ERIC Number: EJ1402267
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 32
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
EISSN: EISSN-1934-5739
Remedial Programming and Skill-Targeted SEL in Low-Income and Crisis-Affected Contexts: Experimental Evidence from Niger
Brown, Lindsay E.; Kim, Ha Yeon; Tubbs Dolan, Carly; Brown, Autumn; Sklar, Jennifer; Aber, J. Lawrence
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v16 n4 p583-614 2023
Despite substantial cross-national interest in remedial programming as a way to support low-achieving students, evidence of its effectiveness is rare, particularly in low-income and/or crisis-affected contexts. In this article, we present experimental evidence of the impact of a remedial tutoring program on academic outcomes from a two-level randomized trial of two treatments in Niger: school randomization testing the impact of skill-targeted SEL activities and within-school student-level randomization testing the impact of access to remedial tutoring. We find that tutoring for 4 h per week improves students' literacy and Math outcomes, and the addition of skill-targeted SEL activities positively impacts school grades above and beyond access to tutoring alone. These findings suggest the potential value of remedial tutoring to supplement formal schooling in low-income and/or conflict-affected contexts. They also suggest increased attention to implementation strategies, as access alone was insufficient for students to attain grade-level competencies.
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Foreign Countries, Low Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Tutoring, Skill Development, Access to Education, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Grades (Scholastic), Social Emotional Learning, Executive Function, Metacognition, Remedial Programs, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 2; Primary Education; Grade 3; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Niger
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