Country | Nepal and Pakistan |
Title | Delivering Remote Learning in Developing Countries using a Low-tech Solution-Nepal and Pakistan |
Evaluation design | This RCT tests the impacts of delivering educational podcasts with Math and English lessons in an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, an automated phone system technology that allows incoming callers to access information via pre-recorded messages without having to speak to a tutor. |
Main outcomes | Students' learning, aspirations, and time spent on exam preparation. |
Target groups | Grade 9 students from rural households with lower socio-economic status. |
Team | Paul Glewwe (University of Minnesota), Asad Islam (Monash University), Khandker Wahedur Rahman (University of Oxford; BIGD, BRAC University), Uttam Sharma (ISER-N and IIDS), Deviram Acharya (Education Review Office/Kathmandu University), and Dilshad Ashraf (Aga Khan University Institute for Education). |