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School-based Social and Emotional Learning on Student Behavior and Learning Outcomes in Chile

Clement de Chaisemartin
Nicolás Navarrete H.
Researchers evaluated the impact of Chile’s national Skills For Life (SFL) program for disruptive students on their behavior and academic outcomes. Researchers found that the SFL program did not impact eligible students’ learning outcomes.
Students sit together and look at a laptop screen

The Impacts of Computer-Based Individualized Instruction on Math Learning in India

Andreas de Barros
Alejandro Ganimian
In partnership with an education assessment firm, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to isolate the impact of computer-based individualized instruction in India. After nine months, lower-performing students in grades six to eight learned 22 percent of a standard deviation more in math if...
Students using the Khan Academy platform during a math class in Brazil

The Impact of an Online Math Learning Platform on Test Scores and Attitudes Towards Math in Brazil

Bruno Ferman
Lucas Finamor
Lycia Lima
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impacts of the Khan Academy’s online platform on math scores in Brazilian public schools. Despite improving student’s attitudes towards math, the program had mixed impact on students’ test scores depending on program implementation and...
Long-Term Diffusion of Swarna-Sub1 In India

Long-Term Diffusion and Impact of Flood-Tolerant Rice in India

Kyle Emerick
Alain de Janvry
Manaswini Rao
Elisabeth Sadoulet
In India, researchers leveraged a randomized evaluation of the distribution of a new seed variety to assess how the new seed spread within communities and social groups. They found that local social structures, such as the jati-caste system, influenced the extent of seed adoption. In particular...
On the left, lights are installed in a classroom; on the right, students look at a screen at the front of the classroom delivering educational instruction.

School Electricity and Native Language Digital Media to Improve Student Learning in Tanzania

Hee Kwon (Samuel) Seo
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of school electrification, delivered alongside mixed-language digital educational materials, on student exam scores and pass rates. They found that neither increased electricity access nor learning material in their native language...
Man feed ballot into ballot box while volunteers help voters in background

Radio Public Service Announcements and Voter Participation Among Native Americans in the United States

Donald Green
Eline A de Rooij
Can media campaigns increase voter turnout among those underrepresented in the electorate? Researchers randomly assigned areas covered by Native American radio programming to either receive or not receive targeted radio messaging encouraging listeners to vote in the 2008 and 2010 US elections. The...
Bureau de vote sign in French

Increasing the Electoral Participation of Immigrants: Experimental Evidence from France

Guillaume Liegey
Vincent Pons
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a general voter outreach effort on the political participation of immigrants relative to participation of non-immigrants. The canvassing treatment increased voter turnout of immigrants without affecting turnout of non-immigrants.

Participatory Development and Social Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

Serena Cocciolo
Selene Ghisolfi
Researchers are conducting a lab-in-the-field study to measure the impact of a community-driven development program in Bangladesh on participants’ preferences and values about fairness, equity, civic engagement, and participatory decision-making.