Sample Teacher and Pupil Materials | 28 April 2017
Nepal Big Book - Rita and a Monkey
Big Books Type 3 (8Pg, 2Col). Rita ra Bandar. These materials were originally developed by Room to Read. Under Creative Commons Attribution, Room to Read ceded copyright for these materials to the Government of Nepal.
Multimedia | 27 March 2017
Webcast: Education in Syria, a Current Analysis
Link to an announcement and background information about an ECCN-sponsored webcast, March 29, at 10 a.m. EST, about education in Syria, especially in Dara’a, Idlib, and Aleppo. This webcast features a review of the literature carried out by RTI for USAID in late 2016.
Presentations | 19 March 2017
Examination of Over-Enrollment, Repetition, and ECD Access in Uganda [Presentation]
[Presentation delivered at CIES 2017]. Education system data has indicated a pattern of over-enrollment in the early grades in some low-income countries.
Reports | 3 March 2017
Task Order 27: Egypt Grade 3 Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Group Assessment Report (English and Arabic Versions)
The purpose of this pilot was two-fold: 1) examining the reliability of the group assessment tool to measure the construct of early grade reading; 2) determining whether or not the group assessment could be used as a partial replacement for the individual EGRA.
Reports | 28 February 2017
School Quality Assessment for Education and WASH in Three UNICEF-Supported Regions
This is the inception report for the School Quality Assessment for Education and WASH in Three UNICEF-Supported Regions of Tanzania. The report outlines the approach to the study including the fundamental research questions and associated design to implementing the study.
Reports | 23 February 2017
Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) Pilot Activities in Amhara and Tigray, Ethiopia: Final Report
This report summarizes main findings and lessons learned from the piloting of the lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) methodology in the education sector in Ethiopia. It also suggests next steps for applying the LQAS methodology more broadly for education program monitoring.
Briefs | 23 February 2017
An Addition to the Toolbox for Measuring Literacy Skills of the Youngest Students: The Group Administered Literacy Assessment (GALA)
The GALA was designed to maximize the benefits of a group-administered instrument, while also taking advantage of lessons learned from the individually administered Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA).
Toolkits and Manuals | 17 February 2017
Local Education Monitoring Approach (LEMA) Toolkit
This manual was created at the request of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is a tool to guide individuals who are implementing a pilot application in locations that have not previously tested it.
Reports | 15 December 2016
Report on the Pilot Application of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) in Ghana to Assess Literacy and Teaching in Primary Grade 3
This report summarizes main findings and lessons learned from the piloting of lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) in the education sector in Ghana. It also suggests next steps for applying LQAS more broadly for education program monitoring.
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