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Improving Enrollment and Learning through Videos and Mobiles: Experimental Evidence from Northern Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOrozco-Olvera, Victor
dc.contributor.authorRascon-Ramirez, Ericka
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-21T17:31:43Z
dc.date.available2023-04-21T17:31:43Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-21
dc.description.abstractIn northern Nigeria, half of primary school-age children attend school, half of girls are married before turning 15, and one in five people can read a whole sentence. Conducted in rural, low literate communities governed by traditional norms, this paper presents the results of a cluster randomized controlled trial that tested community screenings to reshape parental aspirations and attitudes toward education, and as a reinforcing arm, the distribution of mobiles with engaging apps to teach 6-9-year-old children to read. Twelve months after the screenings, children were 42 percent less likely to be out of school, but as expected, their learning levels did not improve. In the communities that were provided the mobile reinforcer, literacy and numeracy skills increased by 0.46 and 0.63 standard deviation, respectively. The impacts of the combined intervention on school attendance and learning gains were similar for boys and girls. For non-targeted older siblings, the intervention increased learning by 0.34 and 0.47 standard deviation and reduced the likelihood of teenage pregnancy and early entrance into the labor market by 13 and 14 percent, respectively. The mechanisms behind these effects include improved parental aspirations and expectations, improved attitudes and social norms, higher self-efficacy beliefs of parents, and increased time for home learning activities. Relative to other educational investments that have been evaluated in developing countries, the combined intervention is highly effective and cost-effective.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099446204182379796/IDU0b5f8c3270fed204eeb0a99b0973dd775f03d
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10413
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39724
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10413
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectGIRLS ASPIRATIONS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectDISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectSELF-EFFICACY
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectLEARNING POVERTY
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectEARLY PARENTHOOD
dc.subjectDIME
dc.titleImproving Enrollment and Learning through Videos and Mobilesen
dc.title.subtitleExperimental Evidence from Northern Nigeriaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleImproving Enrollment and Learning through Videos and Mobiles: Experimental Evidence from Northern Nigeria
okr.date.disclosure2023-04-18
okr.date.lastmodified2023-04-18T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099446204182379796/IDU0b5f8c3270fed204eeb0a99b0973dd775f03d
okr.guid099446204182379796
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-b5f8c327-fed2-4eeb-a99b-973dd775f03d
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10413
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10413
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34044404
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34044404
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okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.sectorOther Education
okr.topicEducation::Education and Digital Divide
okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicEducation::Educational Technology and Distance Education
okr.topicEducation::Educational Sciences
okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.unitDIME Gender
okr.unitEco Opp & Fragility (DIME2)
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