Publication: Learning Loss in Cambodia and the Use of EdTech during COVID-19
Date
2022-11
ISSN
Published
2022-11
Author(s)
Bhatta, Saurav Dev
Katwal, Saurav
Pfutze, Tobias
Ros, Vutha
Wong, Yi Ning
No, Fata
Abstract
This report estimates the effects of
Coronavirus (COVID-19) on learning and earnings in Cambodia,
analyzes the country’s EdTech readiness and the extent to
which EdTech access and use are correlated with learning,
and discusses the policy implications of the study findings
for enhancing learning and for improving system resilience
through EdTech based teaching and learning. More
specifically, it first analyzes the state of learning
outcomes in Cambodia in the immediate post-COVID period
(November 2021) using the government’s national learning
assessment (NLA) data for grade six students and estimates
the declines in learning outcomes experienced by students in
this grade between 2016 and 2021 in Khmer and mathematics.
Additionally, using a learning loss simulation model
developed at the World Bank, it also estimates losses in
learning adjusted years of schooling (LAYS) and future
earnings of students resulting from pandemic. Second, it
analyzes the relationship between the EdTech based distance
learning measures implemented at the school level and
learning outcomes, as well as the extent to which the
country is prepared to systematically integrate and expand
the use of EdTech in the education system. And third, it
provides recommendations for enhancing learning recovery and
learning outcomes, and for addressing gaps in policy
provision and implementation to support the scaling up of
EdTech for the purpose of improving system resilience.
Citation
“Bhatta, Saurav Dev; Katwal, Saurav; Pfutze, Tobias; Ros, Vutha; Wong, Yi Ning; No, Fata. 2022. Learning Loss in Cambodia and the Use of EdTech during COVID-19. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38351 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”