students at risk of disruption. Research consistently shows that while education across the board is negatively affected by crisis situations, the schooling of girls is disproportionately impacted. The RER aims neither to advocate nor discourage the use of technology in girls’ education in response to the present COVID-19 pandemic, but rather to provide an accessible summary of existing evidence on the topic so that educators, policy makers and donors might make informed decisions about the potential role of technology in delivering education for girls.
ZenodoArchiveID: 4737460 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4556939 PreviousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3958002 PreviousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4477168 PreviousShortDOI: 10/ghgnfc Publisher: Zenodo Version Number: 1 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/ZENODO.3958002 10.5281/zenodo.3958002 10.5281/zenodo.4477168 10.5281/zenodo.4556939 10.5281/zenodo.4737460 2259720:36F6CWBU 2339240:23GW5XQ8 2339240:6YJ555Q6 2339240:9CAC5BI5 2339240:ABKFKG4Q 2339240:FC5RCEYW 2339240:GCYWZ39Q 2339240:GZYWFIHI 2339240:L326GM9E 2339240:MQ8QSK5B 2339240:PB295ID7 2339240:Q8QJYXRQ 2339240:TIVTGHAA 2339240:TYYDMDPR 2339240:VFBZXUEM 2339240:VFBZXUEM; 2339240:WVUDHTHF 2405685:4XTHDWDA 2405685:6PE7ANUL 2405685:78VECZYK 2405685:ALEXQL2P 2405685:BLT5KKXG 2405685:C4JLZV3D 2405685:CZBRW85R 2405685:E4TFYPYP 2405685:IV7MEXRW 2405685:NMXFFTIB 2405685:PKS7U5LC 2405685:RTIHY6H8 2405685:SA26Q7UG 2405685:V7VESTKX 2405685:WR37F768 2405685:YHERHZKV 2405685:YNMUHK9S 2534378:5794CXFP 2534378:5GTJL9K7
Keywords: L:English UXZJW5DR; L:Gender and education; LP: English; P:Evidence review VCMFM9ZD; TAG:E:Primary education QIVZD2B2; TAG:E:Secondary education JS5BG2RE; TAG:F:Access W8TZWAGE; TAG:P:Girls ED5GMBNU; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _GS:not_indexed; _L:English UXZJW5DR; _MELA_seen; _P:Evidence review VCMFM9ZD; _T:E:Primary education QIVZD2B2; _T:E:Secondary education JS5BG2RE; _T:F:Access W8TZWAGE; _T:P:Girls ED5GMBNU; ___working_potential_duplicate; _cover:v3; _r:CopiedFromEvLib; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH; _zenodoETH:submitted; ⛔ No DOI found

Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment: Executive Summary - World Bank (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:FTFHCNIT 2405685:87NIINHN

Siyakha Girls Toolkit and Guide: an economic empowerment resource for adolescent girls and young women - World Education, Inc./Bantwana (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:SW9Y9PUM 2405685:KXI6BPS9

Education Radio Knowledge Pack : With a Focus on Low-Resource Settings - Zacharia, Sharon (2020)
Education Radio Knowledge Pack : With a Focus on Low-Resource Settings (English)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:MDDQJN2T 2405685:9G6BFSC9

Education Radio Knowledge Pack: With a Focus on Low-Resource Settings - Zacharia, Sharon (2020)
Education Radio Knowledge Pack : With a Focus on Low-Resource Settings (English)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:MDDQJN2T 2405685:9G6BFSC9

Literature Reviews of Educational Technology Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An audit of the field - Haßler, Björn; Adam, Taskeen; Brugha, Meaghan; Damani, Kalifa; Allier-Gagneur, Zoe; Hennessy, Sara; Hollow, David; Jordan, Katy; Martin, Kevin; Murphy, Mary; Walker, Hannah (EdTech Hub, 2019)
previousShortDOI: 10/ghgnfn previousShortDOI: 10/ghgnfn previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4779020 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4768577 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3594489 previousShortDOI: 10/ghgnfn EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:USWMWK73 previousShortDOI: 10/ghgnfn KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3523943 10.5281/zenodo.3594489 10.5281/zenodo.4768577 10.5281/zenodo.4779020 10.53832/edtechhub.0015 10/ghgnfn 2129771:K852X3EV 2129771:T7BUZI5N 2129771:USWMWK73 2339240:5KS58AH6 2339240:NZDE37HY 2405685:NM6CPLE9 2405685:SSWKT2MV 2405685:TDVP3W34
Keywords: LP: English; R:Literature review; systematic review; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v1; _yl:g; _zenodoETH:submitted; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode; educational technology; EdTech; low-income countries; literature review

Research publication strategy and proposed publications - Haßler, Björn; McIntyre, Nora; Hollow, David; Jordan, Katy; Hennessy, Sara; Brugha, Meaghan; Mitchell, Joel (EdTech Hub, 2019)
EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:SNH4JG9L EdTechHub.Source: 2339240:94ZP3EK4 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3624978 2129771:SNH4JG9L 2339240:94ZP3EK4 2339240:VMNDUZSF 2405685:2GLWRD86
Keywords: LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _yl:n; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Reviewing the research literature in educational technology for development: Balancing rigour and inclusivity - Jordan, Katy (EdTech Hub, 2019)
shortDOI: 10/ghgnf5 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3581041 10/ghgnf5 2405685:YXIGT4W9
Keywords: LP: English; R:Literature review; systematic review; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

A Systematic Review on Literature-based Discovery: General Overview, Methodology, & Statistical Analysis - Thilakaratne, Menasha; Falkner, Katrina; Atapattu, Thushari (ACM Computing Surveys, 2019)
The vast nature of scientific publications brings out the importance of Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) research that is highly beneficial to accelerate knowledge acquisition and the research development process. LBD is a knowledge discovery workflow that automatically detects significant, implicit knowledge associations hidden in fragmented knowledge areas by analysing existing scientific literature. Therefore, the LBD output not only assists in formulating scientifically sensible, novel research hypotheses but also encourages the development of cross-disciplinary research. In this systematic review, we provide an in-depth analysis of the computational techniques used in the LBD process using a novel, up-to-date, and detailed classification. Moreover, we also summarise the key milestones of the discipline through a timeline of topics. To provide a general overview of the discipline, the review outlines LBD validation checks, major LBD tools, application areas, domains, and generalisability of LBD methodologies. We also outline the insights gathered through our statistical analysis that capture the trends in LBD literature. To conclude, we discuss the prevailing research deficiencies in the discipline by highlighting the challenges and opportunities of future LBD research.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1145/3365756 2405685:VSAB6MHU 2486141:7P3SZUP3 2486141:FKA6GEWK
Keywords: LBD; Literature-based discovery; hypotheses generation; knowledge discovery; literature mining; systematic review; text mining

Data governance: A conceptual framework, structured review, and research agenda - Abraham, Rene; Schneider, Johannes; vom Brocke, Jan (International Journal of Information Management, 2019)
Data governance refers to the exercise of authority and control over the management of data. The purpose of data governance is to increase the value of data and minimize data-related cost and risk. Despite data governance gaining in importance in recent years, a holistic view on data governance, which could guide both practitioners and researchers, is missing. In this review paper, we aim to close this gap and develop a conceptual framework for data governance, synthesize the literature, and provide a research agenda. We base our work on a structured literature review including 145 research papers and practitioner publications published during 2001-2019. We identify the major building blocks of data governance and decompose them along six dimensions. The paper supports future research on data governance by identifying five research areas and displaying a total of 15 research questions. Furthermore, the conceptual framework provides an overview of antecedents, scoping parameters, and governance mechanisms to assist practitioners in approaching data governance in a structured manner.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.07.008 2339240:QNUP8K53 2405685:IHNENRTG
Keywords: Conceptual framework; Data governance; Information governance; Literature review; Research agenda

Hello, I’m Björn, Director of Research – The EdTech Hub - Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2019)
I’m Dr Björn Haßler, one of the three Directors of Research for the programme. Research, and particularly at-scale research, is a core focus for the #EdTechHub and that’s why we have three Directors of Research, who will also introduce themselves. I am — we all are — extremely happy that we have been awarded the programme. We, like all our competitors, worked hard for around 1.5 years until the final submission. However, this work paid off! It means we can get going on the important mission.
EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:NPLNWHCZ shortDOI: 10/ghgnfd KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3906829 10/ghgnfd 2129771:NPLNWHCZ 2129771:XKQV2EDS 2405685:3IM8DBXI
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _yl:r; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Keyword inventory (version 1) - Haßler, Björn; Adam, Taskeen; Brugha, Meaghan; Damani, Kalifa; Allier-Gagneur, Zoe; Hennessy, Sara; Hollow, David; Jordan, Katy; Martin, Kevin; Murphy, Mary; Walker, Hannah (EdTech Hub, 2019)
The document contains the keyword inventory used for automated searching. This file is now superseeded by DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3908363, see https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/55A44ZRB.
previousshortDOI: 10/ghgnfm previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3523935 EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:NB3WMPDJ shortDOI: 10/ghgnfm KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3523935 10.53832/edtechhub.0016 10/ghgnfm 2129771:NB3WMPDJ 2339240:B5AIHWDZ 2405685:2GC35JLV 2405685:LSEETV6K
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _yl:p; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Five starting points on innovation for the EdTech Hub – The EdTech Hub - Simpson, Lea (EdTech Hub, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:XCJNWSVR XCJNWSVR
Keywords: F:Blog post; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Introducing the EdTech Hub’s programme for research in low-income countries – The EdTech Hub - Hennessy, Sara (EdTech Hub, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:A7H9CPGD A7H9CPGD
Keywords: LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Understanding the Barriers and enablers of Effective Communities of Practice in Sierra Leone Through a Collaboration Between Dubai Cares and Open Development and Education - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur (Open Development & Education, 2019)

EdTech Hub Research and Innovation to fulfill the potential of EdTech - Nicolai, Susan (EdTech Hub, 2019)
EdTechHub.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:3547DQJS
Keywords: LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Toward systematic review automation: a practical guide to using machine learning tools in research synthesis - Marshall, Iain J.; Wallace, Byron C. (Systematic Reviews, 2019)
Technologies and methods to speed up the production of systematic reviews by reducing the manual labour involved have recently emerged. Automation has been proposed or used to expedite most steps of the systematic review process, including search, screening, and data extraction. However, how these technologies work in practice and when (and when not) to use them is often not clear to practitioners. In this practical guide, we provide an overview of current machine learning methods that have been proposed to expedite evidence synthesis. We also offer guidance on which of these are ready for use, their strengths and weaknesses, and how a systematic review team might go about using them in practice.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s13643-019-1074-9 2405685:APRCIQMH 2486141:J73ILZH9 2486141:RNYWM2AZ
Keywords: Evidence synthesis; Machine learning; Natural language processing; _Added-ailr-2024

On Tipping Points and Nudges: Review of Cass Sunstein's How Change Happens - Brescia, Raymond H. (2019)
In How Change Happens, Cass Sunstein explores the mechanisms through which social change can occur, the triggers that can cause it, and the pitfalls along the road to change. For Sunstein, small influences, which arise through what he has called “nudges,” can have large impacts, particularly where they indicate that support for existing norms has fallen. When this occurs, it can reveal hidden preferences that might have existed all along, but individuals were discouraged from making them public because of the existence of those norms. Once support for an existing norm begins to disappear, it can create a tipping point and then a “norm cascade”: when support for a new norm takes hold securely in society. In recent years, several works have appeared that have attempted to explain the sources of social change by looking at examples of successful campaigns and trying to divine the sources of such successes. Sunstein offers a different perspective. He provides more of a theoretical view on the sources of social change, not just identifying the levers that can bring it about but also some guidance on how to utilize them. It is a welcome addition to the scholarship on social change and stands as an elegant and insightful complement to some of the other, recent and more inductive scholarship on the subject. As a way to test Sunstein’s theory of social change, this review asks whether that theory can help explain recent developments, namely, the victory of the marriage equality campaign and the rise of a new and emboldened white nationalism in the wake of the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency. As a review of these phenomena shows, Sunstein’s theory of change helps to provide insights into how such change came about, but, it also raises more questions. Indeed, questions still linger, like when is a nudge enough, can we identify what will make something “tip”? Nevertheless, Sunstein offers deep insights into the inner workings of social change and how norm entrepreneurs can understand not just how change happens but also how to bring it about.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:9ULKIFSJ 2405685:HDU54ARW
Keywords: Nudges; Social Change

Unlocking Talent Through Technology Malawi - VSO (2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:5A6J5JZU 2405685:LPRCAQI5

Malawi Economic Outlook - African Development Bank (African Development Bank - Building today, a better Africa tomorrow, 2019)
Recent macroeconomic and financial developments Growth in Malawi’s economy decelerated in 2020 to 1.7% from 5.7 % in 2019. The slowdown in GDP growth was driven by the outbreak of COVID–19, which necessitated a partial lockdown of the economy, resulting in subdued economic activities—mainly in tourism, the accommodation and food subsectors, transportation, and agriculture. Other sectors affected by disruptions from the COVID–19 pandemic disruptions were manufacturing and mining and quarrying.
Publisher: African Development Bank Group KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:QAWBXWAY 2405685:XKHR65LI

Rigorous large-scale educational RCTs are often uninformative: Should we be concerned? - Lortie-Forgues, Hugues; Inglis, Matthew (Educational Researcher, 2019)
There are a growing number of large-scale educational randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Considering their expense, it is important to reflect on the effectiveness of this approach. We assessed the magnitude and precision of effects found in those large-scale RCTs commissioned by the UK-based Education Endowment Foundation and the U.S.-based National Center for Educational Evaluation and Regional Assistance, which evaluated interventions aimed at improving academic achievement in K?12 (141 RCTs; 1,222,024 students). The mean effect size was 0.06 standard deviations. These sat within relatively large confidence intervals (mean width = 0.30 SDs), which meant that the results were often uninformative (the median Bayes factor was 0.56). We argue that our field needs, as a priority, to understand why educational RCTs often find small and uninformative effects.
Publisher: American Educational Research Association KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3102/0013189X19832850 2339240:D96NKMSM 2405685:5ZWZTBBI

Disrupting education? Experimental evidence on technology-aided instruction in India - Muralidharan, Karthik; Singh, Abhijeet; Ganimian, Alejandro J. (American Economic Review, 2019)
We study the impact of a personalized technology-aided after-school instruction program in middle-school grades in urban India using a lottery that provided winners with free access to the program. Lottery winners scored 0.37 sigma higher in math and 0.23 sigma higher in Hindi over just a 4.5-month period. IV estimates suggest that attending the program for 90 days would increase math and Hindi test scores by 0.6 sigma and 0.39 sigma respectively. We find similar absolute test score gains for all students, but much greater relative gains for academically-weaker students. Our results suggest that well-designed, technology-aided instruction programs can sharply improve productivity in delivering education.
shortDOI: 10/ggqfkz KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1257/aer.20171112 10/ggqfkz 2339240:2URYXAL4 2339240:4YAVCBCF 2339240:7V3XB7ZJ 2339240:8LAH5EZS 2339240:FPI5PFGU 2339240:QRHQXRYZ 2339240:U2V8LTLL 2339240:V85IRLNH 2405685:7WM44UJQ 2405685:AJVTKPNE 2405685:EKZSBGYG 2405685:EWWJF7S6 2405685:EZDRM9UV 2405685:HDWKAHGN 2405685:MADAMGDT 2405685:N2HAMNQ9 2405685:SYASQJ2L 2405685:YFXKBCTF 2534378:JMN7CGMF
Keywords: Analysis of Education; Returns to Education; Education: Government Policy; Human Capital; Human Development; Income Distribution; Labor Productivity; Economic Development: Human Resources; Migration; Occupational Choice; Quality: H; Relevance: H; Skills; _THEME: Teacher Professional Development; ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

The Impact of an Educational Media Intervention to Support Children’s Early Learning in Rwanda - Borzekowski, Dina; Lando, Agnes Lucy; Olsen, Sara; Giffen, Lauren (International Journal of Early Childhood, 2019)
Children in developing countries often lack sufficient support for early learning skills prior to beginning school. This research evaluates an educational media intervention using an animated cartoon program, Akili and Me. The program was originally created in Tanzania to teach early learning skills. This program was adapted in content and language use in this study in Rwanda. The two-week intervention involved primary school students (mean age = 7.1 years) who were randomized into two groups (intervention and comparison group). The intervention group viewed one Ankit and Me episode a day for five days. This viewing was repeated the following week. Similarly, the comparison watched the same amount of television but the content consisted of local popular programs. Baseline and follow-up assessments evaluated 10 areas of early learning, using an adaptation of the International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA), and also children’s media receptivity. At follow-up, children in the intervention program, Akili and Me, had significantly higher scores for counting, number recognition, shape knowledge, letter identification, color identification, body part recognition, health knowledge, and vocabulary. The analyses provide promising evidence that locally produced educational media interventions can impact early learning skills, even among children living in resource-poor communities.
shortDOI: 10/gf84g7 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s13158-019-00237-4 10/gf84g7 2339240:4M44CELZ 2339240:S9UUM2LQ 2339240:U3CZV6QS 2405685:CFDKXVTN 2405685:D2RCFMG5 2405685:LXHQCK2G 2405685:S9R2V6GT 4803016:Z6Y5C2HY
Keywords: Literacy; Media receptivity; Numeracy; Rwanda; School readiness skills; Television; ___working_potential_duplicate

Capturing Cost Data - World Bank; International Rescue Committee (World Bank, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:IJ5E95SQ 2405685:4DU2PHIC 2405685:ZSZN39Y5
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Design Principles for Systematic Search Systems: A Holistic Synthesis of a Rigorous Multi-cycle Design Science Research Journey - Sturm, Benjamin; Sunyaev, Ali (Business & Information Systems Engineering, 2019)
Rigorous systematic literature searches are often described as complex, error-prone and time-consuming because of a prevailing lack of adequate technological assistance. Nonetheless, one of the first steps when conducting a rigorous literature review is finding an appropriate literature sample. The quality of this literature sample is an important factor for the overall quality of the literature review. This article investigates how to design innovative IT systems that effectively facilitate systematic literature searches. Applying the design science research paradigm, the research method consists of multiple design cycles of artifact development, evaluation, and refinement. In doing so, six design principles are derived that intend to increase the comprehensiveness, precision, and reproducibility of systematic literature searches. The results could be helpful for research and practice. The derived design knowledge builds a foundation for future research on systematic search systems and enables new methodological contributions. The results could also guide the development of innovative search systems and features that, eventually, increase the quality and efficiency of information accumulation in different contexts.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s12599-018-0569-6 2405685:6ZC2C36J 2486141:I75MLBTJ 2486141:UNR5E4GB
Keywords: Design principles; Design science research; Information retrieval; Literature review; Systematic literature searches; Systematic search systems; _Added-ailr-2024

Equivalent Years of Schooling: A Metric to Communicate Learning Gains in Concrete Terms - Evans, David K.; Yuan, Fei (2019)
In the past decade, hundreds of impact evaluation studies have measured the learning outcomes of education interventions in developing countries. The impact magnitudes are often reported in terms of "standard deviations," making them difficult to communicate to policy makers beyond education specialists. This paper proposes two approaches to demonstrate the effectiveness of learning interventions, one in "equivalent years of schooling" and another in the net present value of potential increased lifetime earnings. The results show that in a sample of low- and middle-income countries, one standard deviation gain in literacy skill is associated with between 4.7 and 6.8 additional years of schooling, depending on the estimation method. In other words, over the course of a business-as-usual school year, students learn between 0.15 and 0.21 standard deviation of literacy ability. Using that metric to translate the impact of interventions, a median structured pedagogy intervention increases learning by the equivalent of between 0.6 and 0.9 year of business-as-usual schooling. The results further show that even modest gains in standard deviations of learning – if sustained over time – may have sizeable impacts on individual earnings and poverty reduction, and that conversion into a non-education metric should help policy makers and non-specialists better understand the potential benefits of increased learning.
Publisher: World Bank, Washington, DC KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1596/1813-9450-8752 2339240:5JI69878 2405685:7CTP3XVS

The Impact of Information Provision on Human Capital Accumulation and Child Labor in Peru - Neilson, Christopher; Gallego, Francisco; Molina, Oswaldo (2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:4INGTTXL 2405685:XJZXU5HI

The EdTech Hub’s approach to amplifying impact through engagement – The EdTech Hub - Jamieson Eberhardt, Molly (EdTech Hub, 2019)
If you have spent time working in the education sector, you’ll know that even marginal gains are worthy of celebration. Those of us involved in launching the EdTech Hub know this well — from our experience as teachers, researchers, advisers, programme implementers, and civil servants. Nevertheless, we have the ambition to help accelerate progress toward quality education at an unprecedented rate. We of course know that sustainable change often takes time, and we respect hard-earned marginal gains. But what we’re really after is improvement in education outcomes at a pace that matches the urgency of the problem — think millions of children receiving quality education within a decade, not in decades.
shortDOI: 10/ghgngr KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3906791 10/ghgngr 2405685:AGB565DF 2405685:MUPWVYW6
Keywords: LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Country list with HDI, iHDI, MPI and Gini (version 1) - Haßler, Björn; Adam, Taskeen; Brugha, Meaghan; Damani, Kalifa; Allier-Gagneur, Zoe; Hennessy, Sara; Hollow, David; Jordan, Katy; Martin, Kevin; Murphy, Mary; Walker, Hannah (EdTech Hub, 2019)
This is pdf of a country list with HDI, iHDI, MPI and Gini. This file is now superseeded by DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3908363, see https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/55A44ZRB (which will also be available as a data file).
previousshortDOI: 10/ghgk6v previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3346903 EdTechHub.Source: 2405685:3BG5X7VG EdTechHub.Source: <this> shortDOI: 10/ghgk6v KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3346903 10.53832/edtechhub.0017 10/ghgk6v 2129771:FLGEYF22 2339240:SZ4GSDD6 2405685:3BG5X7VG
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _yl:q; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Methodology for literature reviews undertaken by the EdTech Hub - Haßler, Björn; Adam, Taskeen; Brugha, Meaghan; Damani, Kalifa; Allier-Gagneur, Zoe; Sara Hennessy; David Hollow; Katy Jordan; Kevin Martin; Mary Murphy; Hannah Walker (EdTech Hub, 2019)
An output of the EdTEch Hub
EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:3GKL5PCI EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:L2EAYWTN shortDOI: 10/ghgnfq KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3352101 10.5281/zenodo.3595594 10/ghgnfq 2129771:3GKL5PCI 2129771:K4IV67YV 2129771:L2EAYWTN 2317526:NRY5DISC 2339240:LY57CR53 2339240:XNCNITQP 2405685:BMM3Z3CM 2405685:CEJDF5XI
Keywords: LP: English; R:Literature review; systematic review; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v3; _dont_post_PDF; _yl:h; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Systemic Mixed-Methods Research — A conceptual framework for EdTech research along the IDIA scale - Haßler, Björn; Hennessy, Sara; Hollow, David; Simpson, Lea; Carter, Alice; Damani, Kalifa; Francis, Gill; Jordan, Katy; McIntyre, Nora; Mitchell, Joel (EdTech Hub, 2019)
EdTechHub.Copy: 2129771:SLHSYDRF PreviousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3377829 PreviousShortDOI: 10/ghgngc KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3377828 10.5281/zenodo.3377829 10.5281/zenodo.3595482 10/ghgngc 2129771:84AIHEAJ 2129771:Q74CFTXR 2129771:SLHSYDRF 2339240:2DHE9CQC 2339240:BF96YT5K 2339240:FJZA9NPX 2339240:NLMLQD75 2405685:6YT2AIMC 2405685:7S8Z2IUF 2405685:RUSE8WYV
Keywords: LP: English; R:Mixed methods; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _dont_post_PDF; _yl:f; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Gender Equity and Fee-Free Basic Education in Tanzania - Al-Samarrai, Samer; Tamagnan, Marie Evane (2019)
Tanzania has registered improvements in education outcomes over the last ten years. The implementation of the Fee-Free Basic Education Program (FBEP) is a key element of the government’s overall strategy to improve education outcomes and accelerate growth. Tackling gender disparities in basic education will be critical to the success of FBEP. In recent years, Tanzania has eliminated many of the gender gaps associated with education access. However, large gender gaps in learning outcomes start in primary and get wider over the course of secondary school. The aim of this note is to identify the underlying causes of gender disparities in secondary education and identify promising policy options to tackle them. It shows that addressing gender disparities in education is crucial to the success of FBEP and more broadly to national development goals. This note is part of a series that looks at the implications of Tanzania’s Fee-Free Basic Education Program (FBEP). Its focus is primarily on secondary education because separate analytical work on early childhood is currently being undertaken and a separate note is analyzing the trends and determinants of learning outcomes in primary education. This note is arranged as follows: Section 2 briefly outlines the benefits of extending access to basic education; Section 3 describes the characteristics of gender disparities in secondary education; Section 4 identifies the factors that drive gender differences in outcomes, and Section 5 reviews the evidence on interventions capable of narrowing gender disparities. The final section concludes by arguing that narrowing gender differences in education outcomes needs a multidimensional approach.
Publisher: World Bank Group KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:VSAIL8UH 2405685:QLV2EITH
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Behavioral Insights for Public Policy: Concepts and Cases - Ruggeri, Kai; Jarke, Hannes; Berkessel, Jana; Benzerga, Amel; Hlavova, Renata; Immonen, Johanna; Kunz, Marvin; Ojinaga Alfageme, Olatz; Paul, Alessandro; Plohl, Nejc; Prinz, Gerhard; Steinnes, Kamilla; et al. (2019)
https://www.routledge.com/Behavioral-Insights-for-Public-Policy-Concepts-and-Cases/Ruggeri/p/book/9781138484238 The first decades of the 21st century have offered a remarkable shift in how policies are made as well as who designs them. Until this period, advisory boards for local, regional, and national policy strategies largely comprised economists, lawyers, and financial experts. These panels made recommendations based on standing theory and, in some cases, subject-matter expertise, such as energy or healthcare. What has changed is how the behavioral sciences, largely psychology, have been embraced within these groups, thanks largely to extensive evidence from empirical research in how populations save, spend, eat, exercise, and work. While the application to policy may have contemporary versions, the behavioral side of economic theory itself is not new. Relevant insights on this go at least as far back as the 18th century with Daniel Bernoulli and Adam Smith, and continued steadily over the next two centuries with significant works from the likes of Wilhelm Wundt, Herbert Simon, and Roald Coase, among many others. However, how it came to be is perhaps more critical than merely who drove it. In each of these waves, a major shift in thinking was often preceded by empirical study that either attempted to explain how humans apply logic, or by surprising deviations from what appears to be rational. This textbook covers a range of topics from the origins of policy through to how recent advances in theory and practice have shifted our thinking on outcomes for society. Each section, including the fundamentals of behavioral sciences, policy development and evaluation, and all of the domains – economic, health, energy, education, workplace – cover examples of how behavioral insights are being used to address some of the most critical challenges we face. The cases and concepts presented in this book demonstrate the considerable value, both realized and potential, in studying as well as implementing behavioral insights into a variety of policy domains. We are still very much in the early days of this field, which means that these are merely fundamentals for educating and inspiring future generations of researchers, policymakers, and government leaders. As progress continues, how ultimate goals relevant to society are defined and targeted will become an increasingly important refrain amongst those involved in developing them. In these ways, we can consistently align our approaches with the most critical matters of local, national, and global communities: our safety, our stability, and our well-being.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.4324/9781351052542 2339240:PQJRBDLC 2405685:7ZNIPA98

Scaling Access & Impact: Realizing the Power of EdTech. Executive Summary (Omidyar Network, 2019)
Publisher: Omiyad Network KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:6TRLF7J9 2405685:KKINUTFX

Research commentarydata-driven computationally intensive theory development - Berente, N.; Seidel, S; Safadi, H. (Information Systems Research, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1287/isre.2018.0774 2405685:YYPVZ3MY 2486141:Q2QSCZPT
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

wwwlitbaskets.io, an IT artifact supporting exploratory literature searches for Information Systems research - Boell, SK; Wang, B (Proceedings of the Pacific Asia conference on information systems (eds KK Wei, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:EDNQS3TE 2486141:V87EDIZ4
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024; ⛔ No DOI found

Educate! RCT 4-Year Follow-On (Interpretation Memo) - Chioda, L; Gertler, L; Gertler, P (2019)
Follow-up to a Randomized Controlled Trial which measured impact on students 4 years after completing the Educate! programme
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:6FACMQ2Z 2405685:YKS9CJL2

Meeting the data challenge in education. A knowledge and innovation exchange (KIX) discussion paper | Documents | Global Partnership for Education - Crouch, L (GPE, 2019)
The purpose of this paper is to describe the current landscape in education data systems and spark discussion and debate around potential areas for KIX investment.
Publisher: GPE KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:JCMTRFJJ 2405685:EPWQ79FB

Transforming the Education Workforce: Learning Teams for a Learning Generation - Education Commission (Education Commission, 2019)
The Education Commission's vision to strengthen, diversify, and transform the education workforce to deliver inclusive, quality education for all.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:HFEU63QF 2339240:KAFI2DU8 2339240:Y46JESVZ 2405685:7JBG673D 2405685:AG66GV8B 2405685:J99WFZ9L 2405685:MF5UMTVS 2405685:PBVSSI2T 2405685:RZINF2DS 2534378:UMCUKS9F
Keywords: C: International; ___working_potential_duplicate

The Automation of Management and Business Science - Johnson, C.D.; Bauer, BC; Niederman, F. (Academy of Management Perspectives, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5465/amp.2017.0159 2405685:ITCCF5GH 2486141:RS9IM5JJ
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:NZQXRK6V 2405685:J4ZWA4L5

Understanding the elephant: the discourse approach to boundary identification and corpus construction for theory review articles - Larsen, K.; Hovorka, D.; Dennis, A.R. (Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.17705/1jais.00556 2405685:QNI8K9ZN 2486141:G3PRNUG5
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

"Everyone Brings Their Grain of Salt": Designing for Low-Literate Parental Engagement with a Mobile Literacy Technology in Côte d'Ivoire - Madaio, Michael A.; Tanoh, Fabrice; Seri, Axel Blahoua; Jasinska, Kaja; Ogan, Amy (Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '19, 2019)
Significant research has demonstrated the crucial role that parents play in supporting the development of children’s literacy, but in contexts where adults may lack sufficient literacy in the target language, it is not clear how to most effectively scaffold parental support for children’s literacy. Prior work has designed technologies to teach children literacy directly, but this work has not focused on designing for low-literate parents, particularly for multilingual and developing contexts. In this paper, we describe findings from a qualitative study conducted in several regions of rural Côte d’Ivoire to understand Ivorian parents’ beliefs, desires, and preferences for French literacy. We discuss themes that emerged from these interviews, surrounding ideas of trust, collaboration, and culturally-responsive design, and we highlight implications for the design of technology to scaffold low-literate parental support for children’s literacy.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1145/3290605.3300695 2339240:28K7BQND 2405685:VMXK42BU

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology – Policy Reforms - Malawi Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2019)
The Malawi Public Sector Reforms Management Unit exists to catalyse, drive and facilitate public sector reforms in Malawi. The reforms are implemented in Government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), local councils, parastatal organizations and constitutional bodies.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:CVBB75DU 2405685:Z4Z43LCT

Malawi Education Sector Analysis - Malawi Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Malawi (Government of Malawi, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:D5NERCHI 2405685:UKTVQWTU

CIRCL Primer: Design-Based Implementation Research. In CIRCL Primer Series. - Martin, W; Fishman, Barry; Cheng, Britte; Penuel, William (2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:SC5Q93KQ 2405685:A962I7LW

Ministry of Education Ghana - Education Strategic Plan 2018-2030 - Ministry of Education, Ghana (Ministry of Education, Ghana, 2019)
Building on Ghana's achievements in expanding education, the Education Strategic Plan sets out the vision and policies for realizing the ambition of transforming Ghana into a ‘learning nation'. It puts Ghana on the road towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and represents a deliberate reorientation towards this aim, as it replaces the previous ESP for 2010-2020. This plan not only sets the long-term vision but also how this will be operationalized in the medium term through the accompanying Education Sector Medium Term Development Plan 2018-2021.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:2MX8W5EJ 2339240:SDTNWRB7 2405685:G3VWFY4N 2405685:U4CHV5DB

Research weaving: visualizing the future of research synthesis - Nakagawa, Shinichi; Samarasinghe, Gihan; Haddaway, Neal R.; Westgate, Martin J.; O’Dea, Rose E.; Noble, Daniel WA; Lagisz, Malgorzata (Trends in ecology & evolution, 2019)
Publisher: Elsevier KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.11.007 2405685:Y29WIV7Q 2486141:7IWVPGZQ 2486141:SFJ37LP4
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

2018 Population and Housing Census - National Statistics Office (Government of Malawi, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:UXWI3QF6 2405685:4KBEPZKW

Interactive apps prevent gender discrepancies in early-grade mathematics in a low-income country in sub-Saharan Africa - Pitchford, Nicola J.; Chigeda, Antonie; Hubber, Paula J. (Developmental Science, 2019)
Globally, gender differences are reported in the early acquisition of reading and mathematics as girls tend to outperform boys in reading, whereas boys tend to outperform girls in mathematics. This can have long-term impact resulting in an under-representation of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects. Recent research suggests that sociocultural factors account for differences across genders in the acquisition of these foundational skills. In this study, we investigated whether a new technology-based intervention, that included activities accessible to both boys and girls, can reduce gender differences from emerging during the early primary school years. The novel instructional method used in this study employed apps developed by onebillion© delivered individually through touch-screen tablets. Over a series of experiments conducted in Malawi, a low-income country in sub-Sahara Africa, we found that when children were exposed to standard pedagogical practice typical gender differences emerged over the first grade (Experiment 1). In contrast, boys and girls learnt equally well with the new interactive apps designed to support the learning of mathematics (Experiment 2) and reading (Experiment 3). When implemented at the start of primary education, before significant gender discrepancies become established, this novel technology-based intervention can prevent significant gender effects for mathematics. These results demonstrate that different instructional practices influence the emergence of gender disparities in early mathematics. Digital interventions can mitigate gender differences in countries where standard pedagogical instruction typically hinders girls from acquiring early mathematical skills at the same rate as boys. A video abstract of this article can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55x-6hhAY9M&feature=youtu.be
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/desc.12864 shortDOI: 10/gf62gt KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/desc.12864 10/gf62gt 2339240:EKD2MTYC 2339240:N2E537Q2 2339240:YWPSSQ8L 2405685:7V9ZSCAY 2405685:HVQMEY57 2405685:LTX7M323
Keywords: education; gender inequity; mathematics; reading; tablet technology

Approaches to teacher professional development in low-to-middle-income countries - Power, Tom (Sustainable English language teacher development at scale: lessons from Bangladesh, 2019)
This chapter begins by situating discussion of approaches to teacher development (TD) in the context of the grand societal challenge of Education for All (UNESCO 2014), as written into the earlier Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and now Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4:‘to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all.’ This goal cannot be met without addressing the stark and urgent need for greater numbers of teachers who are adequately equipped with the knowledge and skills to enable effective student learning. Drawing upon personal experiences of work with teachers in LMICs over nearly two decades, the chapter argues against ‘blaming teachers’ for poor student learning outcomes, and advocates instead the development of better understandings of the often challenging contexts in which teachers practise. The chapter then critically examines common approaches to TD that have often failed adequately to equip teachers for classroom practice, outlining a broadly supported agenda for reform. Recent literature has begun to identify certain characteristics of TD programmes that are increasingly associated with effective student outcomes, in what may be an emerging consensus. These characteristics are briefly outlined, before the chapter closes with lessons learned from English in Action. EIA has both contributed to and benefitted from this emerging evidence base and Chapter 5 illustrates how the implementation of EIA exemplifies such characteristics through a cohesive programme design.
Extra URL: http://oro.open.ac.uk/57052/ KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:D5ABKQWT 2405685:5G9NIHEU 2405685:KJGDVY5F 2405685:P8GU4VUJ 2405685:W9CSF5TT 2534378:3KFFQRC7 2534378:RSWZTN7D
Keywords: Important; Read

Complexity and Considerations in Delivering Adaptive Learning Digital Services - Proctor, Jamie (EdTech Hub, 2019)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
ZenodoArchiveID: 4561896 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4561896 2339240:M4PBAXK6 2405685:XU7B7DHZ
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _r:AddedByZotZen; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

Digital Foundations Project – Projects – The Public Private Partnership Commission - Public Private Partnership Commission (2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:QEY68WUZ 2405685:BBIYA6JF

2Dsearch: Facilitating reproducible and valid searching in evidence synthesis - Russell-Rose, T; Shokraneh, F (BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:N4IU2ZAD 2486141:NFPZ7TMZ
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Topic modeling as a strategy of inquiry in organizational research: A tutorial with an application example on organizational culture - Schmiedel, T.; Müller, O; Brocke, J. (Organizational Research Methods, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/1094428118773858 2405685:E5FNF8J8 2486141:L8RC8FY4
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

Informed consent and nudging - Simkulet, William (Bioethics, 2019)
In order to avoid patient abuse, under normal situations before performing a medical intervention on a patient, a physician must obtain informed consent from that patient, where to give genuine informed consent a patient must be competent, understand her condition, her options and their expected risks and benefits, and must expressly consent to one of those options. However, many patients refrain from the option that their physician believes to be best, and many physicians worry that their patients make irrational healthcare decisions, hindering their ability to provide efficient healthcare for their patients. Some philosophers have proposed a solution to this problem: they advocate that physicians nudge their patients to steer them towards their physician's preferred option. A nudge is any influence designed to predictably alter a person's behavior without limiting their options or giving them reasons to act. Proponents of nudging contend that nudges are consistent with obtaining informed consent. Here I argue that nudging is incompatible with genuine informed consent, as it violates a physician's obligation to tell their patients the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth during adequate disclosure.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bioe.12449 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/bioe.12449 2339240:QV33NIH3 2405685:4GJDPR2X
Keywords: bullshit; decision-making; informed consent; libertarian paternalism; lying; nudging; professional ethics; truth-telling

GPE 2020 Country-level Prospective Evaluations. Malawi - Smith, Prepared Matthew; Fenning, Christine (Global Partnership for Education (GPE), 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:9ABNU7B8 2405685:DQGKVE9A
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Pre-primary teachers’ preparedness in integrating information and communication technology in teaching and learning in Tanzania - Tandika, Pambas Basil; Ndijuye, Laurent Gabriel (Information and learning science, 2019)
Purpose Integration and use of technology in teaching and learning in the education sector from pre-primary education (PPE) to the higher levels of education, is a policy issue. In developed countries, including Tanzania, information and communication technology (ICT), especially in PPE, is inadequately researched for laying evidence on its applicability in instruction and learning. Therefore, this paper aims to determine pre-primary teachers’ preparedness in integrating ICT in classroom instruction and challenges teachers face in integrating it for child’s meaningful learning. Design/methodology/approach Methods and instruments: a qualitative transcendental phenomenological approach was used in determining teachers’ preparedness in integrating ICT in PPE in Tanzania. It was further used to collect data that describe the teaching and learning through the integration of ICT in every session as their lived experience for pre-primary teachers. Its selection was appropriate as it allowed researchers to systematically analyse for description the commonalities and differences existing among the involved teachers in integrating ICT in teaching and learning as their lived experiences (Moerer-Urdahl and Creswell, 2004). To appropriately analyse teachers’ understanding and experiences regarding ICT and its integration in teaching and learning in pre-primary classes, semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires were used for in-depth understanding of the study problem. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data through open-ended questions where researchers took an average of 40 min per session with participants’ (teachers) using notebooks to take note of their thoughts, feelings and beliefs about ICT integration in PPE. Use of the semi-structured interview was based on the reality that it provides in-depth information pertaining to participants’ experiences and viewpoints of a particular topic (Turner, 2010). Once the interview session was complete, each teacher was given a questionnaire to fill in for triangulating their experiences. Description of participants: a total of 14 schools constituting 28 teachers were purposively sampled and engaged in this study. Analysis of participants’ demographic characteristics indicates that all of the involved teachers had certificate in teacher education that qualified them as primary school teachers. Meanwhile, 18 (66.7 per cent) of the pre-primary school teachers who were involved in this study were female with only 10 (33.3 per cent) had working experience at and above five years of teaching in early grade classes. Study participants (teachers) from Itilima and Meatu Districts were purposively involved in the study as their experiences in young children’s learning and contextual influences (educational and training policy of 2014, the ICT policy of 2007, and foreign studies) are potential in improving the quality of learning. Study area: the current study was conducted in two districts (Itilima and Meatu) all found in Simiyu region. The two districts were selected and considered appropriate by the study as they constituted the 17 most disadvantaged rural areas in Tanzania (Mosha et al., 2015). Authors describe the two districts as having poor educational outcomes mainly relatively low pass rates in the primary school leaving examination results. In Itilima, one ward out of 22 was studied in which its six schools [with a total of 12 teachers] among 87 schools in the district were involved. While in Meatu district, eight of 121 schools [with a total of 16 teachers] in one ward of 29 wards were studied. This implies that a total of 14 schools and 28 teachers were involved in this study. Data analysis: the data collected through the interviews and open-ended questionnaires were subjected to content analysis procedures (reading and re-reading notes and transcripts followed by a three-steps-coding process consisting of open, axial and selective coding procedures). The analysis process was informed by the Vagle’s (2014) six steps for phenomenological research data analysis procedure (holistic reading of the entire text, first line-by-line reading, follow up questions, second line-by-line reading, third line-by-line reading, and subsequent readings). Practically, the researchers read and re-read the texts and transcribed data from the language used during data collection that is Kiswahili, into the reporting language that is English. Following transcription, data were coded for developing categories of data through axial and elective coding processes. Findings The data analysis was conducted and results and its discussion are presented in three sub-sections: preparedness of teachers in using ICT in teaching and learning; teachers’ views about the integration of ICT in teaching and learning; and challenges faced by teachers in integrating ICT in teaching and learning. Teacher’s preparedness in the use of ICT in teaching: exploration of teachers’ preparedness in integrating ICT in teaching and learning was preceded by exploration of teachers’ understanding of ICT in teaching and learning. Analysis revealed that majority of teachers were aware about ICT in teaching and learning and they understood it as the implementation of curriculum at school level that involves use of ICT-based facilities such as television, mobile phones, computer and radio. Teacher elaborated that appropriate use of ICT-based facilities that would later develop children to potentially improve their understanding and practical application in daily life. Other teachers understood ICT in teaching and learning as use of printed materials [newspapers and magazines] in facilitating pupil’s learning of planned lessons. While other teachers were aware of what ICT means the second category of teachers as noted in their responses, had limited understanding, as to them, ICT in education meant use of printed materials. Difference in teachers’ understanding of the ICT in teaching and learning also indicate some teachers viewing it as use of ICT facilities in developing children’s competencies in the specific subject. In the teachers’ views, ICT is considered as subject content and they delimited their understanding into that perspective ignoring it as technological use for facilitating meaningful learning in all subjects. Their views are based on the development of children with competencies useful in facilitating further learning in the subject known as Teknolojia ya Habari na Mawasiliano. Following the question based on exploring teachers’ understanding of ICT in teaching and learning, researchers explored teachers’ preparedness in using ICT in teaching and learning. Table 1.0 illustrates teachers’ multiple responses regarding their preparation. Table I: teacher’s preparedness in using ICT in teaching and learning. S/N; preparedness; freq; and per cent. Enhancing child’s understanding on the use of ICT-based facilities-20, 71.4; using remedial sessions teaching ICT-12, 42.8; using ICT-based facilities for teaching other classes-8, 28.5. Table 1.0 illustrates that teachers are prepared to enable children use ICT to access information and more knowledge related to their school subjects and general life. They were of the view that ICT could serve well in areas where text and supplementary books are scares or torn-out by pupils because were poorly bound or due to poor quality of papers used. Therefore, availability of ICT facilities in schools would become important resource-materials for pupils, as well as teachers. For instance, a teacher said that; Availability of ICT facilities, such as computers in schools will help us in preparing notes or content for supplementing their learning. Different from the paper-based notes, computers will keep our notes properly compared to the papers that get easily displaced and hard to retrieve notes when lost (Interview, 20 April 2016). In addition to the use of ICT facilities in serving as resource material, their use in schools would aid pupils and teachers to use them beyond teaching and learning. Teachers narrated that children may find games and puzzles that all help in stimulating their thinking, hence interest in schooling and further learning. Teachers also said they are prepared to use even extra hours that are beyond school timetable to ensure children learn well to meet the uncovered periods once facilities are placed in school. Use of extra hours beyond the normal school timetable comm. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to the accessed and involved schools as some schools were found to have no specific teachers teaching a pre-primary class on reasons the responsible teacher for the class had retired. As a result, researchers spend extended time to travel and reach schools that were located far from one school to the other. Again, some teachers were reluctant in participation on reasons that researchers are evaluating their competency for reporting to the higher authorities. Practical implications Differences in teachers’ understanding of the ICT in teaching and learning also indicate some teachers viewing it as the use of ICT facilities in developing pupils’ competencies in the specific subject. In the teachers’ views, ICT is considered as subject content and they delimited their understanding into that perspective ignoring it as technological use for facilitating meaningful learning in all subjects. Effective integration of ICT for efficiency in instruction depends on the teacher’s preparedness especially competency in using the equipments and infrastructures especially electric power. Social implications Integration of Information and Communication Technology in teaching and learning in PPE is socially important in the view that all children regardless of their background (urban or rural, affluent or poor) benefits in learning through use of technology. The children’s access to education integrating ICT would ensure equal opportunities
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/ILS-01-2019-0009 2339240:T4KLPYB6 2405685:TZWTRL92
Keywords: Information and communication technology; Learning and quality instruction; Pre-primary education; Preparedness; Teaching

Education sector analysis methodological guidelines. Vol. 2: Sub-sector specific analysis - UNESCO-IIEP; World Bank; UNICEF; Global Partnership for Education (2019)
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide methods for comprehensive education sector analyses to support the preparation and monitoring of education sector plans. They are an update of a 1999 document that has been used to support the preparation of approximately 70 Education Country Status Reports (CSR) in more than 40 countries. The goal of the guidelines is to strengthen national capacities in order that Government teams can conduct education sector analyses with progressively less external support.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:BRN5TXIS

Global learning XPRIZE: Executive summary - XPRIZE (XPRIZE, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:LMHWGYMG 2405685:RF9I68JG

A support programme for caregivers of children with disabilities in Ghana: Understanding the impact on the wellbeing of caregivers - Zuurmond, Maria; Nyante, Gifty; Baltussen, Marjolein; Seeley, Janet; Abanga, Jedidia; Shakespeare, Tom; Collumbien, Martine; Bernays, Sarah (Child: Care, Health and Development, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/cch.12618 2405685:NPVKZCTP

Effectiveness of a youth-led early childhood care and education programme in rural Pakistan: A cluster-randomised controlled trial - Yousafzai, Aisha K.; Rasheed, Muneera A.; Rizvi, Arjumand; Shaheen, Fariha; Ponguta, Liliana A.; Reyes, Chin R. (PLOS ONE, 2018)
Background The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals encompass lifelong learning from birth to youth to adulthood (Goal 4) and economic opportunities for young people (Goal 8). The targets include improving access to quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) as well as learning and training opportunities for adolescents and youth. Cross-generational models for young children and youth may offer opportunities to address the interconnections between goals and targets for the next generation. We investigated whether an ECCE programme for young children (3.5–6.5 years) delivered by female youth (18–24 years) in rural Pakistan would be effective on children’s school readiness. Methods In partnership with the National Commission for Human Development in Pakistan, we implemented the ‘Youth Leaders for Early Childhood Assuring Children are Prepared for School’ (LEAPS) programme to train female youth to deliver ECCE. The effectiveness of the LEAPS programme on children’s school readiness was evaluated in a cluster-randomised controlled trial. We randomly allocated five clusters (villages) to receive the intervention (n = 170 children) and five clusters to control (n = 170 children). Children’s school readiness was assessed after nine months of intervention exposure using the International Development and Early Learning Assessment tool. Analyses was by intention-to-treat. The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02645162. Findings At endline, the intervention group had significantly higher school readiness scores (n = 166, mean percentage score 59.4, 95% CI 52.7 to 66.2) compared with the control group (n = 168, mean percentage score 45.5, 95% CI 38.8 to 52.3). The effect size (Cohen’s d) was 0.3. Conclusion Trained female youth delivered an ECCE programme that was effective in benefitting young children’s school readiness. The cross-generational model is a promising approach to support early child development; however, further evaluation of the model is needed to assess the specific benefits to youth including their skills and economic development.
Publisher: Public Library of Science KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208335 2339240:PD93RTYY 2405685:ZUGJ62HH
Keywords: Caregivers; Child development; Children; Human learning; Pakistan; Schools; Supervisors; Teachers

Impact evaluation of Tayari school readiness program in Kenya - Ngware, Moses; Hungi, Njora; Wekulo, Patricia; Mutisya, Maurice; Njagi, Joan; Muhia, Nelson; Wambiya, Elvis; Donfouet, Hermann; Gathoni, Grace; Mambe, Shem (APHRC, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:547KU8IY 2405685:ZPLJMSX2

Preparing the next generation: Ugandans’ experiences and opinions on education - Twaweza.org (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:A3KL8UY3 2405685:CRTF5LT7 2405685:RGKCA3G7
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Mathematics from the beginning: Evaluating the Tayari preprimary program’s impact on early mathematics skills - Piper, Benjamin; Sitabkhan, Yasmin; Nderu, Evangeline (Global Education Review, 2018)
Given the dearth of research on early numeracy interventions in low- and middle-income countries, this paper presents the instructional methodology and impact results of the Tayari program. Tayari is a preprimary intervention in Kenya (2014–2019) that prepares children aged four and five for entry into primary school through materials for students, training for teachers, and continuous in-classroom support. Evidence points to the long-term benefits of developing an early foundation in mathematics. The few preprimary mathematics studies in sub-Saharan Africa have not described the instructional methodology in enough detail to add to our knowledge of best practices. The Tayari methodology was built on the Kenyan government’s preprimary syllabus to produce instruction that was developmentally sequenced, linked to out-of-school experiences, and supportive of children’s number sense. Tayari is evaluated using a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and collection of longitudinal data from 2,957 children in treatment and control schools at three time points. Pupil assessment items were drawn from a growing body of research on preprimary numeracy in developing contexts, plus instruments and techniques from the Measuring Early Learning and Quality Outcomes (MELQO) program (UNESCO, UNICEF, Brookings Institution, & World Bank Group, 2017). The endline impact evaluation of the longitudinal RCT results showed statistically significant effects in the numeracy tasks of producing sets, identifying numbers, and naming shapes, while revealing no initial effects in the areas of oral and mental addition. We present recommendations for Tayari’s improvement in terms of mathematics instruction, as well as preprimary policy implications for Kenya and similar contexts.
Number: 3 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:NZYMKPRM 2405685:FE8S3EHI
Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa; ⛔ No DOI found

Transparency in literature reviews: an assessment of reporting practices across review types and genres in top IS journals - Templier, Mathieu; Paré, Guy (European Journal of Information Systems, 2018)
The central role of information systems review articles has been recognised in a recent explosion of interest in editorials, research articles, and opinion papers investigating methods and approaches for conducting standalone reviews. In continuity with recent developments in this area, this descriptive review seeks to determine the extent to which various types of review articles published in our field are transparent, i.e., they report important methodological elements about their design. To fulfil this objective, we identified, classified, and coded 142 review articles from the Association for Information Systems (AIS) senior scholars’ basket of journals published between 2000 and 2014. Overall, our findings indicate inadequate reporting of the methods, procedures, and techniques used in a majority of reviews. Our assessment also reveals that theory development and narrative reviews, which are the most frequently published types of reviews in our field, generally were the least explicit with regard to the methods they used. Based on our observations, we recommend that authors of all forms of reviews better document design decisions so to increase trustworthiness, get meaningful results, and develop a cumulative body of knowledge in our discipline. The list of reporting items developed in this study can serve as a framework to assist prospective authors of reviews both within and outside our field.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/0960085X.2017.1398880 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/0960085X.2017.1398880 2405685:Q276HLE3 2486141:87GPNG7X 2486141:NU76JNZC 2486141:RWR6BN8D 2486141:YMRZDEHX
Keywords: Literature reviews; assessment; reporting; transparency; trustworthiness

Scaling up successfully: Lessons from Kenya’s Tusome national literacy program - Piper, Benjamin; Destefano, Joseph; Kinyanjui, Esther M.; Ong’ele, Salome (Journal of Educational Change, 2018)
Many successful piloted programs fail when scaled up to a national level. In Kenya, which has a long history of particularly ineffective implementation after successful pilot programs, the Tusome national literacy program—which receives funding from the United States Agency for International Development—is a national-level scale-up of previous literacy and numeracy programs. We applied a scaling framework (Crouch and DeStefano in Doing reform differently: combining rigor and practicality in implementation and evaluation of system reforms. International development group working paper no. 2017-01, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, 2017. https://www.rti.org/publication/doing-reform-differently-combining-rigor-and-practicality-implementation-and-evaluation) to examine whether Tusome’s implementation was rolled out in ways that would enable government structures and officers to respond effectively to the new program. We found that Tusome was able to clarify expectations for implementation and outcomes nationally using benchmarks for Kiswahili and English learning outcomes, and that these expectations were communicated all the way down to the school level. We noted that the essential program inputs were provided fairly consistently, across the nation. In addition, our analyses showed that Kenya developed functional, if simple, accountability and feedback mechanisms to track performance against benchmark expectations. We also established that the Tusome feedback data were utilized to encourage greater levels of instructional support within Kenya’s county level structures for education quality support. The results indicated that several of the key elements for successful scale-up were therefore put in place. However, we also discovered that Tusome failed to fully exploit the available classroom observational data to better target instructional support. In the context of this scaling framework, the Tusome literacy program’s external evaluation results showed program impacts of 0.6–1.0 standard deviations on English and Kiswahili learning outcomes. The program implemented a functional classroom observational feedback system through existing government systems, although usage of those systems varied widely across Kenya. Classroom visits, even if still falling short of the desired rate, were far more frequent, were focused on instructional quality, and included basic feedback and advice to teachers. These findings are promising with respect to the ability of countries facing quality problems to implement a coherent instructional reform through government systems at scale.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s10833-018-9325-4 2339240:X8L2E7PR 2405685:TQU6RKR4
Keywords: Evaluation; Implementation; Literacy; National; Reading; Reform; Systems

Teacher Professional Development around the World: The Gap between Evidence and Practice - Popova, Anna; Evans, David K.; Breeding, Mary E.; Arancibia, Violeta (World Bank, 2018)
shortDOI: 10/ghgngf KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1596/1813-9450-8572 10/ghgngf 2339240:XS7TPHW4 2405685:RJX4M8AM 2405685:SQ5CWK8Q 2486141:U6AFHNPF
Keywords: C:Low- and middle-income countries

Research with, not about, communities — Ethical guidance towards empowerment in collaborative research, a report for the TRUST Project - Chatfield, Kate; Biernacki, Olivia; Schroeder, Doris; Cavallaro, Francesca; Cook, Julie; N’Diaye, Dieynaba; Bompart, Francois; Chennells, Roger; Toohey, Jacintha; Wynberg, Rachel; van Niekirk, Jaci; Ait, Myriam (TRUST, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:YSSRQE2V 2405685:VLUSM32C

The trials of evidence-based practice in education: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials in education research 1980–2016 - Connolly, Paul; Keenan, Ciara; Urbanska, Karolina (Educational Research, 2018)
Background: The use of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in education has increased significantly over the last 15 years. However, their use has also been subject to sustained and rather trenchant criticism from significant sections of the education research community. Key criticisms have included the claims that: it is not possible to undertake RCTs in education; RCTs are blunt research designs that ignore context and experience; RCTs tend to generate simplistic universal laws of ‘cause and effect’; and that they are inherently descriptive and contribute little to theory.Purpose: This article seeks to assess the above four criticisms of RCTs by considering the actual evidence in relation to the use of RCTs in education in practice.Design and methods: The article is based upon a systematic review that has sought to identify and describe all RCTs conducted in educational settings and including a focus on educational outcomes between 1980 and 2016. The search is limited to articles and reports published in English.Results: The systematic review found a total of 1017 unique RCTs that have been completed and reported between 1980 and 2016. Just over three quarters of these have been produced over the last 10 years, reflecting the significant increase in the use of RCTs in recent years. Overall, just over half of all RCTs identified were conducted in North America and a little under a third in Europe. The RCTs cover a wide range of educational settings and focus on an equally wide range of educational interventions and outcomes. The findings not only disprove the claim that it is not possible to do RCTs in education but also provide some supporting evidence to challenge the other three key criticisms outlined earlier.Conclusions: While providing evidence to counter the four criticisms outlined earlier, the article suggests that there remains significant progress to be made. The article concludes by outlining some key challenges for researchers undertaking RCTs in education.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2018.1493353 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/00131881.2018.1493353 2339240:IGPCB9G7 2405685:2CVG8HCS
Keywords: Correction; RCT; Systematic reviews; context; education; educational settings; theory

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in education research – methodological debates, questions, challenges - Styles, Ben; Torgerson, Carole (Educational Research, 2018)
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2018.1500194 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/00131881.2018.1500194 2339240:RAXWGWMW 2405685:VW9BMID8

Nudging in education - Damgaard, Mette Trier; Nielsen, Helena Skyt (Economics of Education Review, 2018)
Can we nudge children, adolescents and their parents to make better decisions on education? And can we nudge teachers to support and encourage better decision making? Education decisions are taken at young ages and involve immediate costs and potential, future benefits. In such settings behavioural barriers (e.g. lack of self-control, limited attention and social norms) likely influence choices and this may motivate the use of low cost ‘nudges’ to gently push behaviour in the desired direction. Our review of nudging interventions shows that while nudging often has positive effects, the greatest effects often arise for individuals affected most by the behavioural barrier targeted by the intervention. Hence understanding underlying behavioural mechanisms is crucial. Negative effects may arise in situations where nudges potentially crowd-out intrinsic motivation, if nudges pressurise individuals, or in situations where the choice architect has an insufficient understanding of behavioural mechanisms.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2018.03.008 2339240:YBXW7W6Z 2405685:TFBCJC4T
Keywords: Behavioural bias; Boost policies; Human capital investment

Acceptable Use Policy - Hollingworth, Jimmy (Longhill High School, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:BJ2YR528 2405685:DF5L4MNY

Reducing student absences at scale by targeting parents’ misbeliefs - Rogers, Todd; Feller, Avi (Nature Human Behaviour, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1038/s41562-018-0328-1 2339240:X3BLNPAB 2405685:7HVGZF7V

A computational literature review of the field of System Dynamics from 1974 to 2017 - Kunc, Martin; Mortenson, Michael J.; Vidgen, Richard (Journal of Simulation, 2018)
System Dynamics celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2017. While there have been numerous special issues in diverse journals that bring together work by System Dynamics scholars who share similar research interests, there have been no systematic reviews of scholarly activity across the broad field. This paper presents a computational literature review of the field from 1974 to 2017. A CLR automates the analysis of research articles with analysis of content (topic modelling of abstracts) to identify emergent themes in the literature. We performed a broad review of the field by initially searching using the term “System Dynamics” with more than 8000 articles. However, the results obtained were not satisfactory so we decided to restrict our sample to less than 800 articles from recognised journals and proceedings. After evaluation of the results obtained from topic modelling, we decided to use 51 topics covering most of the articles in our sample. A list of 51 topics provides enough granularity to identify relevant patterns of activity within the community of System Dynamics scholars. For each of these 51 topics, we present a commentary on the key insights obtained.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/17477778.2018.1468950 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/17477778.2018.1468950 2405685:KNZA7VQE 2486141:2X7SQ6MJ 2486141:Y3KUR5CN
Keywords: System Dynamics; computational literature review; healthcare; methodology; supply chain

Online tools supporting the conduct and reporting of systematic reviews and systematic maps: a case study on CADIMA and review of existing tools - Kohl, Christian; McIntosh, Emma J.; Unger, Stefan; Haddaway, Neal R.; Kecke, Steffen; Schiemann, Joachim; Wilhelm, Ralf (Environmental Evidence, 2018)
Systematic reviews and systematic maps represent powerful tools to identify, collect, evaluate and summarise primary research pertinent to a specific research question or topic in a highly standardised and reproducible manner. Even though they are seen as the “gold standard” when synthesising primary research, systematic reviews and maps are typically resource-intensive and complex activities. Thus, managing the conduct and reporting of such reviews can become a time consuming and challenging task. This paper introduces the open access online tool CADIMA, which was developed through a collaboration between the Julius Kühn-Institut and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence, in order to increase the efficiency of the evidence synthesis process and facilitate reporting of all activities to maximise methodological rigour. Furthermore, we analyse how CADIMA compares with other available tools by providing a comprehensive summary of existing software designed for the purposes of systematic review management. We show that CADIMA is the only available open access tool that is designed to: (1) assist throughout the systematic review/map process; (2) be suited to reviews broader than medical sciences; (3) allow for offline data extraction; and, (4) support working as a review team.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s13750-018-0115-5 2405685:7WGMZPAG 2486141:PBSSCM7N 2486141:WI9XD8XN
Keywords: Evidence synthesis; Managing systems; Rapid review; Review management; Systematic review software; Text mining; Time management; _Added-ailr-2024

6 key insights into the data and information education leaders want most - Custer, Samantha; King, Elizabeth; Atinc, Tamar; Read, Lindsay; Sethi, Tanya (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:VRE4MDHJ 2405685:9Q8HHQZY

Towards Data-Driven Education Systems. Insights into using information to measure results and manage change - Custer, Samantha; King, Elizabeth; Atinc, Tamar; Read, Lindsay; Sethi, Tanya (Center for Universal Education at Brookings, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:4LI72NDP 2405685:NN6DQVYH

Developing and validating the International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) - Pisani, Lauren; Borisova, Ivelina; Dowd, Amy Jo (International Journal of Educational Research, 2018)
Evidence about the importance of stimulation and learning in childhood has been mounting in recent years, culminating with the inclusion of early childhood development in the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. In following, there is a need for reliable measurement of early learning and development at local, national, and global levels. None of the existing tools designed to measure learning and development at the pre-primary level have been proven to be appropriate and feasible in diverse national contexts, as well as psychometrically rigorous. Therefore, Save the Children developed the International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) from 2011–2015. This paper presents evidence from the IDELA validation process including internal consistency, inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability and concurrent validity.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijer.2018.06.007 2339240:2282V67A 2405685:Y3BWXKFI
Keywords: Assessment; Early childhood development; Early childhood education; Learning

Impact of Online Computer Assisted Learning on Education: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China - Bai, Yu; Tang, Bin; Wang, Boya; Auden, Emma; Mandell, Blake (Stanford University, 2018)
Education of poor and disadvantaged populations has been a long-standing challenge for education systems in both developed and developing countries. In China, millions of students in rural areas and migrant communities lag far behind their urban counterparts in terms of academic achievement. When they fall behind, they often have no way to catch up. Many of their parents have neither the skills nor the money to provide remedial tutoring; rural teachers often do not have time to give students the individual attention they need. Given this, there is growing interest by both educators and policymakers in helping underperforming students catch up using computer assisted learning (CAL). While CAL interventions have been shown to be effective internationally and elsewhere in China, traditional software-based CAL programs are difficult and costly to implement. An online version of CAL (OCAL), however, may be able to bypass many of offline CAL’s implementation problems and enhance the remedial tutoring experience. Unfortunately, there is little empirical evidence on whether OCAL programs can be effective in improving the quality of rural primary school education in developing countries. The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of an OCAL intervention on the academic and non-academic performance of students and to explore the mechanism behind OCAL’s impact. Importantly, we also aim to assess the cost effectiveness of the new OCAL program versus traditional CAL interventions. To achieve these objectives, we carried out a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving over 1650 fifth grade students in 44 schools in rural areas and migrant communities across China. Students in the 22 treatment schools attended two 40minute OCAL sessions during their computer class each week for one semester; the students in the other 22 schools were in the control group and did not receive any intervention. According to our findings, OCAL improved overall English scores of students in the treatment group relative to the control group by 0.56 standard deviations. This impact is large when compared with offline CAL programs. We found that OCAL also led to a positive change in the attitudes of students towards English learning and towards student aspirations for their future education level. We found three possible explanations for OCAL’s impact. After rejecting the possibility of the Hawthorne Effect or self-efficacy-induced changes, we believe interest-oriented stimulation is the main source of improvement among students. The chance for comparison and competition with peers, as well as customized remedial question banks tailored to each student’s individual needs, likely contributed to the measured increases in academic performance among students in our sample. Cost-effectiveness analysis showed that the OCAL program is more cost-effective than traditional offline CAL, a comparison which is significant for policymakers as it indicates high potential for OCAL program expansion.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:ZLVS7CVZ 2405685:7L744UX5
Keywords: Quality: H; Relevance: M; ⛔ No DOI found

Unstructured data in marketing - Balducci, B; Marinova, D (Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s11747-018-0581-x 2405685:RTNHA8JP 2486141:GRQZTIKQ

How behavior spreads: the science of complex contagions - Centola, Damon (Princeton University Press, 2018)
"A new, counterintuitive theory for how social networks influence the spread of behavior. New social movements, technologies, and public-health initiatives often struggle to take off, yet many diseases disperse rapidly without issue. Can the lessons learned from the viral diffusion of diseases be used to improve the spread of beneficial behaviors and innovations? In How Behavior Spreads, Damon Centola presents over a decade of original research examining how changes in societal behavior–in voting, health, technology, and finance–occur and the ways social networks can be used to influence how they propagate. Centola's startling findings show that the same conditions accelerating the viral expansion of an epidemic unexpectedly inhibit the spread of behaviors. While it is commonly believed that "weak ties"–long-distance connections linking acquaintances–lead to the quicker spread of behaviors, in fact the exact opposite holds true. Centola demonstrates how the most well-known, intuitive ideas about social networks have caused past diffusion efforts to fail, and how such efforts might succeed in the future. Pioneering the use of Web-based methods to understand how changes in people's social networks alter their behaviors, Centola illustrates the ways in which these insights can be applied to solve countless problems of organizational change, cultural evolution, and social innovation. His findings offer important lessons for public health workers, entrepreneurs, and activists looking to harness networks for social change.Practical and informative, How Behavior Spreads is a must-read for anyone interested in how the theory of social networks can transform our world"–Provided by publisher
OCLC: on1035756208 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:848LEBT4 2405685:42X86VX5
Keywords: Human behavior

Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics - Field, Andy P. (SAGE, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:7BN3B36D 2405685:CFJAF8HE
Keywords: Computer programs; Statistics as Topic; Software; Database Management Systems; Social Sciences; Handbooks; manuals; etc; Statistical methods; Statistics; Social sciences; methods; Data Interpretation; Statistical; SPSS (Computer file)

Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling (LAYS): Defining A New Macro Measure of Education - Filmer, Deon; Rogers, Halsey; Angrist, Noam; Sabarwal, Shwetlena (World Bank, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1596/1813-9450-8591 2339240:3A9F6FVB 2339240:KGVQPHCJ 2405685:59ERQXRR 2405685:GSG23QSA 2405685:TP9IZVSC 2447227:6BFXZ6TA 2561267:ELKQGNZN
Keywords: _B:important; ___working_potential_duplicate; _final_bib; _important; _s:DFID; ⛔ No DOI found; ❓ Multiple DOI

Feed the Monster: Impact and technical evaluation - Koval-Saifi, Nedjma; Plass, Jan (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:QUFN8V67 2405685:S7QU2BTK

Technology-supported professional development for teachers: lessons from developing countries - McAleavy, Tony; Hall-Chen, Alex; Horrocks, Sarah; Riggall, Anna (Education Development Trust, 2018)
This report captures what might be learnt from a selection of the world’s most interesting examples of technology-assisted in-service professional development in lower-income countries and from wider reflections about the potential of technology to enhance the professional learning of teachers.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:CNU2GKRL 2339240:KPPU5Z99 2339240:S2XT5FSG 2339240:UYNN98AQ 2405685:4JNZ9RRF 2405685:CF2KPK7I 2405685:DJG72BUZ 2405685:FXXS4882 2405685:ZEBNC5TV 2534378:6GQU9R37 2534378:ARJJXBIL 2534378:TQ4YR37L 2534378:WSS9V2GJ 2534378:XIMVL4RJ
Keywords: Africa; Bangladesh; Blended Learning; C:Low- and middle-income countries; Developing Nations; ERIC; Resources in Education (RIE); Educational Technology; Elementary Education; Elementary School Teachers; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; India; Inservice Teacher Education; Kenya; Large Group Instruction; Nigeria; Online Courses; Pakistan; Policymakers; Practitioners; Refugees; Shared Resources and Services; Social Media; Teaching Methods; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Telecommunications; ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Technology-supported professional development for teachers: Lessons from developing countries - McAleavy, Tony; Hall-Chen, Alex; Horrocks, Sarah; Riggall, Anna (Education Development Trust, 2018)
This report captures what might be learnt from a selection of the world's most interesting examples of technology-assisted in-service professional development in lower-income countries and from wider reflections about the potential of technology to enhance the professional learning of teachers. This report explores the literature surrounding technology for professional learning, identifying six promising case studies: (1) UNESCO projects in Pakistan and Nigeria – using mobile phones to deliver pedagogical content to early-grade and primary school teachers; (2) English in Action, Bangladesh using mobile phones and SD cards to deliver content to teachers; (3) Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) – OER [Open Educational Resources] to support interactive teaching practice; (4) Teacher Education through School-based Support in India (TESS-India) – OER to support the adoption of more engaging pedagogies; (5) Teachers for Teachers, Kenya – using mobile technology to strengthen teacher development in Kakuma Refugee Camp; and (6) National Tablets Programme, Kenya – improving the coaching provided to teachers. Through these case studies we have made a series of reflections on the impact technology can have on teacher professional development, particularly in low- and low-middle income contexts: (1) Promising technology is not enough, we must not forget the human factor; (2) Mobile technologies have high potential to improve the reach, scalability and flexibility of teacher professional development; (3) OER constitute a promising format for professional development resources; (4) High-impact, sustainable technology-enabled solutions depend on local partnership and a sense of local ownership; and (5) The design and delivery of effective technology-enabled professional learning depends on high-quality impact data and careful piloting solutions. Our report explores each of these case studies and reflections in greater detail, drawing lessons for policymakers, practitioners and other organisations who seek to provide technology-related professional development opportunities for teachers.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:Z8QK9TIS 2405685:58SRHUVT
Keywords: Blended Learning; Developing Nations; Educational Technology; Elementary School Teachers; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Inservice Teacher Education; Large Group Instruction; Online Courses; Refugees; Shared Resources and Services; Social Media; Teaching Methods; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Telecommunications

Emerging fundamental issues of teacher education in Tanzania: a reflection of practices - Mgaiwa, Samson J (Educational Process: International Journal, 2018)
Quality of teachers is recognized as one of the critical dimensions for promoting student learning in schools. However, in Tanzania there are several emerging issues that affect teacher education and teachers, and as a result affect students’ learning. The existing corpus of literature indicates a death of studies on the systematic understanding of issues that affect teacher education in Tanzania, especially at a time when education across the world is encountering a number of challenges. Employing documentary review and interviews as data collection methods, this paper attempts to analyze the emerging issues affecting teacher education in Tanzania. Employing the Teacher Education Model for the 21st Century, the paper identified five major issues affecting teacher education namely; lack of specific policies for teacher education, lack of continuing professional development, lack of an autonomous teacher regulatory body, inadequate ICT and teacher education, and poor quality of candidates joining teacher education. Generally, the findings indicate that teacher education is not effectively planned in terms of policy imperatives to meet the contemporary professional demands for 21st century education in Tanzania, and beyond. Finally, conclusions and certain recommendations which take a futuristic perspective in preparing 21st century teachers are offered.
Place: Kutahya Publisher: Universitepark, Co. Ltd. Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2377711234?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.22521/edupij.2018.74.3 2339240:5CD78LSE 2405685:9MDTIC8U 2534378:6CREM8X4 2534378:Q89SIFIE
Keywords: 21st century; Education; Learning; Tanzania; Teacher education; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2095912; __finaldtb; students’ learning; teacher education; teachers

Global Dataset on Education Quality : A Review and Update (2000-2017) - Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Angrist, Noam (World Bank Group, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:IB5T4GSH 2405685:MCNGDVIH

Identifying the essential ingredients to literacy and numeracy improvement: teacher professional development and coaching, student textbooks, and structured teachers’ guides - Piper, Benjamin; Zuilkowski, Stephanie; Dubeck, Margaret; Jepkemei, Evelyn; King, Simon J. (World Development, 2018)
Publisher: Elsevier KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.01.018 2339240:W6C7ZW2X 2405685:53C9AZ8Q 2405685:RIK9NWV4 2534378:E5TCHLS4 2534378:QFTE8W6H
Keywords: Africa; Literacy; Numeracy; Program evaluation; Randomized controlled trial; Reading; ___working_potential_duplicate

Interactive Apps Promote Learning of Basic Mathematics in Children With Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - Pitchford, Nicola J.; Kamchedzera, Elizabeth; Hubber, Paula J.; Chigeda, Antonie L. (Frontiers in Psychology, 2018)
Interactive apps delivered on touch-screen tablets can be effective at supporting the acquisition of basic skills in mainstream primary school children. This technology may also be beneficial for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) as it can promote high levels of engagement with the learning task and an inclusive learning environment. However, few studies have measured extent of learning for SEND pupils when using interactive apps, so it has yet to be determined if this technology is effective at raising attainment for these pupils. We report the first observational study of a group of 33 pupils with SEND from two primary schools in Malawi that are implementing a new digital technology intervention which uses touch-screen tablets to deliver interactive apps designed to teach basic mathematical skills. The apps contain topics that align to the national curriculum. To assess learning gains, rate of progress (minutes per topic) for each pupil was determined by calculating the average time taken to complete a topic. Progress rate was then correlated with teacher ratings of extent of disability and independent ratings of pupil engagement with the apps. Results showed SEND pupils could interact with the apps and all pupils passed at least one topic. Average progress rate for SEND pupils was twice as long as mainstream peers. Stepwise regression revealed extent of disability significantly predicted progress rate. Further exploratory correlations revealed pupils with moderate to severe difficulties with hearing and/or language made slower progress through the apps than those with greater functionality in these two domains because the use of verbal instructions within the apps limited their capacity to learn. This original quantitative analysis demonstrates that interactive apps can raise learning standards in pupils with SEND but may have limited utility for pupils with severe difficulties. Software modifications are needed to address specific areas of difficulty preventing pupils from progressing.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00262 2339240:DUN6JGMK 2339240:UQ8D45IR 2405685:7WAJ6HEZ 2405685:JSQPF627
Keywords: Interactive apps; Mathematics; Special educational needs and disabilities; primary school; tablet technology

The Risks of Dangerous Dashboards in Basic Education - Pritchett, Lant (2018)
Many countries’ systems of basic education are in “stall” condition. A recent paper of Beatty et al. (2018) uses information from the Indonesia Family Life Survey, a representative household survey that has been carried out in several waves with the same individuals since 2000 and contains information on whether individuals can answer simple arithmetic questions. Figure 1, showing the relationship between the level of schooling and the probability of answering a typical question correctly, has two shocking results.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:WSRJUJ6P 2405685:P73TZVX8 4656463:5YUF223J

National Pre-primary Education Policy Standard Guidelines - Republic of Kenya Ministry of Education (Republic of Kenya Ministry of Education, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:2Z8TGS6P 2405685:C35JRU97

A Systematic Scoping Review of the Choice Architecture Movement: Toward Understanding When and Why Nudges Work - Szaszi, Barnabas; Palinkas, Anna; Palfi, Bence; Szollosi, Aba; Aczel, Balazs (Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 2018)
In this paper, we provide a domain-general scoping review of the nudge movement by reviewing 422 choice architecture interventions in 156 empirical studies. We report the distribution of the studies across countries, years, domains, subdomains of applicability, intervention types, and the moderators associated with each intervention category to review the current state of the nudge movement. Furthermore, we highlight certain characteristics of the studies and experimental and reporting practices that can hinder the accumulation of evidence in the field. Specifically, we found that 74% of the studies were mainly motivated to assess the effectiveness of the interventions in one specific setting, while only 24% of the studies focused on the exploration of moderators or underlying processes. We also observed that only 7% of the studies applied power analysis, 2% used guidelines aiming to improve the quality of reporting, no study in our database was preregistered, and the used intervention nomenclatures were non-exhaustive and often have overlapping categories. Building on our current observations and proposed solutions from other fields, we provide directly applicable recommendations for future research to support the evidence accumulation on why and when nudges work. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/bdm.2035 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1002/bdm.2035 2339240:9FYGW8H7 2405685:AAZQY2V4
Keywords: behavioral interventions; choice architecture; nudge; public policy; review

A Global Framework of Reference on Digital Literacy Skills for Indicator 4.4.2 - UNESCO (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:F3FGM4MU 2405685:YTZK5L7Z

Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children: Tanzania Country Report - UNICEF; Government of Tanzania; UNESCO (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:4BFXL5NI 2405685:IRZRMTPE

Malawi National Reading Program Baseline Assessment - USAID (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:3K76PDGT 2405685:ZVFGHAT3

Learning as development: Rethinking international education in a changing world - Wagner, Daniel A. (Routledge, 2018)

Vision for SLR tooling infrastructure: Prioritizing value-added requirements - Al-Zubidy, Ahmed; Carver, Jeffrey C.; Hale, David P.; Hassler, Edgar E. (Information and Software Technology, 2017)
Context Even with the increasing use of Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR) in software engineering (SE), there are still a number of barriers faced by SLR authors. These barriers increase the cost of conducting SLRs. Objective For many of these barriers, appropriate tool support could reduce their impact. In this paper, we use interactions with the SLR community in SE to identify and prioritize a set of requirements for SLR tooling infrastructure. Method This paper analyzes and combines the results from three studies on SLR process barriers and SLR tool requirements to produce a prioritized list of functional requirements for SLR tool support. Using this list of requirements, we perform a feature analysis of the current SLR support tools to identify requirements that are supported as well as identify the need for additional tooling infrastructure. Results The analysis resulted in a list 112 detailed requirements (consolidated into a set of composite requirements) that SE community desires in SLR support tools. The requirements span all the phases of the SLR process. The results show that, while recent tools cover more of the requirements, there are a number of high-priority requirements that are not yet fully covered by any of the existing tools. Conclusion The existing set of SLR tools do not cover all the requirements posed by the community. The list of requirements in this paper is useful for tool developers and researchers wishing to provide support to the SLR community with SE.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.infsof.2017.06.007 2405685:6IRSDL2Z 2486141:AF9IAKTP 2486141:EXUMXNVK
Keywords: Empirical software engineering; Systematic literature review; Tooling infrastructure; _Added-ailr-2024

Measuring school readiness globally: Assessing the construct validity and measurement invariance of the International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) in Ethiopia - Wolf, Sharon; Halpin, Peter; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Dowd, Amy Jo; Pisani, Lauren; Borisova, Ivelina (Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2017)
The post 2015 context for international development has led to a demand for assessments that measure multiple dimensions of children's school readiness and are feasibly administered in low-resource settings. The present study assesses the construct validity of the International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) developed by Save the Children using data from a sample of children (∼5 years of age; N=682) from rural Ethiopia. The study (a) uses exploratory and confirmatory bi-factor analyses to assess the internal structure of the assessment with respect to four hypothesized domains of school-readiness (Early Numeracy, Early Literacy, Social-Emotional development, and Motor development); (b) uses latent regression to examine concurrent validity of the domains against a limited set of child and family characteristics; and (c) establishes measurement invariance across three focal comparisons (children enrolled in center-based care versus home-based care; girls versus boys; and treatment status in a cluster randomized controlled trial of a center-based program). The results support the conclusion that the IDELA is useful for making inferences about children's school readiness. Implications for future use of the IDELA and similar instruments are discussed.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2017.05.001 2339240:PIGF2J6S 2405685:LC8IVTXX
Keywords: Ethiopia; Factor analysis; Measurement invariance; School readiness; Sub-Saharan Africa

Assessing Research-Practice Partnerships - Henrick, Erin C; Cobb, Paul; Penuel, William R; Jackson, Kara; Clark, Tiffany (William T. Grant Foundation., 2017)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:GAHU8QH9 2405685:6VXW2NF4

Guidance on Conducting a Systematic Literature Review - Xiao, Yu; Watson, Maria (Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2017)
Literature reviews establish the foundation of academic inquires. However, in the planning field, we lack rigorous systematic reviews. In this article, through a systematic search on the methodology of literature review, we categorize a typology of literature reviews, discuss steps in conducting a systematic literature review, and provide suggestions on how to enhance rigor in literature reviews in planning education and research.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/0739456X17723971 10.1177/0739456x17723971 10/gcskzk 2129771:BLTTLZBP 2129771:J8G86BNT 2249382:QJPY7PT8 2317526:3SKJWG4Q 2405685:ES9TENWY 2486141:4SIG3DBK UA-d9aa2d10-8bc8-4d4f-9aed-df221513881c
Keywords: CitedIn:BIBBTVET

Report Cards: The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets - Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Khwaja, Asim Ijaz (American Economic Review, 2017)
We study the impact of providing school report cards with test scores on subsequent test scores, prices, and enrollment in markets with multiple public and private providers. A randomly selected half of our sample villages (markets) received report cards. This increased test scores by 0.11 standard deviations, decreased private school fees by 17 percent, and increased primary enrollment by 4.5 percent. Heterogeneity in the treatment impact by initial school test scores is consistent with canonical models of asymmetric information. Information provision facilitates better comparisons across providers, and improves market efficiency and child welfare through higher test scores, higher enrollment, and lower fees.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1257/aer.20140774 2339240:E75A65JU 2405685:IBUBAXI3
Keywords: Belief; Communication; Education; Housing; Human Development; Income Distribution; Information and Knowledge; Infrastructure; Learning; Migration; Economic Development: Urban; Rural; Regional; and Transportation Analysis; Public Pensions; Analysis of Education; Education: Government Policy; Economic Development: Human Resources; Search; Unawareness; State and Local Government: Health; Welfare

Talking about education: exploring the significance of teachers’ talk for teacher agency - Biesta, Gert; Priestley, Mark; Robinson, Sarah (Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2017)
The interest in teachers’ discourses and vocabularies has for a long time been studied under the rubric of knowledge, most notably teachers’ professional knowledge. This interest can be traced back to Shulman’s distinction between different kinds of teacher knowledge and Schwab’s interest in the role of practical reasoning and judgement in teaching. Within the research, a distinction can be found between a more narrow approach that focuses on teachers’ propositional or theoretical knowledge and a more encompassing approach in which teachers’knowledge is not only the knowledge for teachers generated elsewhere, but also the knowledge of teachers. This is the ‘stock of knowledge’gained from a range of sources and experiences, including teachers’ ongoing engagement with the practice of teaching itself. In this paper, we focus on the role of teachers’ talk in their achievement of agency. We explore how, in what way and to what extent such talk helps or hinders teachers in exerting control over and giving direction to their everyday practices, bearing in mind that such practices are not just the outcome of teachers’ judgements and actions, but are also shaped by the structures and cultures within which teachers work.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/00220272.2016.1205143 10/ghwmhm 2339240:6GITREFE 2339240:9UFQQ4H3 2405685:69R7MRX9 2405685:P2VLRWBR

Big data, big insights? Advancing service innovation and design with machine learning - Antons, D; Breidbach, CF (Journal of Service Research, 2017)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/1094670517738373 2405685:DD4VLI9U 2486141:8S9LUG53
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

From proof of concept to scalable policies: Challenges and solutions, with an application - Banerjee, Abhijit; Banerji, Rukmini; Berry, James; Duflo, Esther; Kannan, Harini; Mukerji, Shobhini; Shotland, Marc; Walton, Michael (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017)
zotzenLib.CopiedFrom: 2339240:8EQYM6DE KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1257/jep.31.4.73 2339240:8EQYM6DE 2405685:QMPVWQMF

Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS-III) 2017–2022 - Government of Malawi (2017)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:99BEMNP3 2405685:8AV66KVR

Text mining in organizational research - Kobayashi, V.B.; Mol, S.T.; Berkers, H.A. (Organizational Research Methods, 2017)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/1094428117722619 2405685:AXPR9XQR 2486141:MTUNEGNY
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

Country Economic Overview - Malawi Consulate (2017)
Country Economic Overview The Malawi economy is agro based with agriculture contributing 37% of the national GDP and employing 80% of the total workforce....
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:84EBRSYI 2405685:KWAAJTHP

National Pre-Primary Education Policy 2017 - Republic of Kenya Ministry of Education (Republic of Kenya Ministry of Education, 2017)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:6B9E6N5V 2405685:AE5QA6PC

Independent Samples T-Test - Ross, Amanda; Willson, Victor L. (Basic and Advanced Statistical Tests: Writing Results Sections and Creating Tables and Figures, 2017)
An independent samples t-test compares the means of two groups. The data are interval for the groups. There is not an assumption of normal distribution (if the distribution of one or both groups is really unusual, the t-test will not give good results with unequal sample sizes), but there is an assumption that the two standard deviations are equal. If the sample sizes are equal or very similar in size, even that assumption is not critical.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-94-6351-086-8_3 2339240:IKQCCA5R 2405685:QB7ZG9XP

Total expenditure on health: As a percentage of gross domestic product - World Health Organization (OECD Publishing, 2017)
This table includes data on total expenditure on health, as a percentage of gross domestic product. The table is part of the key tables collection on health.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1787/20758480-table1 2339240:MHK8A9XZ 2405685:W9MBXCLT

A computational literature review of the technology acceptance model - Mortenson, Michael J.; Vidgen, Richard (International Journal of Information Management, 2016)
A literature review is a central part of any research project, allowing the existing research to be mapped and new research questions to be posited. However, due to the limitations of human data processing, the literature review can suffer from an inability to handle large volumes of research articles. The computational literature review (CLR) is proposed here as a complementary part of a wider literature review process. The CLR automates some of the analysis of research articles with analyses of impact (citations), structure (co-authorship networks) and content (topic modeling of abstracts). A contribution of the paper is to demonstrate how the content of abstracts can be analyzed automatically to provide a set of research topics within a literature corpus. The CLR software can be used to support three use cases: (1) analysis of the literature for a research area, (2) analysis and ranking of journals, and (3) analysis and ranking of individual scholars and research teams. The working of the CLR software is illustrated through application to the technology acceptance model (TAM) using a set of 3,386 articles. The CLR is an open source offering, developed in the statistical programming language R, and made freely available to researchers to use and develop further.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2016.07.007 2405685:M67A9BHN 2486141:B5ZK9CQN 2486141:VU33ACA5
Keywords: Citation analysis; Co-authorship analysis; Computational literature review; Journal ranking; Lda; Literature review; Social network analysis; Technology acceptance model; Topic models

Education data for decision making (EDDATA II): key achievements and lessons learned; final report | UNESCO IIEP Learning Portal - Mulcahy-Dunn, Amy; Dick, Anna; Crouch, Luis; Newton, Erin (USAID; RTI International, 2016)
USAID's Education Data for Decision Making (EdData II) was implemented over a 12 year period beginning in 2004. EdData II had at its core the goal of improving access to data for USAID Missions and host country ministries, to use for making informed policy decisions. The tools and research developed under EdData II whelped to inform the development of learning metrics under the Sustainable Development Goals (2015); provide evidence to support the design and monitor the implementation of USAID's 2011-2017 Education strategy, and provide actionable, high-quality data to inform policy and practice in around 35 countries. The report reflects on EdData II and the project's impact, providing a summary of the most salient and impactful project activities, and drawing key lessons from their development and implementation. [...] The report is divided into four sections, as follows. Sections 1 and 2 begin with an overview of the background and key accomplishments of the EdData II contract and objectives, followed by a synopsis of EdData II task orders and their scope. Section 3, the main body of the report, delineates the key technical achievements of the program, including data collection tools, analysis, and measurement; pilot intervention programs; original and secondary research; and dissemination activities, as well as the implications of each. Section 4 reflects on the lessons learned from this work. In addition, several annexes provide further details about various aspects of the program.
EdTechHub.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:5QRX64GB

How to Develop an Acceptable Use Policy: The Steps to Take - Webswise (Webwise.ie, 2016)
Creating an AUP is vital for your school, in addressing internet safety issues for students. Here we look at how to develop an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:RDT95RQ7 2405685:2C5HQJPN