ERIC Number: ED624513
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 28
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On Call: Using Mobile Technologies to Measure Learning in Emergencies
Valenza, Marco; Dreesen, Thomas; Kan, Sophia
UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti
One tool that many families own, across the globe, is a basic mobile phone. The use of low-cost basic mobile phones for educational purposes in humanitarian settings is critical where access to connectivity and higher cost devices is limited. The portability of mobile phones, combined with their communication features, offers multiple uses to support education in emergency (EiE). This report is the second of a two-part series that aims to provide practitioners with guidance and resources on, and lessons learned for, using mobile technology in EiE settings. The series draws from a review of the existing literature with feedback from and interviews with EiE practitioners. The first piece of this series -- "On Call: The Use of Mobile Phones for Learning in Emergencies" (ED624512) -- explores how basic mobile phones can be used to support EiE learning programmes and teacher training. It emphasizes key practices that education practitioners have adopted to improve the equity and safety of mobile phone-based programmes. The present report, the second in this series, instead provides guidance on planning and delivering learning assessments through mobile technology.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Access to Education, School Closing, Distance Education, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Computer Assisted Testing, At Risk Students, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Caregiver Role, Teacher Role, Technological Literacy, Test Construction, Test Validity, Training, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Data Use, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (Italy)
Identifiers - Location: Africa
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