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Presentations | 2 March 2023

Using teaching and learning materials in Uzbekistan: Lessons from observations and interviews [CIES 2023 Presentation]

The purpose of this panel presentation is to present the results of two uptake studies to understand how mathematics, Uzbek language arts, ICT, and EFL teachers in Uzbekistan are using and applying newly developed teaching and learning materials in the classroom.
TLM Uptake Panel.pdf
Presentations | 1 March 2023

Digital Inclusion and data-driven dropout prevention in Guatemala​ [CIES 2023 Presentation]

Building on past efforts in dropout prevention, the Guatemala Basic Education Quality and Transitions Program seeks to support the Ministry of Education to deploy an open-source mobile application to teachers’ devices that will both facilitate data collection and display easily understandable inform
BEQT_RTI CIES Presentation (USAID).pdf
Toolkits and Manuals | 1 March 2023

Mathematics Teacher Guide

A teacher's guide for mathematics instruction in the context of Jordan, developed by the Jordanian Ministry of Education.
غلاف خارجي.pdf
Presentations | 28 February 2023

What have we learned about improving learning at the system level? [CIES 2023 Presentation]

This presentation, given at the CIES 2023 Annual Conference, highlights the global shift in measurement and improvement in learning outcomes since the adoption of SDG 4.1.1, under which countries are asked to report on the “the proportion of children and young people…achieving at least a minimum pro
Gove CIES 2023.pptx
Instruments and Questionnaires | 28 February 2023

Early Grade Reading and Mathematics Initiative: KG Data for Decision-Making: Phase II National Survey of Families

The Kingdom of Jordan’s Human Resource Development (HRD) Strategy mandates the universal provision of kindergarten (KG2) by 2025.
Jordan KG Data For Decision Making - Phase II _postedit May 4.pdf
Presentations | 24 February 2023

Analyzing Alignment in Early Grade Reading Curricula, Instruction, and Assessment in Nepal: The Surveys of Enacted Curriculum Approach [CIES 2023 Presentation]

This presentation was given at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) annual conference in Washington, DC on February 21, 2023.
CIES 2023_Nepal Surveys of Enacted Curriculum Study_Feb 2023_SharEd.pdf
Presentations | 24 February 2023

Measuring support for children’s engagement in learning: psychometric properties of the PLAY toolkit [CIES 2023 Presentation]

Despite the growing interest in supporting learning through play across many low and middle-income countries, measures of how contexts can support learning through play are lacking.
Overview of PLAY 1.0 - CIES - Matthew.pdf
Presentations | 23 February 2023

Multi-Language Assessment (MLA) for young children: A screener to understand language assets [CIES 2023 Presentation]

The lack of information about children’s oral language skills limits our understanding of why some children do not respond to literacy instruction.
Dubeck_CIES_2023_MLA to share.pdf
Publications | 18 February 2023

Teaching by the book: Teacher decision-making while using structured lesson plans

The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology for understanding materials usage in primary classrooms in Sub-Saharan Africa that centers teachers’ actions and voices. The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 focuses on improved primary education around the world.
Publications | 26 January 2023

Influences on teachers’ use of the prescribed language of instruction: Evidence from four language groups in the Philippines.

In 2009 the Philippines introduced a mother tongue-based multilingual education language policy requiring the “mother tongue” as the language of instruction (LOI) in kindergarten through grade 3.