Technology in the Classroom and Learning in Secondary Schools
This paper studies the impact of a computer-assisted learning program on learning outcomes among high school students in The Gambia. The program uses innovative technologies and teaching approach to facilitate the teaching of mathematics and scienc...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/633851592851795535/Technology-in-the-Classroom-and-Learning-in-Secondary-Schools http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33983 |
| Summary: | This paper studies the impact of a
computer-assisted learning program on learning outcomes
among high school students in The Gambia. The program uses
innovative technologies and teaching approach to facilitate
the teaching of mathematics and science. Since the pilot
schools were not randomly chosen, the study first used
administrative and survey data, including a written test, to
build a credible counterfactual of comparable groups of
control students. It used these data to conduct a
pre-analysis plan prior to students taking the high-stakes
certification exam. The study later used the certification
exam data on the same students to replicate the results. The
findings show that the program led to a 0.59 standard
deviation gains in mathematics scores and an increase of 15
percentage points (a threefold increase) in the share of
students who obtained credit in mathematics and English, a
criterion for college admission in The Gambia. The impact is
concentrated among high-achieving students at the baseline,
irrespective of their gender or socioeconomic background. |
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