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ERIC Number: ED608496
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
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External Validity: Four Models of Improving Student Achievement. Working Paper 27298
Duflo, Annie; Kiessel, Jessica; Lucas, Adrienne
National Bureau of Economic Research
Randomized controlled trials in lower-income countries have demonstrated ways to increase learning, in specific settings. This study uses a large-scale, nationwide RCT in Ghana to show the external validity of four school-based interventions inspired by other RCTs. Even though the government implemented the programs within existing systems, student learning increased across all four models, more so for female than male students, and many gains persisted one year after the program ended. Three of the four interventions had a similar cost effectiveness. The intervention that directly targeted classroom teachers increased the likelihood that teachers were engaged with students. [Additional funding was provided for this evaluation from the International Growth Centre and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation.]
National Bureau of Economic Research. 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398. Tel: 617-588-0343; Web site: http://www.nber.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research
Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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