Resources
Literature Reviews and Desk Studies | 25 August 2017
Report on Language of Instruction in Senegal
This report summarizes applicable research on
education in multilingual contexts and on the use of L1-based, bilingual instruction in
particular.
Reports | 14 August 2017
Education Data for Decision Making(EdDataII): Key Achievements and Lessons Learned
USAID's Education Data for Decision Making (EdData II) was implemented over a 12 year period beginning in 2004. EdData II had at its core the goal of improving access to data for USAID Missions and host country ministries, to use for making informed policy decisions.
Multimedia | 9 August 2017
An Approach to Teaching and Reading in Hausa: Narrated RARA approach
A video overview of the Nigeria Reading and Access Research Activity (RARA) approach to teaching reading in Hausa. Narrated in Hausa with English subtitles.
Occasional Papers | 31 July 2017
What works in early grade literacy instruction
Over the past decade, RTI International has pursued the goal of quality, inclusive, differentiated early grade literacy instruction in nearly 30 early grade reading or early grade literacy programs in low- and middle-income (LMI) countries.
Briefs | 19 July 2017
Weakest Part of Poorly-Performing Educational Systems: An Argument for Focus on “Teaching at the Right Level” and Improved Foundation-Year Performance
n roughly thirty-five to forty countries that are expanding education very quickly, experts have noticed that learning problems originating in the earliest grades are showing as a massive over-enrolment.
Reports | 5 July 2017
Longitudinal Midterm Report for the Tayari Early Childhood Development and Education Programme
Midterm evaluation of longitudinal study conducted through the Tayari Early Childhood Development and Education Programme.
Briefs | 20 June 2017
USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program Early Grade Reading Assessment Results: Cluster 1, End of Primary 4
The USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program is a large scale, systemic reform effort to increase reading and provide health information in primary schools.
Reports | 19 June 2017
Tusome External Evaluation Midline Report
Management Systems International (MSI) led the Tusome baseline study using multiple data collection methods, including an early grade reading assessment (EGRA); surveys of pupils, teachers, head teachers, curriculum support officers (CSO) and households; and classroom observation.
Occasional Papers | 25 May 2017
A Practical Approach to In-Country Systems Research
This background paper was written for the RISE Program. This paper was written to contribute to the discussio of how RISE approaches the challenge of research into systems change.
Briefs | 19 May 2017
Using Mobile Communications Technology to Support School-based, In-service Teacher Training
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded an investigation of the effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) in rural areas of Nepal, Bangladesh, Mongolia, and Samoa.