This blog outlines some of the learnings from the first phase of a research study that aims to understand how to optimise learning on a technology-supported personalised learning (TSPL) platform and the role of technological affordances, facilitation and peer learning in improving learning outcomes. We evaluate an offline TSPL mathematics…
From floods in Pakistan, conflict in Ukraine and a hunger crisis in the Sahel, the right to education is being disrupted on an unprecedented scale worldwide. 222 million children and young people affected by the horrors of war, disaster and displacement are now in urgent need of education support and…
What can we learn about the role of parents during school closures and their influence on reducing the likelihood of school dropout? Our ESRC funded project “Accountability from the Grassroots in Uttar Pradesh, India” is based on the premise that children learn best when the most important adults in their…
The world needs many children like Abdullah—and, to this end, it needs schools and teachers who provide students with the education and space to develop the mindsets, knowledge and skills to be resilient and solutions-oriented agents in the face of climate change.
The debate about standardisation in education has been reopened by a new study looking at evidence from Kenya. The concept of standardisation can refer to conforming to standards, but it can also refer to the application of a model of standardised mass production designed to increase productivity and reduce costs,…
What is the most important thing we can do to get evidence to drive education reform at the highest levels? This is an age-old question as much as it is a pressing and relevant challenge today.