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Gender patterns in mathematics achievement in the early years: Results from Tayari Kenya [CIES 2019 Presentation]

May, 2019

Dr. Benjamin Piper and Dr. Yasmin Sitabkhan presented findings at CIES 2019 on gender and math in the preschool years from the Kenya Tayari program.

Effective pedagogy in cultural context: Preaching to the introverted [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019

Several forces are at play in determining whether pedagogical approaches are optimally adapted to the culture of children’s behaviour and of teacher-child interaction in the classroom. Teachers’...

School Culture and Climate (and Love) Matter: Voices from Malawi and Uganda [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019

This study sought to identify the factors in the organizational culture and environment of a small sample primary schools in Malawi and Uganda that make them more (or less) conducive to children’s...

What's Positive About Positive Schools: Lessons from Malawi and Uganda [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019

RTI conducted a small pilot study in Malawi and Uganda to identify the factors in the organizational culture and environment of primary schools that make them more (or less) conducive to...

A national study of over-enrollment and repetition in Primary 1 grade in Uganda: What's the role of pre-primary [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019

In an optimally efficient education system, all children enroll and complete the primary cycle in a one year to one grade ratio, acquiring basic reading, math and critical thinking skills along...

Testing Two Approaches to Engaging Pre-Primary Parents in Kenya [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019

The Tayari Program – Getting Children Ready for School is a Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) funded early education program in Kenya with a goal to increase school readiness skills of...

Scaling up Early Grade Reading in Uganda [CIES 2019 Presentations]

April, 2019

This panel shared presentations from Uganda government officials and development partners which are collaboratively engaged in the efforts to improve and assess EGR in Uganda’s primary schools....

Using the EGR Barometer to support benchmark and target setting for reading outcomes (CIES 2019 Presentation)

April, 2019

The Barometer offers a dynamic tool for interactive use of data on early grade reading outcomes. The ability to look at how the data are impacted by different parameters, like the level at which a...

CIES 2019 Presentation: An examination of executive function skills in primary 1 students from Liberia

April, 2019

Executive functions are a cognitive skill set that underlie our goal-directed, planning, and problem solving behavior, and include the components of working memory, inhibitory control, and...

Philippines Education Technology Ecosystem Profile

April, 2019

This report is an analysis of the education technology (EdTech) ecosystem in the Philippines. This report seeks to identify opportunities for EdTech alternatives to help the Philippines break away...

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