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Using Education Technology to Improve K-12 Student Learning in East Asia Pacific: Promises and Limitations

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dc.contributor.authorYarrow, Noah
dc.contributor.authorShen, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorAlyono, Kevin
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-20T13:09:26Z
dc.date.available2023-10-20T13:09:26Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-20
dc.description.abstractWe use global and regional data to show that it is possible to use EdTech to improve student learning in EAP. We present evidence that the broadcast/dual teacher model often supports student learning gains, while other approaches, including assistive EdTech, show promise. Others, such as e-readers, remote teacher-training and AI interventions have yet to demonstrate positive impacts on student learning at scale in the EAP context. Based on evidence from the EAP region and globally, we show that as the scale of EdTech interventions increases, the effect on learning generally decreases. The largest impacts tend to come from smaller-scale interventions conducted by non-governmental institutions rather than large-scale interventions by governments. We find that as the use of EdTech expands in the EAP region, it tends to increase existing learning inequalities, since not all families and schools are able to pay for, access, and use it effectively. In this companion paper to the EAP regional flagship “Fixing the Foundation: Teachers and Basic Education in East Asia and Pacific”, we present the results of a regional survey of middle-income countries showing that, contrary to available evidence, most education decision makers believe that EdTech was effective in supporting student learning during COVID-19 school closures. We recommend several evidence-based EdTech interventions in EAP including the “broadcast” or dual–teacher model, and call for improved approaches for future research that consider scale, dosage and heterogeneity of impact to evaluate EdTech interventions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099101823165518031/P17621705cd9a20790934b07f81be977f8c
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40508
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40508
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectEAP
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING
dc.subjectEDTECH
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTOR EFFECT
dc.subjectPRE-PANDEMIC LEARNING
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectLEARNING FOR ALL
dc.subjectK-12
dc.titleUsing Education Technology to Improve K-12 Student Learning in East Asia Pacificen
dc.title.subtitlePromises and Limitationsen
dc.typeReport
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40332 Fixing the Foundation: Teachers and Basic Education in East Asia and Pacific
okr.crossref.titleUsing Education Technology to Improve K-12 Student Learning in East Asia Pacific: Promises and Limitations
okr.date.disclosure2023-10-20
okr.date.lastmodified2023-10-19T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Education Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099101823165518031/P17621705cd9a20790934b07f81be977f8c
okr.guid099101823165518031
okr.identifier.docmidP176217-5cd9a244-540b-4c79-934b-7f81be977f8c
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40508
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34182663
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34182663
okr.identifier.report185387
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099101823165518031/pdf/P17621705cd9a20790934b07f81be977f8c.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalEast Asia and the Pacific
okr.sectorPublic Administration - Education
okr.themeEducation,Science and Technology,Human Development and Gender,ICT,Education Facilities,ICT Solutions,Access to Education,Private Sector Development,Education Governance, School-Based Management,Teachers
okr.topicEducation::Education Reform and Management
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Information Technology
okr.unitEducation EAP (HEAED)
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