Unstructured data in marketing - Balducci, B; Marinova, D (Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2018)
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The Economic Lives of Young Women in the Time of Ebola: Lessons from an Empowerment Program - Bandiera, Oriana; Buehren, Niklas; Goldstein, Markus; Rasul, Imran; Smurra, Andrea (World Bank, 2018)
We evaluate an intervention to raise young women’s economic empowerment in Sierra Leone, where women frequently experience sexual violence and face multiple economic disadvantages. The intervention provides them with a protective space (a club) where they can …nd support, receive information on health/reproductive issues and vocational training. Unexpectedly, the post-baseline period coincided with the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Our analysis leverages quasi-random across-village variation in the severity of Ebola-related disruption, and random assignment of villages to the intervention to document the impact of the Ebola outbreak on the economic lives of 4 700 women tracked over the crisis, and any ameliorating role played by the intervention. In highly disrupted control villages, the crisis leads younger girls to spend signi…cantly more time with men, out-of-wedlock pregnancies rise, and as a result, they experience a persistent 16pp drop in school enrolment post-crisis. These adverse e¤ects are almost entirely reversed in treated villages because the intervention enables young girls to allocate time away from men, preventing out-of-wedlock pregnancies and enabling them to re-enrol in school post-crisis. In treated villages, the unavailability of young women leads some older girls to use transactional sex as a coping strategy. The intervention causes them to increase contraceptive use so this does not translate into higher fertility. Our analysis pinpoints the mechanisms through which the severity of the aggregate shock impacts the economic lives of young women, and shows how interventions in times of crisis can interlink outcomes across younger and older cohorts. JEL Classi…cation: I25, J13, J24.
shortDOI: 10/ghgngq KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1596/1813-9450-8760 10.1596/31219 10/ghgngn 10/ghgngq 2339240:P9QQ2FKF 2405685:2TEE6A8C 2405685:BA7ISGH3
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Redesigning an education project for child friendly radio: a multisectoral collaboration to promote children’s health, education, and human rights after a humanitarian crisis in Sierra Leone - Barnett, Sarah; van Dijk, Jetske; Swaray, Abdulai; Amara, Tamba; Young, Patricia (BMJ, 2018)
Sarah Barnett and colleagues describe how an educational project was rapidly adapted into a radio education programme after the 2014 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone
shortDOI: 10/ggqvr7 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1136/bmj.k4667 10/ggqvr7 2339240:6IXLT92N 2405685:6Z36JH5J 2405685:S35X3HD9

Integrating analyses in mixed methods research - Bazeley, Patricia (SAGE Publications Ltd., 2018)
Integrating Analyses for Mixed Methods Research goes beyond mixed methods research design and data collection, providing a pragmatic discussion of the challenges of effectively integrating data to facilitate a more comprehensive and rigorous level of analysis. Showcasing a range of strategies for integrating different sources and forms of data as well as different approaches in analysis, readers learn to plan, conduct, and disseminate complex analyses with confidence. Key techniques include: . Building an integrative framework . Analyzing sequential, complementary and comparative data . Identifying patterns and contrasts in linked data . Categorizing, counting, and blending mixed data . Managing dissonance and divergence . Transforming analysis into warranted assertions With clear steps that can be tailored to any project, this book is perfect for students and researchers undertaking their own mixed methods research.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:VQ9CBAJM 2405685:SWHQHA7X
Keywords: Methodology; Mixed methods research; Research; Social sciences

Indonesia got schooled: 15 years of rising enrolment and flat learning profiles - Beatty, Amanda; Berkhout, Emilie; Bima, Luhur; Coen, Thomas; Pradhan, Menno; Suryadarma, Daniel (Research on Improving Systems of Education, 2018)
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Data analysis methods for qualitative research: managing the challenges of coding, interrater reliability, and thematic analysis. - Belotto, Michael J. (The Qualitative Report, 2018)
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Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

Teacher Policies, Incentives, and Labor Markets in Chile, Colombia, and Perú: Implications for Equality - Bertoni, Eleonora; Elacqua, Gregory; Jaimovich, Analía; Rodríguez, Julio; Santos, Humberto (Inter-American Development Bank, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.18235/0001319 2339240:4RHG5HRJ 2405685:QUXD8IIV

Preparation and support for teachers in public schools: Reflections on the first year of teaching - Bowsher, A.; Sparks, D.; Hoyer, K.M. (2018)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

The University Research System in Pakistan - British Council (2018)
With the support of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the British Council, Knowledge Platform conducted in 2018 a seminal research project titled The University Research System
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Toward data-driven education systems: Insights into using information to measure results and manage change - Brookings (Brookings Institution, 2018)
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Applying the information search process model to analyze aspects in the design of serious games for children with hearing impairment - Cano, Sandra; Alghazzawi, Daniyal M.; Arteaga, Jaime Muñoz; Fardoun, Habib M.; Collazos, César A.; Amador, Viviana Bustos (Universal Access in the Information Society, 2018)
Deaf children traditionally face greater challenges and encounter difficulties particular to their abilities. The Information Search Process model (ISP) is oriented in the context of the present work as a process of searching for information about children with a hearing impairment in the area of literacy, applying the different stages of the ISP model to identify different aspects of hearing impairment. A case study was carried out at the USAER school in Aguascalientes, Mexico, a school that enables children with hearing impairments to be included in regular secondary schooling. The children here are aged 12–15 years and have literacy problems. Eight children from 7 to 11 years of age were also evaluated in the Institute for Deaf and Blind Children in Cali, Colombia. The ISP model can be deemed to have been useful for identifying the relevant needs to support both teachers and deaf children. A need was identified, to construct a game that integrates the activities undertaken following the FitzGerald keys and in turn allow them to assess learning through different activities that help increase the semantic repertoire.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s10209-016-0520-x 2339240:UHUF6RAC 2405685:FBY7T8A3

Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. - CAST (2018)
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Supporting home language reading through technology in rural South Africa - Castillo, Nathan M; Wagner, Daniel A (Journal Articles (Literacy.org), 2018)
This paper describes a short-term longitudinal study in South Africa, with children in grades 1-3, some of whom received a multimedia technology reading support program in one of three home languages and English (through exisiting computer labs in schools). Findings reveal a positive and significant impact on local language reading acquisition among children with multimedia support. The study shows that effective literacy support can help struggling rural learners make significant gains that will help them complete their schooling. The ability to accomplish a full cycle of primary school with fully developed reading skills has significant implications for life-long learning.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

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

PDIA Toolkit: A DIY Approach to Solving Complex Problems - Centre for International Development (Harvard University, 2018)
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The Internal and External Validity of the Regression Discontinuity Design: A Meta-Analysis of 15 Within-Study Comparisons - Chaplin, Duncan D.; Cook, Thomas D.; Zurovac, Jelena; Coopersmith, Jared S.; Finucane, Mariel M.; Vollmer, Lauren N.; Morris, Rebecca E. (Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2018)
Theory predicts that regression discontinuity (RD) provides valid causal inference at the cutoff score that determines treatment assignment. One purpose of this paper is to test RD's internal validity across 15 studies. Each of them assesses the correspondence between causal estimates from an RD study and a randomized control trial (RCT) when the estimates are made at the same cutoff point where they should not differ asymptotically. However, statistical error, imperfect design implementation, and a plethora of different possible analysis options, mean that they might nonetheless differ. We test whether they do, assuming that the bias potential is greater with RDs than RCTs. A second purpose of this paper is to investigate the external validity of RD by exploring how the size of the bias estimates varies across the 15 studies, for they differ in their settings, interventions, analyses, and implementation details. Both Bayesian and frequentist meta-analysis methods show that the RD bias is below 0.01 standard deviations on average, indicating RD's high internal validity. When the study-specific estimates are shrunken to capitalize on the information the other studies provide, all the RD causal estimates fall within 0.07 standard deviations of their RCT counterparts, now indicating high external validity. With unshrunken estimates, the mean RD bias is still essentially zero, but the distribution of RD bias estimates is less tight, especially with smaller samples and when parametric RD analyses are used.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/pam.22051 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1002/pam.22051 2405685:WS7XADDG

Access and use of internet in teaching and learning at two selected teachers’ colleges in Tanzania - Chirwa, Mussa (International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2018)
Recently, the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is inevitable especially in improving education system. It is on the basis of this reality that this paper investigated access and use of Internet in teaching and learning in teachers’ colleges (TCs), basing on two selected colleges in Tanzania. The results indicate that the majority (83.2%) of respondents used the Internet for academic purposes, 61.3% used it for searching news and 50% for communication, slightly more than a half (52%) of the respondents were using Internet for games and entertainments while only (43%) used it for social network. However, the frequency of using internet for academic purposes is not convincing as only 12.5% of the respondents used it daily. There is also limited access to internet and ICT facilities in these teachers’ colleges in Tanzania. It is therefore, concluded that the parent ministry in co-operation with college principals should improve Internet access and use in TCs by ensuring that there is good access to ICT facilities that offers internet services, tutors are well trained on ICTs basics and information literacy, and that the ratio of tutors and student-teachers to computers and other ICTs available in their colleges is improved.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:JTNPEQLC 2405685:JRNKD45P
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

A framework for evaluating appropriateness of educational technology use in global development programs - CITE (Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Education) (Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Education (CITE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2018)
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'Staggering' trade in fake degrees revealed - Clifton, Helen; Chapman, Matthew; Cox, Simon (2018)
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Assessing the Impacts of Literacy Learning Games for Syrian Refugee Children: An executive overview of Antura and the Letters and Feed the Monster Impact Evaluations - Comings, J (Resource Centre, 2018)
Library Catalog: resourcecentre.savethechildren.net KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:5LHG7PS3 2405685:FVNNLQD4
Keywords: RER theme_pedagogies and modalities

Evaluation of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) – Literacy and Numeracy Education Support (LANES) program in Tanzania (2014–2018) - Connal, Criana; Strath, Annelie; Dihenga, Khalid (Global Partnership for Education (GPE), 2018)
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Policy Paper on Punjab Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) Award - CPDI (2018)
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Worldwide inequality and poverty in cognitive results: Cross-sectional evidence and time-based trends - Crouch, Luis; Gustafsson, Martin (University of Oxford, 2018)
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A Meta-analysis of the Peer Evaluation Effects on Learning Achievements in Blended Learning Environment - Cui, Papan; Zheng, Lanqin (International Conference on Blended Learning, 2018)
shortDOI: 10/ghgn4n KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-3-319-94505-7_18 10/ghgn4n 2405685:XDP92C9L

6 key insights into the data and information education leaders want most - Custer, Samantha; King, Elizabeth; Atinc, Tamar Manuelyan; Read, Lindsay; Sethi, Tanya (Brookings Institute, 2018)
Researchers summarize their new analysis of two unique global surveys that assess the use of data and evidence by education leaders in developing countries.
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Toward data-driven education systems: Insights into using information to measure results and manage change - Custer, Samantha; King, Elizabeth; Atinc, Tamar Manuelyan; Read, Lindsay; Sethi, Tanya (Brookings Institute, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:NVMGTGNN 2405685:NAUJIU5T

Inequality as higher education goes online - Czerniewicz, Laura (Networked learning, 2018)
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For children with disabilities in Nigeria, educational opportunities remain scant - Dark, Shayera (Devex, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:3VDV3IBS

Wrapping of a Social Innovation MOOC - Deacon, Andrew; Jaffer, Tasneem; Jawitz, Jeff; Small, Janet; Walji, Sukaina (ICEL 2018 13th International Conference on e-Learning, 2018)
EdTechHub.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:MV5F5QJ8
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

How is E-Learning helping to combat Southeast Asia teacher shortage? - Debroy, Ananya (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:J76PGQSH 2405685:I9PG7LWZ

Kreyòl, pedagogy, and technology for opening up quality education in Haiti: Changes in teachers' metalinguistic attitudes as first steps in a paradigm shift - DeGraff, Michel; Stump, Glenda S. (Language, 2018)
Publisher: Linguistic Society of America KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:TBPSKJ55 4042040:FQ8JKR53

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Sector Programme (KESP) 2 - DevelopmentAid (DevelopmentAid, 2018)
Innovative membership organization offering services to the international sector. Instant access to high quality CV’s, procurement notices shortlist and awards information.
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DFID Digital Strategy - DFID (2018)
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DFID Education Policy: Get Children Learning - DFID (2018)
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Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

DFID Education policy: get children learning - DFID (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:ZIM7BYSJ 2405685:ZVNXCXRB

Girls Education Challenge: Thematic Review (Education Technology) - DFID (DFID, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:KJJSGCBR 2405685:WQ3F6U6S

Leh Wi Learn - Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme - DFID (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:9PJP3ZYU

The discourse on ICT teacher professional development needs: The case of a South African teachers’ union - Dlamini, Reuben; Mbatha, Khanyisile (International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2018)
The prevalence and adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in education has often been guided by utopian perspectives without proper research to understand the schooling context and teachers’ ICT development needs. This paper reports on the findings from a study of in-service teachers who are members of a teachers’ union in South Africa. These teachers were surveyed using a questionnaire based on Second Information Technology in Education Study (SITES), which is an analytic framework that includes teacher characteristics, pedagogical practices and ICT use, school factors and system, and other external factors. This exploratory study was conducted within the framework of a teachers’ union to understand members’ preparedness to integrate ICT tools in their teaching practices. Findings indicate the need for in-service professional development activities in the use of ICT for teaching, in teaching in multicultural environments, and in classroom management. Equally important is the role of school management and administration in the adoption and integration of ICT tools in education. In addition, the research provided clear evidence that despite the huge investments into ICT infrastructure by government, inequalities in ICT competencies among teachers remain. The most important conclusion is that the investments being made are politically motivated and that teachers are being side-lined in the decision-making processes and preference given to political visions.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:FCJF68RN 2405685:HQE8MXWS
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Global Teacher Status Index 2018 - Dolton, Peter; Marcenaro, Oscar; De Vries, Robert; She, Po-Wen (Varkey Foundation, 2018)
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Community Involvement and Teacher Attendance in Basic Schools: The Case of East Mamprusi District in Ghana - Donkor, Anthony Kudjo; Waek, Biliman Izal (International Journal of Education and Practice, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.18488/journal.61.2018.62.50.63 2129771:E9APLJTI 2405685:PP65IURJ 4556019:EPP8DR5S

The effect of instructional material design process to mathematics teacher candidates' TPACK - Durusoy, Okan; Karamete, Aysen (European Journal of Education Studies, 2018)
It is inevitable to receive technology support for teacher training activities in this new era in which technology is at large in our lives. Sufficiency in terms of TPACK (Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge) is among the basic conditions for being qualified teachers. For this reason, activities for teacher candidates' TPACK development should be involved in teacher training activities. TPACK expresses a combined knowledge, so complex activities should be consulted to increase this accumulation of knowledge. In this direction, the process of designing instructional materials allows learning by design and can address all of this integrated knowledge. In this study, in math education department of a state university in Turkey, a research was conducted with 19 teacher candidates studying in the third grade. Teacher candidates have been assigned tasks for designing materials they can use in their lessons. Before starting the tasks, all the teacher candidates filled out the TPACK scale (Schmidt et al., 2009) and pre-test data were generated. Among the task steps that were carried out, the prospective teachers shared the developmental stages of the material with their friends and enriched the materials in the direction of their comments. To gain more time, presentations and interpretations are conducted through a closed Facebook group. At the end of material development process which was carried out by sticking to learning by design principles, the TPACK scale was re-applied to all the teachers and the post test data of the study was obtained. Statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon signed rank test showed that there was a significant difference between the two tests and that all the teacher candidates increased their total scores. As a result of the study, it was found that the process of material development carried out by learning by design framework leads to a positive change in TPACK of teacher candidates.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.1222082 2405685:Z8PNPHM8 2534378:R5TGHBGN 2534378:TVJIU5KV
Keywords: ERIC; Resources in Education (RIE); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Instructional Design; Instructional Materials; Material Development; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Teachers; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Postsecondary Education; Preservice Teachers; Scores; Technological Literacy; Turkey; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096821; __finaldtb; _not_EdTechHub

Pakistan is home to the most frenetic education reforms in the world - Economist (The Economist, 2018)
Reformers are trying to make up for generations of neglect
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Collaborative learning - Education Endowment Foundation (2018)
Toolkit Strand: Collaborative learning, Moderate impact for very low cost, based on extensive evidence.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:XZTVAWVE

Feedback - Education Endowment Foundation (2018)
EdTechHub.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:BV4UWW34

Tanzania: A political-economy analysis - Eriksen, Stein Sundstøl (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:4U8585S9 2405685:KYTPDW4N

What is blockchain? - Euromoney Learning (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:X86I2N26 2405685:AAI5LF57

Revamping Higher Education Research in Pakistan - Faize, Fayyaz Ahmad; Khan, Adnan Sarwar; Kalim, Inayat (Policy Perspectives, 2018)
The world economy has shifted from export of natural resources to Knowledge-Based Economy (KBE) at present. The addition of hi-tech knowledge to finished products has provided impetus to many crippling economies. The role of higher education is very vital in realising this KBE. This is evident from the role that the US and European universities have assumed as business incubators and income generators through intensive industry-university liaison. However, the higher education institutes in Pakistan are still teaching-focussed. The need is to revamp higher education institutions by identifying the impediments in higher education research and exploring ways and means for improving it. The data for this study was collected from 655 faculty members selected from six universities through an open-ended questionnaire. For increasing reliability in the findings, a short semi-structured interview was conducted with 20 research experts. The questionnaire data was quantitatively analysed using percentages while the interviews were thematically analysed for drawing conclusions.
Publisher: Pluto Journals KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.13169/polipers.15.2.0085 10/ghzt9d 2339240:B93HYZ9R 2405685:7GNQGM5A

Gender responsive pedagogy: A toolkit for teachers and schools. 2nd ed. - FAWE (Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)., 2018)
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The learning circle experience: Findings from the P2PU participant survey - Fellows, Michelle (University of Washington Information School, 2018)
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Baseline-Endline Report: Reaching the Unreached (RtU) through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan - Ferreira, Frances; Cruz, Charisse; Smith, Kristina; Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (British Columbia) (Commonwealth of Learning, 2018)
This report documents the baseline-endline study by the GIRLS Inspire team's Reaching the Unreached project to examine the implications of skills training and education for women's and girls' empowerment and sustainable livelihoods in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. It is based on data collected from quarterly reports mirrored against the project outcomes, meeting reports and surveys from March 2016 to March 2017. The quarterly and meeting reports documented the activities undertaken to provide training for unreached women and girls in the selected countries. While the actual training was offered exclusively to women and girls, the reports and surveys also captured the input of men and boys in terms of their participation in various community events and as staff members of the partner organisations.
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Keywords: Access to Education; Bangladesh; Barriers; Child Abuse; Decision Making; Distance Education; Dropouts; Economic Factors; Educational Attainment; Elementary Secondary Education; Employer Attitudes; Employment; Empowerment; Females; Foreign Countries; Health; Income; India; Job Skills; Marriage; Occupational Aspiration; Pakistan; Postsecondary Education; Program Effectiveness; Skill Development; Sustainability; Training; Womens Education

Technology Based Deaf Education Initiative by FESF Pakistan Wins Prestigious WISE Awards - FESF. Family Educational Services Foundation (2018)
Library Catalog: www.fesf.org.pk KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:EBK48Q7M
Keywords: auto_merged

Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics - Field, Andy P. (SAGE, 2018)
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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)
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Keywords: _B:important; ___working_potential_duplicate; _final_bib; _important; _s:DFID; ⛔ No DOI found; ❓ Multiple DOI

A literature synthesis of personalised technology-enhanced learning: what works and why - FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Jones, Ann; Kucirkova, Natalia; Scanlon, Eileen (Research in Learning Technology, 2018)
Personalised learning, having seen both surges and declines in popularity over the past few decades, is once again enjoying a resurgence. Examples include digital resources tailored to a particular learner’s needs, or individual feedback on a student’s assessed work. In addition, personalised technology-enhanced learning (TEL) now seems to be attracting interest from philanthropists and venture capitalists indicating a new level of enthusiasm for the area and a potential growth industry. However, these industries may be driven by profit rather than pedagogy, and hence it is vital these new developments are informed by relevant, evidence-based research. For many people, personalised learning is an ambiguous and even loaded term that promises much but does not always deliver. This paper provides an in-depth and critical review and synthesis of how personalisation has been represented in the literature since 2000, with a particular focus on TEL. We examine the reasons why personalised learning can be beneficial and examine how TEL can contribute to this. We also unpack how personalisation can contribute to more effective learning. Lastly, we examine the limitations of personalised learning and discuss the potential impacts on wider stakeholders.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.25304/rlt.v26.2095 10/ggtvrf 2339240:BQZN4QMG 2339240:MNB3BJD3 2339240:PQY29F39 2405685:NMBZ59MG

Ilm Ideas Education Innovation Programme - Phase II (Ilm-2) - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:BWHYKMHD 2405685:RN53J7PC

E-Waste Statistics: Guidelines on classification reporting and indicators - Forti, Vanessa; Balde, Kees; Kuehr, Ruediger (United Nations University, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:XWDG6GIB 2405685:QTBL8NPC

A Scoping Study: Transforming Education Through Technology - Gaible, Edmond (The Health & Education Advice & Resource Team, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:CD2E8VHE 2405685:64LZQNBS
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Transforming education through technology: Second-stage report - Gaible, Edmond (The Health & Education Advice & Resource Team (HEART), 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:5AU4L3E3 2405685:WSUKVSRT

Effects of video-based cooperative, competitive and individualized instructional strategies on the performance of senior secondary schools students in geometry - Gambari, Amosa Isiaka; Shittu, Ahmed Tajudeen; Daramola, Florence Olutunu; James, Moses (MOJES: Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:V4S7GQLI 2405685:HCUSVZFM
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

DRC’s solar revolution - GAVI (2018)
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Mid-term performance evaluation for the Tusome Pamoja (Let’s Read Together) activity in Tanzania - Gavin, Megan; Davis, Michelle; Komba, Immakulata; Pearson, Brenda; Laden, Jacob; Teli, Godfrey; Usika, Gerald (USAID, 2018)
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Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survery 2017/2018 - Ghana Statistical Survey & UNICEF (2018)
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Six (MICS 6) was conducted in 2017/18 by Ghana Statistical Service in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ghana Health Service and the Ghana Education Service as part of the Global MICS Programme. Technical support was provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with government funding and financial support of UNICEF, KOICA, UNDP, USAID and the World Bank through the Statistics for Results Facility – Catalytic Fund (SRF-CF). The Global MICS Programme was developed by UNICEF in the 1990s as an international multi-purpose household survey programme to support countries in collecting internationally comparable data on a wide range of indicators on the situation of children and women. MICS surveys measure key indicators that allow countries to generate data for use in policies, programmes, and national development plans, and to monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other internationally agreed upon commitments.
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Ghana to get a Digital Strategy Policy soon - GhanaWeb (2018)
Ghana has started the process of developing a new Digital Strategy Policy, that's according to the Ministry of Communications. Currently, the Ministry has a 2012 Broadband Policy and an outdated Telecoms policy.
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Real girls, real lives, connected - Girl Effect; Vodafone Foundation (2018)
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Thematic review: Educational technology - Girls Education Challenge (Department for International Development, 2018)
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Student teacher ratio, primary school in Africa - Global Economy (2018)
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Global Partnership for Education launches new public-private initiative to address the data challenge in global education - Global Partnership for Education (Global Partnership for Education, 2018)
In an effort to help developing countries strengthen their collection, management and utilization of education data, high-level representatives from the private sector, international organizations, developing country governments and other partners are coming together at the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Financing Conference to launch a major new initiative called the Education Data Solutions Roundtable.
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Redesigning local games to stimulate pupils’ interest in learning numeracy in Tanzania - Godfrey, Zitto; Mtebe, Joel (International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology, 2018)
The lack of interest and negative attitude in learning mathematics have been described as one of the causes for the continue poor performance of the subject in primary schools and beyond in Tanzania. Despite several government’s efforts to improve pass rate of mathematics, the use of digital games has not been well adopted. This study redesigned local games played by Tanzanian children all over the country into digital games for the aim of stimulating interest of pupils in learning numeracy skills. Three games: Ruka Kamba, Manati, and Kombolela were developed using eXtreme Programming practices and elements of game design for learning proposed by Plass et al. (2015). The developed games were piloted at Mlimani primary school with 111 pupils using direct observation and questionnaire, and 12 teachers using focus group interviews. The study found that the majority of children indicated that developed games are enjoyable, fun, and easy to play. Nonetheless, some few usability problems were identified during observation and are discussed. Similarly, teachers indicated that the developed games were pedagogical effective having content and skills necessary for improving numeracy skills both for self-learning and in the classroom. This study has demonstrated that local games can be redesigned into digital form and be used for stimulating interest of pupils in learning numeracy skills in developing countries.
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Randomized Trial of Tablet Computers for Education and Learning in Children and Young People with Low Vision - Gothwal, Vijaya K.; Thomas, Rachel; Crossland, Michael; Bharani, Seelam; Sharma, Sujata; Unwin, Hilary; Xing, Wen; Khabra, Komel; Dahlmann-Noor, Annegret (Optometry and Vision Science, 2018)
SIGNIFICANCE Mobile devices such as tablet computers have become widely available as mainstream devices and are also used in some schools, but there is an absence of robust information regarding the efficacy of any optical/electronic low vision device or tablet computer in supporting education of young people with low vision. PURPOSE A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is needed to measure the impact of tablet computers on education, specifically on independent access to educational material, in children and young people with low vision. We conducted a pilot RCT to determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale trial. METHODS This was a randomized multicenter pilot trial across two sites in the United Kingdom and one site in India. Forty children and young people aged 10 to 18 years with low vision (best-corrected visual acuity for distance between <20/60 [0.48 logMAR] and 20/400 [1.30 logMAR] in the better eye) in the United Kingdom (n = 20) and India (n = 20) were randomized to two parallel arms, with a 1:1 allocation ratio, to control (n = 20) or intervention (n = 20). Control group participants received standard low vision care. The intervention group received a tablet computer (iPad) with low vision applications and instruction in its use, including accessibility features. Four primary outcomes included (1) 6-month recruitment rate, (2) retention of participants for 3 months, (3) acceptance/usage of device, and (4) accessibility of device. RESULTS Nineteen participants (95%) enrolled within 6 months in the United Kingdom, and 20 participants (100%), in India. Retention at 3 months was 85% (n = 17) in the United Kingdom and 95% (n = 19) in India. More than one half of participants reported using a tablet computer at school at least once every day. The majority (90%) found it easily accessible. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that it is feasible to recruit children and young people with low vision into an international multicenter RCT of electronic assistive technology. Regardless of geographical location, children and young people with low vision reported using tablet computers at least once a day at school and accessed them easily.
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National ICT Policy 2018 - Government of Bangladesh (2018)
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Education Sector Performance Report 2018 - Government of Ghana (2018)
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Pakistan Education Statistics 2016-17 - Government of Pakistan (Government of Pakistan, 2018)
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Pakistan Education Statistics 2016-17.pdf - Government of Pakistan; Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training; National Education Management Information System; Academy of Educational Planning and Management (2018)
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Punjab IT Policy - Government of the Punjab (2018)
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Ghana education sector analysis. 2018 | Documents | Global Partnership for Education - GPE (2018)
Ghana’s Education Sector Analysis (ESA) 2018 provides an objective assessment of the state of education in the country. It has been produced to inform the finalization of the Education Sector Plan (ESP) 2018–2030 and to ensure a broad evidence base for future policymaking.
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Digital transformation in Tanzania. The role of mobile technology and impact on development goals - GSMA (2018)
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GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index - GSMA (GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index, 2018)
The GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index is a global mobile connectivity and digital economy guide covering 150 countries and 7 sub-regions
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GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index | Sierra Leone - GSMA (2018)
The GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index is a global mobile connectivity and digital economy guide covering 150 countries and 7 sub-regions
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¿Qué debe incluir la política pública del próximo presidente para integrar completamente a El Salvador a la economía digital? - GSMA (2018)
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Need for optical intervention in children attending a school for the blind in Eritrea - Gyawali, R; Moodley, V R (Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2018)
Purpose To identify the need for optical intervention including spectacles and low vision devices (LVDs) in children attending the only school for the blind in Eritrea. Methods A total of 92 children were examined using the World Health Organization Prevention of Blindness program form for the recording of children with blindness and vision impairment. Examination included distance and near visual acuity (VA), refraction, trial of LVDs and evaluation of anterior and posterior segments. All the children who showed at least one line improvement in distance or near VA with refractive correction and/or LVDs were provided with these devices. Results Six children had distance VA of ≥6/18 (no vision impairment, NVI) at presentation and were excluded from analysis. For the remaining 86 children, male to female ratio was 1.2:1.0 with a mean age of 11.8 ± 2.8 years (range: 6–17 years). At presentation, 47 (54.7 per cent) children were blind (VA <3/60) and 24 (27.9 per cent) were severely visually impaired (VA <6/60–3/60), which reduced to 42 (48.9 per cent) and seven (8.1 per cent) children after refraction, respectively. A further 5.8 per cent (five children) achieved NVI with refractive correction. Using distance LVDs, 26 (30.2 per cent) and 16 (18.6 per cent) children had NVI and moderate vision impairment (VA <6/18–6/60), respectively. In terms of near vision, eight (9.3 per cent) children had near VA better than 1.00 M at presentation, which improved to 11 (12.8 per cent) with refractive correction and 19 (22.1 per cent) with near LVDs. A total of 29 spectacles and 42 LVDs were provided. Conclusion A significant number of children at the school for the blind benefited from refractive correction and LVDs. With such optical intervention, many of these children could study at mainstream schools with print media. A system including comprehensive vision examinations before admission to the school, refractive services and low vision rehabilitation is required to ensure that children with adequate residual vision do not have to be limited to learning in Braille media.
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Keywords: childhood vision impairment; low vision; low vision devices; schools for the blind

The Teachers’ Portal as a tool for teachers’ professional development in Bangladesh: Facilitating nationwide networking and digital multimedia content for 40,000 schools - Hansson, H; Sultana, S; Sarwar, A; Ahmed, F; Uddin, R; Saha, P; Islam, G; Islam, M (International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 2018)
The Teachers’ Portal (teachers.gov.bd) is an online platform for Bangladeshi teachers designed to store and retrieve digital educational contents of different subjects useful for classroom teaching and students’ learning. The portal also facilitates professional networking among teachers across the country. This study aims to find out the benefits of using this Portal and associated challenges from teachers’ perspective. Following a mixed methods research approach Teachers, head teachers, teacher educators from primary, secondary, madrasa and vocational educational institutions and specialists on teachers’ Portal (N=410) were interviewed and consulted for the study. Telephone interviews, online surveys, Key Informant Interviews (KII), Focused Group Discussions (FGD), Face-to-Face interviews, and large consultative workshops were used to collect data. The results suggest that teachers are motivated to use the Portal as its contents stimulate students’ creativity and encourage students’ active participation in classrooms learning. Besides, it empowers teachers in a number of ways. However, internet connectivity, slow Internet speed, power failure, technical issues, high cost of Internet and unavailability of equipment are found as major challenges. In short, the Teachers’ Portal is a key driver for changing Bangladeshi education and preparing the young generation with quality education.
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Synergies between the principles for digital development and four case studies - Haßler, Bjoern (REAL Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, 2018)
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Sustaining and scaling pedagogic innovation in sub-Saharan Africa: Grounded insights for teacher professional development - Haßler, Björn; Hennessy, Sara; Hofmann, Riikka (Journal of Learning for Development, 2018)
Developing sustainable and scalable educational initiatives is a key challenge in low-income countries where donor-funded short-term projects are limited by both contextual factors and programme design. In this concept paper we examine some of the issues related to in-service teacher development in the context of sub-Saharan Africa, grounded predominantly in our experiences of over 5 years of iteratively developing, refining and evaluating an intensive school-based professional learning programme for primary school teachers. “OER4Schools” integrates interactive pedagogy, Open Educational Resources (OER) and use of mobile devices (where available). The focus of this paper is on identifying what the main factors are perceived to be in sustaining and scaling up such a programme, from the perspectives of participating teachers, workshop facilitators and the research team. Synthesising our previous research and drawing on recent work in the field, we identify the key characteristics of effective and sustainable professional learning in low-resourced contexts. Such characteristics include effective peer facilitation, school-based active learning, explicit programme structure, appropriate scheduling and resourcing, and mitigating resource constraints through use of OER. Our conclusions thereby offer insights concerning the importance and impact of wider influences on participation and engagement of stakeholders and lead to recommendations for programme design and implementation, that should be taken on board by future initiatives.
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Keywords: AWP2; Active Learning; Africa; Author:Haßler; C:sub-Saharan Africa; CitedIn:DFID_SRF; CitedIn:OER4S-TPE-Anon; CitedIn:OER4Schools-2012-HHH1-anon; CitedIn:PhD_Thesis; DIAL-RDO; Developing Nations; Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; IMPORT_FROM_DFID_RITE; InPrep; Inservice Teacher Education; Low Income Groups; Motivation; OER4Schools; Open Educational Resources; Peer Teaching; RPF-May-2016; Resource Allocation; Rural Schools; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Scheduling; Shared Resources and Services; Sustainable Development; Sustainable Development Goal 4; Teacher Professional Development; Technology Uses in Education; Telecommunications; ___working_potential_duplicate; dode_eth-src-dode; dode_eth-trf2-dode; missingHU; peer-facilitation; school-based active learning; sub-Saharan Africa; ⛔ No DOI found

Universal Design for Learning to Help All Children Read: Promoting Literacy for Learners with Disabilities - Hayes, Anne; Turnbull, Ann; Moran, Norma (USAID, 2018)
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Linear systems theory - Hespanha, Joao P. (Princeton university press, 2018)
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NRPU Approved Projects 2017-18 - Higher Education Council (2018)
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Mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT), version 2018 - Hong, Q.N.; Pluye, P.; Fabregues, S.; Bartlett, G.; Boardman, F.; Cargo, M.; Dagenais, P.; Gagnon, M-P.; Griffiths, F.; Nicolau, B.; O'Cathain, A.; Rousseau, M-C.; et al. (2018)
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Mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT), version 2018 user guide - Hong, Q.N.; Pluye, P.; Fabregues, S.; Bartlett, G.; Boardman, F.; Cargo, M.; Dagenais, P.; Gagnon, M-P.; Griffiths, F.; Nicolau, B.; O'Cathain, A.; Rousseau, M-C.; et al. (McGill University Department of Family Medicine, 2018)
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"Shall I feed my daughter, or Educate her?": Barriers to Girls' Education in Pakistan - HRW (Human Rights Watch, 2018)
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Who benefits from public spending on higher education in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa? - Ilie, Sonia; Rose, Pauline (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2018)
Most countries are far from achieving the new sustainable development target of equal access to higher education by 2030, with those in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa furthest behind. This raises questions about the allocation of public resources across the education system to promote equity. We use data from Demographic and Health Surveys and UNESCO Institute for Statistics in 31 countries in these regions to assess who benefits from public spending on education. Our results reveal an overall pattern of pro-rich education spending, increasing with education level. We find that this pattern can be traced to an allocation of resources to higher education that is disproportionate to the subsector’s size: even when higher education spending overall represents a small proportion of total educational expenditure, per-capita expenditure is extremely high. Given that the richest predominantly gain access to higher education, the current spending patterns are likely to reinforce wealth-driven education inequalities.
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Statement of Action: Accelerate Equitable and Quality Inclusive Education for Children and Youth with Disabilities. - Impact Initiative (2018)
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Liberia Profile - International Telecommunications Union (2018)
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Measuring the Information Society Report 2018 – Volume 2: Country Profile_Senegal - International Telecommunications Union (2018)
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ICT Sector in Lebanon - 2018 Factbook - Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (2018)
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ICT Country Profiles: Mongolia - ITU (The International Telecommunication Union, 2018)
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Vodafone Instant Schools platform leverages technology to boost high quality education in Ghana - ITU Digital Inclusion Division (2018)
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The effectiveness of integrating interactive technology in reading comprehension: A case study of Jamaica's grade school - Iyare, Ngozi F.; James, Julia; Amonde, Tom M. (Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2018)
Aim/Purpose: There is growing number of countries embarking on large-scale, government-supported initiatives (e.g., Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Brazil, India, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates) to distribute tablet devices to students in the K-12 schooling sector. The review of the government-supported initiatives concluded that the majority of these initiatives have been driven not by educational frameworks or research-based evidence but by the tablet hype. The goal of this study is to provide research-based evidence by investigating if the learning experience for grade-three learners with interactive technology improves knowledge and skills in reading comprehension compared to learning in the traditional chalk and talk environment. Background: Prior studies provided limited evidence based mainly on data from developed countries about the influence of the use of interactive technology on reading comprehension at lower grade school level. Methodology: Employing a mixed-method case study research approach, this study aims to investigate the effects of integrating interactive technology in reading comprehension and examine the perspectives of students. This case study employed a sample of 30 public school third-grade students located in a relatively poor residential area in St Catherine, Jamaica as well as the two classroom teachers. Thirty students were divided into two groups – an experimental group, which included 16 participants and a control group, which included 14 participants. The intervention program was carried out over a period of eight weeks. Contribution: This study has provided (a) additional data to show evidence for the effectiveness of interactive technology in reading comprehension and (b)research based evidence for the distribution of computer devices to students in the K-12 schooling sectors. Findings: We found empirical support for the positive effects of technology-based approaches for addressing reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Our results were based on the pre-test and post-test assessments. Additional data was collected using a survey questionnaire which was given to the students before and after the intervention. The change from pretest to posttest was significantly different between the two groups as measured by the Mann Whitney U test. Recommendations for Practitioners: The empirical support for the effects of technology-based approaches for addressing reading comprehension and vocabulary skills identified in this study will assist teachers with strategies and programs that should improve students' motivation as well as their grades. Recommendation for Researchers: For future studies, we recommend focusing on a longer intervention period and using a larger sample size that would likely yield more definitive and generalizable results.
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Keywords: Case Studies; Control Groups; Conventional Instruction; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Experimental Groups; Foreign Countries; Grade 3; Instructional Effectiveness; Jamaica; Mastery Learning; Outcomes of Education; Reading Comprehension; Reading Improvement; Reading Instruction; Teaching Methods; Technology Integration

Investigating the Relationship between Students' Digital Literacy and Their Attitude towards Using ICT - Jan, Salma (International Journal of Educational Technology, 2018)
This study aimed to explore the relationship between secondary school students' digital literacy and their attitude towards using information and communication technology in a private secondary school in Karachi, Pakistan. For this study, the data were collected through survey questionnaire using google forms. The total sample size for this study was 344 secondary school students having almost equal ratio of male and female. On bivariate correlation analysis, digital literacy was found to be associated with students' attitude towards using information and communication technology (ICT) and other ICT related demographics. Further analysis using multiple linear regression analysis showed that digital literacy (DL), use of the tablet and smartphone, prior training in the use of computer and frequency of computer use significantly affect students' attitude towards using ICT.
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Keywords: Computer Literacy; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Incidence; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Technological Literacy; Technology Uses in Education; Telecommunications; Training; ⛔ No DOI found

Investigating the relationship between students’ digital literacy and their attitude towards using ICT - Jan, Salma (International Journal of Educational Technology, 2018)
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Development of digital diary for enhanced parental school involvement in Tanzania - Jeremiah, Sekione R.; Mtebe, Joel S. (The African Journal of Information Systems, 2018)
The study examined the use of digital diary as a tool for enhancing parental school involvement in Tanzania. The development of the digital diary followed eXtreme Programming agile method where 87 parents and 6 teachers from St. Florence school were involved. Parents and teachers were given six months to use the tool before testing for its effectiveness using data from 7 teachers and 156 parents through semi-structured interviews and questionnaires respectively. The study found that the majority of respondents (84.4% of parents and 96.7% of teachers) indicated that the digital diary was useful tool as enabled them to track children’s progress via their smartphones. Moreover, computer generated reports showed that messages to/from parents were delivered with approximately 90% success rate. This research argues for schools to adopt and use digital diaries for easy, engaging, and effective for better parental school involvement.
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Mixing and Matching: Using Qualitative Methods to Improve Quantitative Impact Evaluations (IEs) and Systematic Reviews (SRs) of Development Outcomes - Jimenez, Emmanuel; Waddington, Hugh; Goel, Neeta; Prost, Audrey; Pullin, Andrew (2018)
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Mobile phone use in two secondary schools in Tanzania - Joyce-Gibbons, Andrew; Galloway, David; Mollel, Andrew; Mgoma, Sylvester; Pima, Madeleke; Deogratias, Enos (Education and Information Technologies, 2018)
Mobile phone technology in Tanzania has grown rapidly but there is insufficient data on its application in schools. This paper aims to show how students in the first and third year (F1 and F3) teachers in two rural secondary schools perceived its use. F1 and F3 students completed a questionnaire. Teachers and students in F1 and F3 discussed the uses and misuses of mobile phones in separate focus groups. Although they served similar areas the two schools differed in students’ use – and awareness of misuse – of mobile phones. Most students had access to a mobile phone, but were not permitted to bring them to school. Few teachers could see a positive use for the technology in the curriculum. There is an urgent need for pedagogical resources to support the introduction of mobile technology into classrooms but equally it is crucial that any such introduction is through a process of engagement with the concerns of students, teachers and the wider community with frank discussion about both the dangers and the potential benefits of using mobile phones in learning.
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An overview of ICT for education of refugees and IDPs - Joynes, Chris; James, Zoe (2018)
This rapid review examined examples of ICT approaches to address the education needs of those living in IDP and refugee camps and lessons learned from these experiences. Although ICT is considered a good system to fulfil the education needs within refugee settings, many studies conclude that access to ICTs in schools or at home is not sufficient to improve learning outcomes. It is due to the role of a mentor or tutor figure is seen as key to productive learner engagement with technology, and the effectiveness of ICT-based education is reliant on appropriate teacher training to ensure successful up-take at the classroom level (Tauson & Stannard 2018: 47, 62; UNESCO 2018: 74; Carlson 2013: 30). Secondly, in terms of content, ICTs for education should provide content that is responsive or adaptable to the learners’ level, is implemented in line with the local curriculum and also is relevant to the learners’ context (Tauson & Stannard 2018: 36-38, 61). Despite this potential for ICTs, there remains a broad lack of evidence related to education in refugee settings (Burde et al. 2015; Tauson & Stannard 2018; World Bank 2016). In particular, more information is needed on pedagogic design, on the effective use of ICTs for learning, on the role of ICTs in ensuring continuity of and linkages between learning in formal and non-formal settings, on the role of ICTs in educational data-gathering, and on the cost-effectiveness of ICT-led interventions (Burde et al 2015; Tausin & Stannard 2018; Carlson 2013). In light of the availability of evidence, some of the studies cited here instead supplement their findings by drawing on observational studies, and on studies on effective ICT usage from learners in non-refugee contexts (Burde et al. 2015; Tauson & Stannard 2018).
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Keywords: Google Scholar/ "education technology" refugees; RER theme_general; RER theme_pedagogies and modalities; ⛔ No DOI found

A systematic review of research on the flipped learning method in engineering education - Karabulut‐Ilgu, Aliye; Cherrez, Nadia Jaramillo; Jahren, Charles T. (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018)
The purpose of this article is to describe the current state of knowledge and practice in the flipped learning approach in engineering education and to provide guidance for practitioners by critically appraising and summarizing existing research. This article is a qualitative synthesis of quantitative and qualitative research investigating the flipped learning approach in engineering education. Systematic review was adopted as the research methodology and article selection and screening process are described. Articles published between 2000 and May 2015 were reviewed, and 62 articles were included for a detailed analysis and synthesis. The results indicated that flipped learning gained popularity amongst engineering educators after 2012. The review revealed that research in engineering education focused on documenting the design and development process and sharing preliminary findings and student feedback. Future research examining different facets of a flipped learning implementation, framed around sound theoretical frameworks and evaluation methods, is still needed to establish the pedagogy of flipped learning in teaching engineering.
shortDOI: 10/gddfxx KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/bjet.12548 10/gddfxx 2339240:4PWRK2AD 2405685:BGH3UFRL
Keywords: Reviewed

Reward management strategies on employee performance in selected universities in Nakuru County, Kenya - Kathombe, Mary Wambui (Egerton University, 2018)
Rewards play an important role in increasing employee job satisfaction resulting in improving organizational performance. Motivated employees are the cornerstone of any successful organization. The main objective of this study was to establish the effects of reward management strategies on employee performance in selected universities in Nakuru County. The specific objectives were: to determine the effect of financial rewards on employee performance, to determine the effect of non-financial rewards on employee performance and to determine the combined effect of financial and non-financial rewards on employee performance. Descriptive survey design was adopted in conducting this study, as it was suitable for collecting information that described an existing phenomenon. The target population was 620 lecturers in two universities in Kenya namely Egerton and Kabarak Universities, which comprised a sample of 242 lecturers. The study primarily used a questionnaire to gather data from the respondents. Data from the questionnaire were systematically analyzed according to the research objectives and hypotheses. All hypotheses were tested using regression statistics and the results of the findings established that there is a strong positive association between combined effect of financial and non-financial rewards on employees‟ performance. According to the findings of this study, financial and non-financial rewards motivate employees to better performance. Thus, employee performance will be high in Kenyan universities that adopt an integrated effort on both financial and non-financial reward measurements. The study recommends the following: First, lecturers‟ promotion should be done regularly on merit. Secondly, Universities establish a competitive retirement benefit scheme to its employees. Third, Universities should engage their lecturers on regular training programs.
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Teaching Practices in the 21st Century in Kenya: A Qualitative Approach - Kaume-Mwinzi, Regina K. (International Journal of Educational Excellence, 2018)
Education is an engine for the growth and progress of any society and it is responsible for building human capital which sets technological and economic growth. In the pre-technology education context, the teacher controlled the instructional process, the content was delivered to the entire class and the teacher emphasized factual knowledge. However, the current global demands in education require the use of approaches that are learner-centered and embracing integration of ICT. The purpose of this study is to establish the pedagogy used in Kenya for the 21st century learner. The case study design was used to collect qualitative data from three teachers who were purposively sampled from three education sub-sectors in Kenya: primary, secondary and university. The interview was guided by three research questions: Which teaching practices are used in Kenya? Which are the ‘best’ teaching practices in Kenya in the 21st century? What are the barriers for the ‘best’ teaching practices in Kenya? The findings were that the teaching methods currently in use were mainly teacher-centered although the respondents revealed that the ‘best’ teaching practices for the 21st century learner were student-centered. However, the barriers were large classes, lack of resources and facilities among other factors. The study recommends realignment of education policies to give priority to build pedagogical capabilities of teachers, provide digital tools and other resources. This would enable the 21st century learners’ opportunity to unleash their potential.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.18562/ijee.034 10/ggjrhq 2339240:T76TEDIL 2405685:XJKPKRMP

Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning (Second Edition) - Kennedy, Kathryn; Ferdig, Richard E (2018)
Publication Title: ETC Press KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:9JNECH38

Making the Grade: The Sensitivity of Education Program Effectiveness to Input Choices and Outcome Measures - Kerwin, Jason; Thornton, Rebecca L. (SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018)
shortDOI: 10/ghgn5h KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.2139/ssrn.3002723 10/ghgn5h 2405685:NY5IKG96
Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Chad TCD; _C:Ecuador ECU; _C:India IND; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United States USA; __C:scheme:1

Learning through Video Games: A Case Study of Private Schools of Pakistan - Khalid, Tooba; Batool, Syeda Hina (Ieee, 2018)
This study investigated video game based academic and information literacy (IL) learning of teenagers of private schools of Lahore city. Lahore is one of the big city and knowledge hub of Pakistan. Previous literature highlighted the importance of video games in learning academic and IL skills; therefore, the present study aims to reveal this fact in local context. The presented study adopted qualitative research approach and utilized phenomenological research method to achieve its objectives. The data was collected through interviews. The study participants were teenagers (13 to 19 years) of elite economic class private schools who were frequent video game players. Based on the study findings, it can be concluded that playing video games has positive impact on teenagers' learning. The majority of the participants were of view that challenges of completing various stages of games and interacting with online competitors enhanced their social (communication) and information literacy (searching/locating and evaluating) skills. The results of the study are benefitted for the game developers, teachers, librarians and parents.
Pages: 135-139 Publication Title: 2018 International Conference on Information Management and Processing (icimp 2018) WOS:000458552800025 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:N7BHL93X 2405685:HSIXBVLD
Keywords: Pakistan; academic learning; information literacy; learning; skills; video games

Pakistani Teachers' Professional Learning Experiences: Comparing Face-to-Face versus Online Learning - Khan, Asma (TEFLIN Journal, 2018)
This qualitative in-depth interview study investigated the experiences of Pakistani English teachers in an online community, English Companion Ning (ECN). The main purpose of the study was to investigate what ECN meant to these Pakistani teachers and how they found their professional learning experiences different in ECN from face-to-face professional development programs in Pakistan. Data were gathered from six teachers through in-depth interviews, guided tours, field notes, memos, and ECN logs. Using the grounded theory approach, this study analyzed and interpreted the data through initial, focused, and axial coding. Data analysis revealed that being free from budget, temporal, and geographical constraints, the ECN provided numerous opportunities to the Pakistani teachers for a sustained and long-term professional learning in a collaborative setting.
Publisher: Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN), Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia. TEFLIN Publication Division, Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.15639/teflinjournal.v29i1/72-89 10/gj37jn 2339240:J3T4EMAA 2405685:TIQ5LA4J 2534378:HL4Q7FGA 2534378:ML6MLI5W 2534378:SQISWDJS
Keywords: Collaboration; College Faculty; Communities of Practice; Comparative Analysis; Computer assisted language learning; Computer mediated communication; Conventional Instruction; Cooperative Learning; Cooperative learning; Distance learning; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational technology; Electronic Learning; English Teachers; English as a second language–ESL; English teachers; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Grounded Theory; Higher Education; Interaction; Learning Experience; Linguistics; Pakistan; Professional development; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher education; Teaching; Technology Uses in Education; Web Based Instruction; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2095920; ___working_potential_duplicate

Pakistani teachers' professional learning experiences: comparing face-to-face versus online learning - Khan, Asma (TEFLIN Journal, 2018)
This qualitative in-depth interview study investigated the experiences of Pakistani English teachers in an online community, English Companion Ning (ECN). The main purpose of the study was to investigate what ECN meant to these Pakistani teachers and how they found their professional learning experiences different in ECN from face-to-face professional development programs in Pakistan. Data were gathered from six teachers through in-depth interviews, guided tours, field notes, memos, and ECN logs. Using the grounded theory approach, this study analyzed and interpreted the data through initial, focused, and axial coding. Data analysis revealed that being free from budget, temporal, and geographical constraints, the ECN provided numerous opportunities to the Pakistani teachers for a sustained and long-term professional learning in a collaborative setting.
Publisher: Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN), Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia. TEFLIN Publication Division, Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2101887305?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.15639/teflinjournal.v29i1/72-89 2405685:XI6TS4S3 2534378:HL4Q7FGA 2534378:ML6MLI5W 2534378:SQISWDJS
Keywords: Collaboration; College Faculty; Communities of Practice; Comparative Analysis; Computer assisted language learning; Computer mediated communication; Conventional Instruction; Cooperative Learning; Cooperative learning; Distance learning; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational technology; Electronic Learning; English Teachers; English as a second language–ESL; English teachers; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Grounded Theory; Higher Education; Interaction; Learning Experience; Linguistics; Pakistan; Professional development; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher education; Teaching; Technology Uses in Education; Web Based Instruction; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2095920; ___working_potential_duplicate

Pakistani teachers' professional learning experiences: comparing face-to-face versus online learning - Khan, Asma (TEFLIN Journal, 2018)
This qualitative in-depth interview study investigated the experiences of Pakistani English teachers in an online community, English Companion Ning (ECN). The main purpose of the study was to investigate what ECN meant to these Pakistani teachers and how they found their professional learning experiences different in ECN from face-to-face professional development programs in Pakistan. Data were gathered from six teachers through in-depth interviews, guided tours, field notes, memos, and ECN logs. Using the grounded theory approach, this study analyzed and interpreted the data through initial, focused, and axial coding. Data analysis revealed that being free from budget, temporal, and geographical constraints, the ECN provided numerous opportunities to the Pakistani teachers for a sustained and long-term professional learning in a collaborative setting.
Publisher: Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN), Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia. TEFLIN Publication Division, Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2101887305?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.15639/teflinjournal.v29i1/72-89 2405685:5TV4QEFU 2534378:HL4Q7FGA 2534378:ML6MLI5W 2534378:SQISWDJS
Keywords: Collaboration; College Faculty; Communities of Practice; Comparative Analysis; Computer assisted language learning; Computer mediated communication; Conventional Instruction; Cooperative Learning; Cooperative learning; Distance learning; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational technology; Electronic Learning; English Teachers; English as a second language–ESL; English teachers; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Grounded Theory; Higher Education; Interaction; Learning Experience; Linguistics; Pakistan; Professional development; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher education; Teaching; Technology Uses in Education; Web Based Instruction; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2095920; ___working_potential_duplicate

Punjab, Pakistan: Using Open School Data to Improve Transparency and Accountability - Khan, Kashmali (2018)
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Technophobia: Examining its hidden factors and defining it - Khasawneh, Odai Y. (Technology in Society, 2018)
shortDOI: 10/ggx3rd KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10/ggx3rd 2405685:A9ZYMIC6

OPM's approach to assessing Value for Money - King, Julian; OPM VfM Working Group (Oxford Policy Management, 2018)
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Factors Affecting Adoption of E-Learning Technology in Kenya - Kingori, Rhoda Mbithe (United States International University - Africa, 2018)
Internet penetration in Africa has been accelerated, with Kenya at the fore front at over 89.5% penetration, this penetration has led to an increase in knowledge repository for Kenyans to choose from and as a result E-learning has steadily increased not only in tertiary institutions but in informal learning as well. Facebook and YouTube are some of the web based tools, – that are listed as having potential applications for teaching and learning. As a result, it is essential to understand the challenges faced in the adoption of e-learning technology. The overall purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting adoption of e-learning technology in Kenya with a focus on three key factors, self-efficacy, objective usability and system accessibility. This study used explanatory/hypothesis research design to investigate the factors which affect adoption of e-learning technology in Kenya. An explanatory research design was fit to the study because it will helped to ascertain not only the relationship between the different variables, but measure the effect and strength of each independent variable on the dependent variable which was the technology adoption. The target population was social media (Facebook) users in Kenya. According to Internet World Statistics there are over 6.2 million Facebook subscribers in Kenya as of June 2017. This study focused on 200 social media users in Nairobi who were interested in e-learning or have ever learned online. They were sampled by geographic cluster, simple random sampling technique with a focus on Nairobi. Online questionnaire was used by Google form and 93% responded. In the first objective of self-efficacy, the correlation result revealed positive correlation between perceived ease of use with self-efficacy (r=0.441, p<0.05) and perceived usefulness with self-efficacy(r=0.337, p<0.05). On the CFA, there was a strong model equation but on the SEM it was not. The path coefficient for the relationship between SE and adoption of e-learning was weak. In the second objective, the correlation result revealed positive correlation between perceived ease of use with objective usability (r=0.598, p<0.05) and perceived usefulness with SE (r=0.456, p<0.05). Based on SEM, the path coefficient for the relationship between objective usability and adoption of e-learning was significant. Without any latent/intervening variable, OU and PEOU was positive and significant at the 0.05 level (βeta=0.938, T-value =3.658, p<0.05). The positive relationship indicates that one unit increase in OU will result in 0.938 increases in PEOU. In the last objective of system accessibility, the correlation result revealed positive correlation between perceived ease of use with system accessibility (r=0.441, p<0.503) and perceived usefulness with system accessibility (r=0.514, p<0.05). The path coefficient for the relationship between system accessibility and adoption of e-learning was weak and not significant hence dropped from the model.The research established that Self-efficacy had little to no effect on adoption of e-learning technology in Kenya. Objective usability was the strongest factor affecting the adoption of e-learning technology while system accessibility had correlation but was not strong enough to impact the model and as such impact the adoption of e-learning technology in Kenya was weak. These findings provided some useful insights for governments, potential instructors or educators, e-learning platforms and policy makers. This recommends and highlights the need to shift from the metropolitan areas to the rural areas in order to get a holistic view of the e-learning environment in Kenya. This research shed light on objective usability as a strong factor on perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness and as such on the adoption of e-learning technology in Kenya. Based the responses received and the SEM analysis further research should focus on the two variables of system accessibility and self-efficacy involving a larger number of variables to examine, as well as larger numbers of respondents to support the factor analysis. Research should also focus on attitude and behavioral intention and their interaction with perceived eases of use and perceived usefulness. The research needs to now shift from the metropolitan areas to the rural areas in order to get a holistic view of the e-learning environment in Kenya.
Accepted: 2019-02-06T07:09:51Z KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:PM78VDNA 2405685:F9AKUAFD

What digital skills do adults need to succeed in the workplace now and in the next 10 years? - Kispeter, Erika (Warwick Institute for Employment Research University of Warwick, 2018)
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Moving towards cost-effective delivery models of teacher coaching: evidence from field experiments in South Africa - Kotze, Janeli; Taylor, Stephen; Fleisch, Brahm (2018)
Structured learning programmes have emerged as a promising way to address the low learning levels observed in many developing countries. The delivery model of these programmes matters, and on-site teacher coaching has been recommended to be highly effective, especially in early grade literacy. In this paper, we report on a series of government-led randomised experiments in South African primary schools that build on each other to test various models of teacher training and coaching. We find that sustained on-site coaching is more cost-effective (0.41 SD increase in test scores per USD 100) than either short coaching interventions (no significant impact) or centralized teacher training workshops (0.23 SD increase in test scores per USD 100). The ability to scale on-site coaching, however, is an open question. In the latest experiment, therefore, a virtual coaching programme was compared to on-site coaching. The focus of this paper is on the midline evaluation results from this experiment. After one year of intervention, virtual coaching was no less effective than on-site coaching at improving both the instructional practice of teachers and the targeted literacy outcomes of children. This points to the potential for technological innovations to enable wider rollout of coaching programmes, even in contexts where teachers are not familiar with new technologies.
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Keywords: __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2425920; __finaldtb; ⛔ No DOI found

Feed the Monster: Impact and technical evaluation - Koval-Saifi, N; Plass, J (World Vision and Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development, 2018)
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Feed the Monster: Impact and technical evaluation - Koval-Saifi, Nedjma; Plass, Jan (2018)
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The Effect of Teacher Coaching on Instruction and Achievement: A Meta-Analysis of the Causal Effect - Kraft, Matthew A.; Blazar, David; Hogan, Dylan (Review of Educational Research, 2018)
Teacher coaching has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional models of professional development. We review the empirical literature on teacher coaching and conduct meta-analyses to estimate the mean effect of coaching programs on teachers’ instructional practice and students’ academic achievement. Combining results across 60 studies that employ causal research designs, we find pooled effect sizes of 0.49 standard deviations (SD) on instruction and 0.18 SD on achievement. Much of this evidence comes from literacy coaching programs for prekindergarten and elementary school teachers. Although these findings affirm the potential of coaching as a development tool, further analyses illustrate the challenges of taking coaching programs to scale while maintaining effectiveness. Average effects from effectiveness trials of larger programs are only a fraction of the effects found in efficacy trials of smaller programs. We conclude by discussing ways to address scale-up implementation challenges and providing guidance for future causal studies.
shortDOI: 10/ggjrhd KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3102/0034654318759268 10/ggjrhd 2339240:94ATJ2KM 2339240:L9J24WV4 2339240:Q2UV8HVZ 2339240:Y3AHBV5R 2405685:2CWW72YN 2405685:3DXSV98B 2405685:6L7LJIMQ 2405685:JXICF3W3 2405685:KJDH8RVK 2405685:R4WDE3P4 2534378:9LCRTTXK
Keywords: C:High-income countries; C:United States; ___working_potential_duplicate; effect size; experimental design; meta-analysis; professional development; school/teacher effectiveness; teacher education/development

Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) of what works to improve educational outcomes for people with disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - Kuper, Hannah; Ashrita, Saran; White, Howard (Department for International Development (DFID), 2018)
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Games for enhancing basic reading and maths skills: A systematic review of educational game design in supporting learning by people with learning disabilities - Lämsä, Joni; Hämäläinen, Raija; Aro, Mikko; Koskimaa, Raine; Äyrämö, Sanna-Mari (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018)
The development of games for people with learning disabilities is one way to enhance the quality of learning and respond to the need for inclusive special educational support. Recently, game researchers have highlighted the need for paying more attention to identifying the game design choices that can strengthen learning. This paper reviews recent studies in the field of games that aim at supporting people with difficulties in learning, particularly in basic reading and maths skills. We identify the major characteristics and learning outcomes of the reviewed studies, as well as key design principles that have been used in games for enhancing basic reading and maths skills. The results show that people with specific learning difficulties have positive improvements in the quality of learning. We also found specific gamification elements that have been used to promote the learning of basic reading and maths skills. However, we call for research, which would explicitly examine the effects of game design choices on learning. Currently, the studies that address learning disabilities do not specifically define which kind of games and game design the results refer to, while game design studies do not clarify how these games influence learning. Thus, there is a need to rethink previous empirical studies on game settings for people with learning difficulties via advancing the role of game design in empirical intervention studies.
shortDOI: 10/gd2h8p KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/bjet.12639 10/gd2h8p 2339240:FUFE3LCB 2405685:RTFGP4FK
Keywords: Reviewed

How could digital learning at scale address the issue of equity in education? - Laurillard, Diana; Kennedy, Eileen; Wang, Tianchong (Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development, 2018)
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Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Facilitators and Barriers of Assistive Technology and Learning Environment for Children with Special Needs - Lersilp, Suchitporn; Putthinoi, Supawadee; Lersilp, Theeratorn; Mackenzie, Lynette (Occupational Therapy International, 2018)
The purpose of this research was to study the facilitators and barriers of assistive technology (AT) and the learning environment for children with special needs in special education schools in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The informants were one hundred and sixteen children with special needs, who studied in nursery to Grade 12, or with their caregivers. The instrument was a questionnaire applied by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and examined for content validity by five specialists. The results in terms of AT showed that a majority of children with physical disability needed it for mobility and use of school buildings and those with hearing disability for communication. However, most of the children did not need to use AT for culture, recreation, or sports, while many considered it as a facilitator for education. In terms of the learning environment, most characteristics of the physical environment were facilitators for children with special needs, as were those of the social environment for all groups of such children. The results of this study were useful in providing information for AT and design of a learning environment relating to the varied characteristics of children with special needs in special education schools.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1155/2018/3705946 2339240:IP8YALEF 2405685:RQFMF9HT

The Politics and Governance of Basic Education: A Tale of Two South African Provinces - Levy, Brian; Cameron, Robert; Hoadley, Ursula; Naidoo, Vinothan (Oxford University Press, 2018)
This book brings together scholars from multiple disciplines to explore how political and institutional context influences the governance of basic education in South Africa at national, provincial, and school levels. A specific goal is to contribute to the crucial, ongoing challenge of improving educational outcomes in South Africa. A broader goal is to illustrate the value of an approach to the analysis of public bureaucracies, and of participatory approaches to service provision which puts politics and institutions at centre stage. Stark differences between the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces offer something of a natural experiment for exploring the influence of context. The Eastern Cape’s socio-economic, political, and institutional legacy resulted in a low-level equilibrium trap in which incentives transmitted from the political to the bureaucratic levels reinforced factionalized loyalty within multiple patronage networks, and which is difficult to escape. The Western Cape, by contrast, enjoyed a more supportive environment for the operation of public bureaucracy. However, bureaucracy need not be destiny. The research also shows that strong hierarchy can result in ‘isomorphic mimicry’—a combination of formal compliance and a low-level equilibrium of mediocrity. Participatory school-level governance potentially can improve outcomes—as a complement to strong bureaucracies, or as a partial institutional substitute where bureaucracies are weak. Whether this potential is realized depends on the relative strength of developmentally oriented and predatory actors, with the outcomes not fore-ordained by local context, but contingent and cumulative—with individual agency by stakeholders playing a significant role.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1093/oso/9780198824053.001.0001 2339240:WT6WIKZU 2405685:877VIS9E 4656463:FF9PHTK5
Keywords: Eastern Cape; South Africa; Western Cape; bureaucracy; how context matters; institutions; participatory governance; political settlements; politics of education; school-level governance

Understanding factors affecting primary school teachers’ use of ICT for student-centered education in Mongolia - Li, Shengru; Yamaguchi, Shinobu; Takada, Jun-ichi (2018)
The past two decades witnessed continuous uptake of ICT in education, and the importance of teachers’ beliefs for adopting ICT in education was revealed in the context of educational change. In recent years, the Mongolian educational system has placed more emphasis on student-centered education and the use of ICT in teaching and learning. Teacher training has become a local responsibility under the Education Master Plan (Government of Mongolia, 2006), New Education Standard and Core Curriculum which focus on the introduction of ICT into education and the implementation of student-centered education (Asian Development Bank, 2008; Ministry of Culture Education and Science, 2014). Despite the growing interest in using ICT for student-centered education, a limited number of studies exist in Mongolia to understand primary school teachers’ perception on use of ICT for student-centered education. This study aims to understand the factors affecting teachers’ perceptions on use of ICT for student-centered education. Based on Fullan’s educational change theory, the analysis through multiple linear regression and focus group discussion was conducted on 838 primary school teachers in Mongolia which found that teacher’s professional competency and perceived benefits on use of ICT are significant factors affecting teachers’ perceptions on use of ICT tool for student-centered education. Furthermore, teacher’s professional competency, perceived benefits on use of ICT and teacher cooperation are affecting teachers’ perceptions on use of digital contents for student-centered education.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Digital learning for developing Asian countries - Lim, Cher Ping; Tinio, Victoria; Smith, Matthew; Bhowmik, Miron Kumar (Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia, 2018)
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AfterAccess: ICT access and use in Asia and the Global South - LIRNE Asia (2018)
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AfterAccess: ICT access and use in Asia and the Global South - LIRNEasia (2018)
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M-Shule - Together we learn, together we succeed - M-Schule LTd (2018)
M-Shule is the first adaptive, mobile learning management platform designed to improve performance for millions of primary school students across Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa
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Education for Development - Maada Bio, Julius (2018)
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“Matching Person & Technology (MPT) Model” for Technology Selection as Well as Determination of Usability and Benefit from Use - Martinez, A. P.; Scherer, M. J. (Living in the State of Stuck, 2018)
Technologies have become smarter, smaller, more portable or wearable, and more adaptable. This has led to more choice and, in many cases, complexity in decision-making about selecting the best device and features for a given user. A good match of person and technology requires attention to (a) aspects of and resources in the environments in which the technology will be used, (b) the needs, expectations and preferences of the user, and (c) the functions and features of the technology and service delivery process. If the match is not a quality one from the standpoint of the end user, and the user experience (UX) is not satisfactory, then the technology may go unused, or may not be used optimally. There is a need for an improved person-AT matching and outcomes assessment process because studies and reports show in general that there is a high level of dissatisfaction and nonuse or discard of technology by consumers. Psychologists are uniquely qualified to partner with technology developers in implementing an assessment process that inquires into the potential technology user's predisposition to use a particular technology by addressing, subjective view of current capabilities, view of achievements as well as needs in key life domains of activities and participation, and ratings of fundamental personal factors such as mood status, support from others, engagement in therapy activities and desire to use technology. Utilization of the MPT model and accompanying assessment process has been proven to result in enhanced technology use and goal achievement. Research increasingly highlights the fact that consumers are less likely to use recommended devices when their needs are neither fully addressed nor understood during the technology selection process. A user's perspective of their needs and preferences may be obtained by having them identify and prioritize their desired outcomes and then rate progress in achieving them. This approach was used in developing the Matching Person and Technology measures and has also been used in developing Such a person-centered approach allows outcomes to be measured in reference to changes in a person's satisfaction in achieving desired goals, not merely their functional ability to achieve them. An idiographic evaluation is used (i.e., the person is the unit of analysis and serves as his or her own control), not a normative one (i.e., the person is compared to his or her peers). An idiographic evaluation best captures a consumer-directed and social model perspective of outcomes assessment. Many studies have examined the psychometric qualities and usefulness of the Matching Person and Technology measures. Below is the most recent data on one MPT measure, the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment (ATD PA), from a study done in the country Greece (Koumpouros et al. 2017; n=115).  Excellent interrater reliability (ICC=0.981, ranging from 0.973-0.987)  Adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha =0.701, ranging from 0.605-0.701)  Adequate-Excellent construct validity for items in the Adaptablility subscale (r=0.537 to 0.783)  Excellent construct validity for items in the Fit to Use subscale (r= 0.691 to 0.801)  Adequate-Excellent construct validity for items in the Socializing (r= 0.498 to 0.767)  Low correlation coefficients between each subscale, indicating subscales measure unique constructs Improvements in person-centered assistive technology services and outcomes assessment are needed, given reports of a high level of dissatisfaction and nonuse of technology by consumers. It is important to ensure an evidence-based, client-centered assessment for determining the match of individuals with the most appropriate technologies for their use. Achieving a desired outcome begins at the point of technology consideration and then progresses to product selection. ABSTRACT Cognitive impairment often results in a range of functional and lifestyle changes for many individuals. This article discusses the development and evolution of a multidisciplinary model of cognitive rehabilitation outpatient practice that integrates technology to improve patient outcomes. The described interdisciplinary treatment approach highlights the need for collaboration by treating providers; focuses on the individual being an active participant in treatment; and discusses the value that assistive technology can bring to cognitive rehabilitation work as it relates to patient success, functional improvement, and implementation of appropriate and patient specific technological strategies.
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"Shall I feed my daughter, or educate her?": barriers to girls' education in Pakistan - Martínez, Elin; Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2018)
"This report concludes that many girls simply have no access to education, including because of a shortage of government schools - especially for girls. Nearly 22.5 million of Pakistan's children - in a country with a population of just over 200 million - are out of school, the majority of them girls. Thirty-two percent of primary school age girls are out of school in Pakistan, compared with 21 percent of boys. By ninth grade, only 13 percent of girls are still in school."–Publisher website
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Keywords: Education; Girls; Pakistan; Schools; Sex discrimination in education; Social conditions; auto_merged

2018 Annual Schools Census Report And Statistical Abstract - MBSSE (Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, 2018)
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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.
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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.
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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

Supporting Children with Disabilities in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: Promoting Inclusive Practice within Community-Based Childcare Centres in Malawi through a Bioecological Systems Perspective - McLinden, Mike; Lynch, Paul; Soni, Anita; Artiles, Alfredo; Kholowa, Foster; Kamchedzera, Elizabeth; Mbukwa, Jenipher; Mankhwazi, Mika (International Journal of Early Childhood, 2018)
Given the narrow scope and conceptualisation of inclusion for young children with disabilities in research within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) contexts, we draw on a bioecological systems perspective to propose the parameters for a broader unit of analysis. This perspective situates human development within a specific cultural context in which family, peers and schooling are regarded as key in responding to young children with disabilities in a given setting. We outline a new bioecological model to illustrate the proximal and distal factors that can influence inclusive early development for children with disabilities within LMICs. To illustrate the relevance of this model to early child development research, we consider its application, as a conceptual framework, with reference to a research study in Malawi. The study was designed to promote greater inclusive practice for young children with disabilities in Community-Based Childcare Centres (CBCCs) with a particular focus on the role of the CBCC volunteer ‘caregiver’ in rural Malawi. It has significance for educators, service providers and researchers concerned with facilitating inclusive early development across national boundaries and contexts.
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Expanding Teacher Support through Mobile Mentoring in Kakuma Refugee Camp: Benefits and Challenges - Mendenhall, Mary; Skinner, Makala; Collas, Sophia; French, Sarah (Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2018)
Governmental and non-governmental institutions alike have rallied around technology as a potential solution for addressing the dearth of quality educational opportunities and adequately trained teachers in many regions around the world (Burns, 2011; Carlson, 2013; Dahya, 2016). This is no less true in humanitarian and refugee contexts where technology is being used in myriad ways to connect teachers and learners with educational content and resources. A recent landscape review (Dahya, 2016) about the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in these contexts stated that technology has the potential to support education for marginalized populations in crisis contexts, and that teacher training and student learning are the primary areas of focus for utilizing technology for education. In many settings, technology is used for the provision of lesson plans and curricula to deliver subject knowledge directly to students, to train or certify teachers, and to connect individuals and build community (Dryden-Peterson, Dahya, and Douhaibi, 2017; Power, 2012; Winthrop and Smith, 2012). Modes of delivery include computers, laptops, tablets, portable media players, e-readers, personal digital assistants, and mobile phones (Burns, 2011; Carlson, 2013; Winthrop and Smith, 2012; Dahya, 2016).
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Thinking and working politically through applied political economy analysis: A guide for practitioners - Menocal, Alina Rocha; Cassidy, Marc; Swift, Sarah; Jacobstein, David; Rothblum, Corinne; Tservil, Ilona (USAID, 2018)
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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.
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Keywords: 21st century; Education; Learning; Tanzania; Teacher education; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2095912; __finaldtb; students’ learning; teacher education; teachers

UNESCO’s Work in ICT in Education Policy - Miao, Fengchun (2018)
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Education Strategic Plan - Ministry of Education, Jordan (2018)
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National Education Sector Strategic Plan - Ministry of Education, Kenya (2018)
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National Education Sector Strategic Plan v2 - Ministry of Education, Kenya (2018)
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Kenya National Education Sector Strategic Plan 2018 - 2022 - Ministry of Education, Republic of Kenya (2018)
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Education Sector Development Plan (2016/17 – 2020/21). Mainland Tanzania. - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2018)
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Education sector development plan 2016/17 – 2020/21: Tanzania mainland - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (The United Republic of Tanzania, 2018)
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Education sector performance report 2017/2018: Tanzania mainland - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (United Republic of Tanzania, 2018)
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Education Sector Plan 2018-2020 - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Sierra Leone) (2018)
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Proposal to the Global Partnership for Education for a contribution towards the implementation of the 2018-2020 Education Sector Plan - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Sierra Leone) (2018)
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Global initiative on out-of-school-children: Tanzania country report - Ministry of Education Science and Technology, UNESCO and UNICEF (UNICEF, 2018)
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Policy Strategy on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (2018)
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Ghana 2018 National Education Assessment: Report of Findings - Ministry of Education; Ghana Education Service; National Education Assessment Unit (2018)
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National Education Policy Framework 2018 - Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (Government of Pakistan, 2018)
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National Education Policy Framework - Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (Pakistan) (2018)
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Digital Pakistan Policy - Ministry of IT & Telecom (Government of Pakistan, 2018)
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Digital Pakistan Policy - Ministry of IT & Telecom (Pakistan) (2018)
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Primary and Secondary Education Statistics Report - Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (Zimbabwe) (2018)
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A Framework for Evaluating Appropriateness of Educational Technology Use in Global Development Programs - MIT; USAID (2018)
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Keywords: Systems Framework

Attitudes of special education teachers towards using technology in inclusive classrooms: a mixed-methods study - Mohamed, Ahmed Hassan Hemdan (Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2018)
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore special education teachers’ attitudes towards using technology in inclusive classrooms in Oman. The sample consisted of 428 special education teachers working in Omani public schools (250 teachers of students with learning disabilities (LD), 90 teachers of students with intellectual disability and 88 teachers of students with hearing impairment). Participants responded to the attitudes towards computers questionnaire. For the qualitative section of this study, three semi-structured group interviews were conducted with a group of special education teachers: 15 teachers of students with hearing impairment, 15 teachers of students with intellectual disabilities and 15 teachers of students with LD). Also, the teachers responded to a survey of educational technology which encompassed seven questions about computer technology. Results of the study indicated that the special education teachers’ attitudes towards using computers were generally positive. The most notable positive attitudes were in the following subscales: special education considerations, staff development considerations, computers use in society, and computers and quality of instruction issues. The analysis of variance results showed that experience and type of disability did not have a significant effect on teachers’ attitudes towards technology.
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Keywords: Attitudes; hard of hearing; inclusive education; intellectual disability; learning disabilities; technology

Digital Pakistan Policy - MoITT (Ministry of IT & Telecom, 2018)
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Evidence-Based Teaching: Effective Teaching Practices in Primary School Classrooms - Molina, Ezequiel; Pushparatnam, Adelle; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara; Wong, Keri Ka-Yee (World Bank, Washington, DC, 2018)
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USAID/Madagascar impact evaluation of the Mahay Mamaky Teny (MMT) project - Moussa, Wael; Cao, Yvonne; Louge, Nathalie (United States Agency for International development, 2018)
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From teacher oriented to student centered learning, developing an ICT supported learning approach at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique - Muianga, Xavier; Klomsri, Tina; Tedre, Matti; Mutimucuio, Inocente (TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2018)
Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) is in the process of modernizing its teaching and learning approaches. As one of the pedagogical reform projects, student-centred learning (SCL) in combination with web 2.0 tools was introduced as a pilot in the course ‘ICT in Environmental Education’ in the Faculty of Education. This study explored - using action research strategy - to what extent the new pedagogical approach contributed to students’ competency development. Twenty-nine students were involved in the course, eight semi-structured interviews with students were combined with sixteen classroom observations and 8 weeks how students used the Learning Management System (LMS) and web 2.0 tools. Results showed that collaborative E-learning supported the development of students’ information management and problem solving skills as well as their metacognitive strategies for self-regulated learning. ICT supported problem based learning contributed to an increased intrinsic motivation. However, not all students were ready to adopt an active role. At the start they looked upon teaching as a one-way knowledge transfer. This study recommends that E-learning initiatives in Mozambique should always go together with an ICT literacy course and training in 21st-century learning skills.
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Keywords: Action Research; Action research; Classroom communication; College Students; College students; Colleges & universities; Content Analysis; Content analysis; Cooperative Learning; Cooperative learning; Distance learning; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Education; Education–Teaching Methods And Curriculum; Educational Change; Electronic Learning; Environmental Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Independent Study; Information Management; Information Technology; Information management; Information technology; Integrated Learning Systems; Interviews; Knowledge management; Learning; Learning Strategies; Literacy; Management Systems; Metacognition; Modernization; Motivation; Mozambique; Observation; Online instruction; Outcomes of Education; Pedagogy; Pilot Projects; Problem Solving; Problem based learning; Problem solving; Semi Structured Interviews; Skill Development; Skills; Student Attitudes; Student Centered Learning; Student Motivation; Students; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Teaching methods; Technological Literacy; Universities; Web 2.0; Web 2.0 Technologies; Webs; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2097827; __finaldtb; ⛔ No DOI found

Madagascar, 2018: Mass Media, Communication et Internet - Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (UNICEF; instat, 2018)
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Graphical User Interface Design Guide for Mobile Applications Aimed at Deaf Children - Muñoz, Leidi J. Enriquez; Noguera Zúñiga, Edilson Y.; Flórez Aristizábal, Leandro; Collazos, Cesar A.; Daza, Gloria; Cano, Sandra; Alghazzawi, Daniyal M.; Fardoun, Habib M. (Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Design, Development and Technological Innovation, 2018)
The objective of this work is to establish a Graphical User Interface (GUI) design guide that will support the development of mobile applications aimed at deaf children. To achieve this goal, this research was carried out by reviewing systematic literature reviews and field research techniques. For data collection, the following research techniques were used: meetings, interviews and observation in order to define the general guidelines that are part of the guide. Based on these guidelines, we proceeded to the design and development of prototypes on paper and functional prototypes of a mobile application for deaf children of an educational institution in the city of Popayán-Colombia. These prototypes were subjected to a usability evaluation using inspection techniques by three (3) different user profiles: Specialists in children with hearing disabilities, children with hearing disabilities, designers and developers. The design guide was validated in a process that involved the teachers and students, considering criteria of identity, design, accessibility, navigation and operation. Based on the results obtained, the final guidelines were determined and, therefore, the development of the GUI design guide for mobile applications aimed at deaf children. This GUI design is a tool that can be used by developers and designers of mobile applications to create new applications that consequently allow the inclusion of this population in the use of new technologies.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-3-319-91743-6_4 2339240:R5HBFJT4 2405685:4AAAGFKW
Keywords: Deaf children; Design guide; Interface design; Mobile applications

Constant review vital for National ICT Policy - Musarurwa, Tawanda (The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe), 2018)
The Leading Family Newspaper in Zimbabwe
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Feasibility of cloud computing implementation for eLearning in secondary schools in Tanzania - Mwakisole, Kennedy F; Kissaka, Mussa M; Mtebe, Joel S (International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2018)
This article assessed the feasibility of implementing eLearning systems in a cloud-based infrastructure for secondary schools in Tanzania. The study adopted questionnaire and document reviews as data collection tools. A total of 820 students successfully returned the questionnaire from seven secondary schools in Tanzania. The study found that 11% of government secondary schools had computer labs with 20.1% of them connected to the Internet. Moreover, more than half of surveyed students (56.6%) had access to mobile phones at home with 53.5% using the phones to access the Internet. However, the study found that the cost of the Internet had remained unaffordable to many students. This study shows that eLearning implementation in the cloud for secondary schools in Tanzania is feasible. This research will serve as a base for future studies that plan to implement eLearning systems to enhance teaching and learning in secondary schools in Tanzania.
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#CostingEquity: The case for disability-responsive education financing - Myers, Juliette; Pinnock, Helen; Baboo, Nafisa; Lewis, Ingrid (International Disability and Development Consortium, 2018)
The #CostingEquity research project investigated the benefits of financing disability-inclusive education, the current state of education financing with regard to inclusion, and what needs to change in order for education financing to effectively support the realisation of SDG 4. The #CostingEquity research report addresses three broad questions: • How do international donors and domestic governments currently fund disability-inclusive education? • What are the gaps and challenges in financing disability-inclusive education? • What needs to change to increase quality, equitable financing for learners with disabilities? The report aims to contribute to a better understanding of the issues related to equitable financing for education for learners with disabilities. It considers additional marginalising factors such as gender, socio-economic status, social circumstances and urban/rural location. It offers key arguments for civil society activists, donors and government advisors to make the case for building and strengthening inclusive education systems. Detailed case studies provide useful examples of financing gaps, challenges and promising practice from developing country contexts, major education donors, and new and emerging philanthropic donor foundations. The focus of case studies and examples is on low and lower-middle income countries and were chosen to reflect a broad range of regions and countries.The report concludes with a series of recommendations for domestic and external financing approaches.
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Blended Learning and Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analysis - Najafi, Hossein; Heidari, Mozhgan (Quarterly Journal of Iranian Distance Education, 2018)
The purpose of the present research was to conduct a meta-analysis of Iranian studies on blended learning and academic achievement. As the third generation of distance education, blended learning integrates the strengths of face-to-face and online approaches. The methodology involved estimating the effect size for the relationship between blended learning and academic achievement. Out of 231 studies conducted between 2010 and 2017, 20experimental and quasi-experimental studies were selected as the sample using purposive sampling based on 9eligibility criteria. Data were analyzed using structured meta-analysis and were interpreted using Cohen’s for gauging small, medium, and large effect sizes. The results showed that the relationship between blended learning and academic achievement is significant, as the effect size for this relationship was 0.591, which is above medium in Cohen’s approach. Overall, the findings suggest the real positive effects of blended learning on learning outcome.
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Speak Up: A Multi-Year Deployment of Games to Motivate Speech Therapy in India - Nanavati, Amal; Dias, M. Bernardine; Steinfeld, Aaron (Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '18, 2018)
The ability to communicate is crucial to leading an independent life. Unfortunately, individuals from developing communities who are deaf and hard of hearing tend to encounter difﬁculty communicating, due to a lack of educational resources. We present ﬁndings from a two-year deployment of Speak Up, a suite of voice-powered games to motivate speech therapy, at a school for the deaf in India. Using ethnographic methods, we investigated the interplay between Speak Up and local educational practices. We found that teachers’ speech therapy goals had evolved to differ from those encoded in the games, that the games inﬂuenced classroom dynamics, and that teachers had improved their computer literacy and developed creative uses for the games. We used these insights to further enhance Speak Up by creating an explicit teacher role in the games, making changes that encouraged teachers to build their computer literacy, and adding an embodied agent.
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The Importance of Educating Girls in the Newly Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: Policy Paper - Naveed, Sumbal (Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2018)
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan, named the Newly Merged Districts (NMDs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in July 2018, have begun rebuilding after years of Talibanization and military operations. This policy paper focuses on how the government-led education activities can be best aligned to make education possible for the districts' girls, who have long been excluded from education due to conflict and war. Based on stakeholder perceptions, the paper identifies some barriers missed by the FATA's Education Sector Plan (ESP) and points out the opportunities within communities to accelerate the efforts to improve the girls' participation in schools. The results of the study propose to use a gender lens for planning and implementing the activities that can improve access to quality education, to prepare the girls for a better and more productive life.
Publication Title: Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:PD3LB7X3 2405685:L554ELH5
Keywords: Access to Education; Attitude Change; Barriers; Community Involvement; Cultural Influences; Educational Finance; Educational Planning; Educational Quality; Equal Education; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Females; Foreign Countries; Gender Bias; Governance; Government Role; Males; Political Issues; Single Sex Schools; Social Attitudes; Teacher Competencies; Transportation; War; Women Faculty

Financing key to accessing quality education for all - Ngwenya, Rumbidzai (Zimbabwe Situation, 2018)
The Government must stick to its promise to prioritise the funding of the education sector in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4
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Sustainability and scalability in educational technology initiatives: Research-informed practice - Niederhauser, Dale S.; Howard, Sarah K.; Voogt, Joke; Agyei, Douglas D.; Laferriere, Therese; Tondeur, Jo; Cox, Margaret J. (Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2018)
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Thai Lip-Reading CAI for Hearing Impairment Student - Nittaya, Warunee; Wetchasit, Kaskaew; Silanon, Kittasil (2018 Seventh ICT International Student Project Conference (ICT-ISPC), 2018)
This paper is proposed the lip-reading computer assisted instruction (CAI) for hearing impairment student. It consists of two units: the first unit is a part of the learning lesson. In this unit, the student can learns the various categories of vocabulary. The vocabularies come from the thing which use in day life, such as Fruit, Animal, vehicles and so on. It enables student to practice pronunciation by looking at a model speaker mouth movement. The second unit is the multiple choice game. The student has to see lip-reading video and choose the correct answer choice. Experiments are tested with ten hearing impairment primary school students. The result of before and after practicing with the CAI system are evaluated. The rate of correctly mouth shape recognition is grater after practicing with the system for improvement of pronunciation.
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Local governance, decentralisation and corruption in Bangladesh and Nigeria - Nixon, Hamish A D; Menocal, Alina Rocha; Bhattacharya, Debapriya; Fuad, Syed Muhtasim; Hassan, Idayat; Iwuamadi, Kelechi C; Rezbana, Umme Shefa; Yusuf, Shamsudeen (2018)
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Information Technology and Transcription of Reading Materials for the Visually Impaired Persons in Nigeria - Nkiko, Christopher; Atinmo, Morayo I; Michael-Onuoha, Happiness Chijioke; Ilogho, Julie E; Ifeakachuku, Osinulu; Adetomiwa, Basiru; Usman, Kazeem Omeiza (Journal of Education and Learning, 2018)
Studies have shown inadequate reading materials for the visually impaired in Nigeria. Information technology has greatly advanced the provision of information to the visually impaired in other industrialized climes. This study investigated the extent of application of information technology to the transcription of reading materials for the visually impaired in Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design of the ex-post facto to select 470 personnel as respondents. A questionnaire titled Information Technology Use Scale (α=0.74), and Interview Schedule (α=0.75), were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings indicate that information technology in transcription was low and a significant positive relationship between application of information technology and transcription of information materials (r=0.62: p<0.05). The study recommended among others that Multi-National Corporations should be sensitized to extend their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to help in procuring modern information technology devices and software to enhance transcription.
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Assessment of public primary school teachers preparedness in the implementation of digital literacy programme in public primary schools in Imenti north sub-county, Kenya - Nyaga, Felistas (University of Nairobi, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the preparedness of public primary school teachers in the implementation of digital literacy programme in Imenti North Sub County Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives; to establish infrastructural availability for the public primary school teachers’ usage in teaching and learning in implementation of digital literacy programme in public primary schools in Imenti North Sub County, to examine how public primary school teachers’ competence influence implementation of digital literacy program in public primary schools in Imenti North Sub County, The study sought to determine how public primary school teacher perception influence implementation of digital literacy program in public primary schools in Imenti North Sub County. The study also sought to establish how digital literacy content availability for the public primary school teachers influence implementation of digital literacy programme in public primary schools in Imenti North Sub County. The study adopted descriptive research design. The study was grounded on technology diffusion theory to explain the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The study had a target population of 596 respondents who comprised 59 head teachers and 537 teachers. The respondents were selected using proportionate random sampling technique where by a sample size of 137 was used. Primary data was obtained using self-administered questionnaires that were made up of both open ended and closed ended questions, also unstructured interview was administered face-to-face or over the phone. The reliability of the study was measured using test retest method. The Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences and the data was presented in frequency tables, percentages and regression analysis. The study concluded that preparedness of public primary school teachers in the implementation of digital literacy programme was highly influenced by teacher competence followed by infrastructural preparedness and then by Teacher perception while digital literacy content had the least effect on implementation of digital literacy programme in public primary schools in Imenti North Sub County. The study concluded that infrastructural preparedness influences implementation of digital literacy program in public primary schools in Imenti North Sub County significantly. Even though the schools have electricity their computer lab have not been fully equipped. The implementation of digital literacy program has been delayed by inadequate internet connections coupled with inadequate digital literacy program devices for teaching and learning in the schools. Also, there being inadequate tablets for the learners and laptops for the teachers have negatively affected the implementation of digital literacy program in public primary schools. The study recommends that teachers and instructors need to be trained in basic ICT skills and ICT-based teaching methods to feel comfortable about using the materials. The study recommends that the governments should ensure that all the public primary schools are connected to wireless internet services; that primary schools should be assisted by both national and county government need to ensure that the schools have a complete computer lab that is fully equipped with enough laptops for the teachers and tablets for the learners. The study further recommends that head teachers and parents need to set up administrative committees to manage ICT facilities as proven to be very effective in ensuring the sustainability of initiatives.
Accepted: 2018-10-18T13:52:29Z KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:3QH6L8SL 2405685:C6Y4LLKR

An Evaluation of ELLN Digital: Technology-Supported Teacher Professional Development on Early Language, Literacy, and Numeracy for K-3 Teachers - Oakley, Grace; King, Ronnel; Scarparolo, Gemma (Digital Learning for Development, 2018)
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Bridging the digital gender divide: include, upskill, innovate - OECD (2018)
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5 features of a monitoring, evaluation and learning system geared towards equity in education - Omoeva, Carina (2018)
Wow do we operationalize equity in education, in the context of education development programming? This blog post from FHI 360’s R&E Search For Evidence blog presents five features necessary for a monitoring, evaluation and learning system to be geared towards equity in education.
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Performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and facilitating conditions as factors influencing smart phones use for mobile learning by postgraduate students of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria - Onaolapo, Sodiq; Oyewole, Olawale (Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 2018)
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Growth and inequality in Pakistan: Agenda for reforms - Pasha, Hafiz (2018)
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Growth and inequality in Pakistan: Agenda for reforms - Pasha, Hafiz A. (2018)
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Growth and Inequality in Pakistan Volume 1 - Pasha, Hafiz A. (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), 2018)
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Global Dataset on Education Quality : A Review and Update (2000-2017) - Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Angrist, Noam (World Bank Group, 2018)
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The Digital Divide - Peroni, M.; Bartolo, Michelangelo (Multidisciplinary Teleconsultation in Developing Countries, 2018)
The digital divide, at a worldwide level, as well as at a regional level, is still a reality. However, over the last few years, the Internet and digital technologies have spread surprisingly fast, above all in their use through mobile telephone networks, and they have new users every year, even in the less developed countries, like in Africa. The installation of new underwater optic fibre cables surrounding Africa, with an increasing capacity for data transmission, has brought down the costs of interconnection with the global Internet backbones. Up to a few years ago, these connections were only possible through the satellite network, which are far more expensive for the local providers, and these high costs inevitably affect the end users. These services can now be offered at prices that more and more people can afford in Africa, which was and still is the continent that is most affected by the phenomenon of the digital divide.
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Keywords: Digital divide; Optic fibre connections; Satellite Internet connection

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)
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Examining the secondary effects of mother-tongue literacy instruction in Kenya: Impacts on student learning in English, Kiswahili, and mathematics - Piper, Benjamin; Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons; Kwayumba, Dunston; Oyanga, Arbogast (International Journal of Educational Development, 2018)
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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)
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Keywords: Africa; Literacy; Numeracy; Program evaluation; Randomized controlled trial; Reading; ___working_potential_duplicate

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - PISA (2018)
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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.
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Keywords: Interactive apps; Mathematics; Special educational needs and disabilities; primary school; tablet technology

Impact of Education on Labour Market Outcomes in Rural and Urban India - Pradhan, K. C.; Parida, P. C.; Sarangi, Tapas (Reflecting on India’s Development: Employment, Skill and Health, 2018)
This paper examines the returns to education with respect to three labour market outcomes namely wages, employment and occupation using the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) 68th round (2011–12) data. Wage equation (without selection bias) results point to the fact that returns to education increase at an increasing rate as the level of education increases and the impact of education is found relatively higher in the case of urban than rural areas. In case of employment, the study finds that compared to illiterates, the chances of higher educated people going to agriculture sector is less. This is true even in the case of rural areas whereas the interactive variable (education with rural dummy) is found negatively associated with employment in agriculture sector. Occupation results suggest that there is a strong association between higher education (under graduate and graduate and above) with professional occupations and less with agriculture and fishery and unskilled occupations, suggesting the need for improving education and creating quality employment opportunities in the rural areas that may help in arresting the growing urban burden.
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Keywords: Education; Employment; India; Occupation; Urban-rural gap; Wages

Navitas Ventures releases Global EdTech Ecosystems 1.0 – Navitas Insights - Praill, Tim (2018)
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Unfamiliar technology: Reaction of international students to blended learning - Prasad, P.W.C.; Angelika, Maag; Redestowicz, Margaret; Hoe, Lau Siong (Computers & Education, 2018)
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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.
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Project RAY for the visually impaired | Smartphones for Blind, Cell Phones for Visually Impaired - Project Ray (2018)
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