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ERIC Number: EJ1209534
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 35
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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Lifewide or School-Only Learning: Approaches to Addressing the Developing World's Learning Crisis
Friedlander, Elliott W.; Arshan, Nicole; Zhou, Sen; Goldenberg, Claude
American Educational Research Journal, v56 n2 p333-367 Apr 2019
This cluster randomized controlled trial tested the impact of school-only and lifewide-learning (LWL) approaches to supporting early-grade learning over 2 years in rural Rwanda. We compare school-only and LWL treatments with a business-as-usual control condition and with each other. Schools in both treatment groups received reading materials and teacher training. LWL villages also received support to enrich home and community literacy ecologies. Student reading assessments, administered across 21 sectors (analogous to U.S. school districts), showed that both treatments positively impacted learning. LWL produced a greater impact, particularly in oral comprehension, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. However, nearly one third of the students lacked basic skills at endline, indicating that further efforts are needed to address the learning crisis in the least-developed countries.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Rwanda
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