Briefs | 23 February 2017
Setting and Using Benchmarks for Reading Performance
The spread of the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) has yielded a wealth of country-specific evidence on students’ literacy skills.
Reports | 23 February 2017
Development and Pilot Testing of Additional Subtasks for the Early Grade Reading Assessment: EGRA 2.0
In 2016, RTI International suggested piloting additional subtasks to enhance the Early Grade Reading Assessment instrument. Researchers from RTI collaborated with a team of researchers in Accra, Ghana, to adapt, refine and pilot four subtasks.
Briefs | 23 February 2017
Complements to the Early Grade Reading Assessment: Spelling, Reading Comprehension, and Oral Language Subtasks
The EGRA has been a useful tool to understand students’ progress toward fluent reading. However, users are often left wanting additional information about reading comprehension, writing, and language.
Reports | 18 January 2017
ABE - ACR Tanzania National EGRA Pilot Study Report
The Tanzania National Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) aims to gather data about the progress of Standard 2 students against the national benchmarks developed and adopted in 2014 and to collect contextual information about the implementation of the 3Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic) reforms
Briefs | 18 January 2017
National Baseline Assessment for 3Rs (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic) in Tanzania (Summary Brief)
Reading, writing, and arithmetic are the focus of the 3Rs campaign, a derivative of the Big Results Now initiative enacted by the Government of Tanzania in 2013.
Reports | 18 January 2017
National Baseline Assessment for the 3Rs (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic) Using EGRA, EGMA, and SSME in Tanzania
In July 2013, the National Baseline Assessment for 3Rs (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic)Using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA), Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (EGMA), and Snapshot of School Management Effectiveness (SSME) was initiated.
Toolkits and Manuals | 17 January 2017
Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Toolkit, Second Edition in Arabic
The attached document is the Arabic-adapted Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Toolkit, Second Edition.
Toolkits and Manuals | 17 January 2017
Evaluation Des Competences Fondamentales en Lecture (EGRA) Manuel, Deuxieme Edition (French EGRA Toolkit, Second Edition)
The attached document is the French-adapted Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Toolkit, Second Edition.
Presentations | 7 December 2016
What Have We Learned? Improving Development Policy through Impact Evaluation (Presentation)
From the CGD Website on the event:
"Please join the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) to take stock of the evidence and impact evaluation movement and its promise for improving social policy in developing countries.
In 2006, CGD released a wo
Reports | 7 December 2016
Iraq Maharat Final Report
Under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Education Data for Decision Making (EdData II) contract, RTI International was awarded Task Order (TO) number 14, Iraq Education Surveys project–MAHARAT (the Arabic word for “skills”), which sought to improve education-related serv