Education
In addition to supporting policymakers in applying evidence from randomized evaluations to their work, sector chairs and staff write policy insights that synthesize general lessons emerging from the research, condense results from evaluations in policy publications and evaluation summaries, and fund new research through the Learning for All Initiative.
Blog
Mitigating global learning losses: lessons from the pandemic
Researchers and policymakers in education are still only beginning to measure the significant learning and socio-emotional skill losses that occurred during the global outbreak of the coronavirus. This post outlines some ideas from recent and established rigorous research for governments and schools...
Policy insight
Improving student learning: Impacts by gender
Most programs to improve student learning have similar impacts on girls and boys. However, policymakers should consider potential different effects by gender while designing programs since, in some cases, program design choices led to different impacts on girls and boys.
Evaluation
The Effects of a Gender-based Violence (GBV) Curriculum on GBV and Education in Mozambique
In Mozambique, researchers are evaluating the GBV and schooling impacts of implementing a GBV curriculum targeted at students.
Evaluation
Improving secondary school learning outcomes through customized computer-based supplementary instruction: A randomized evaluation of Mindspark
Researchers evaluated a computer-based adaptive learning platform (Mindspark) for secondary school students in urban India to measure the impact of customized learning technology on student test scores. The program increased test scores across all groups of students and was cost-effective compared...
Case study
Teaching at the Right Level to improve learning
Reorienting instruction has improved learning opportunities for over 60 million students in India and Africa.
Evaluation
Ghana's Secondary Education (Secondary School Bursary Program, SSBP, GSEP, Returns to Secondary Education), GYS
In this ongoing study, researchers are evaluating the effect of secondary school scholarships on educational attainment and cognitive skills in the short run, and on life outcomes in the longer run, from employment and health outcomes to civic participation and attitudes.
