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Language, Education and Identity in Africa

This doctoral thesis explores the intersection of language policy, education systems, and cultural identity across African nations. It examines the role of mother-tongue education, language barriers in learning, and the socio-cultural dynamics shaping educational outcomes on the continent.

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PDF 2021
Foundational Teaching Skills Guide

This World Bank guide presents 11 foundational teaching skills designed to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of in-service teacher professional development programs to improve classroom instruction quality.

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PDF 2020
Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) Technical Manual

This technical manual outlines the development, psychometric properties, standardisation, and validation of the Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM), an assessment tool designed to measure early childhood development and learning outcomes across diverse socio-economic contexts.

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Administrator · 0.37 MB 1
PDF 2020
School-Age Learning Assessment Tools: The Foundational Learning Skills Module

This document outlines the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) Foundational Learning Skills module, detailing how foundational reading and numeracy are measured in household surveys. It discusses the development, validity, reliability, and equity findings related to assessing foundational learning outcomes for children.

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PDF 2020
Structured Pedagogy: For Real-Time Equitable Improvements in Learning Outcomes

This UNICEF working paper outlines an evidence-based framework for structured pedagogy in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. It focuses on four core components: teacher professional development, teaching and learning materials, formative assessment, and primary caregiver engagement to improve foundational learning.

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Administrator · 1.01 MB 1
PDF 2019
Learning from African Classroom Pedagogy to Increase Student Engagement in Education Technologies

This study examines how incorporating pedagogical techniques observed in rural Tanzanian classrooms can improve student engagement with tablet-based early literacy applications featuring speech and handwriting recognition. Researchers field-tested the applications with 283 children, providing insights into technology-supported foundational learning in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Administrator · 0.59 MB 1
PDF 2019
Elements of the Physical Learning Environment That Impact on Teaching and Learning in South African Grade 1 Classrooms

This study investigates how physical classroom factors like noise and large class sizes impact Grade 1 mathematics learning in South Africa from a cognitive load perspective. It finds that environmental stressors overload working memory and hinder foundational learning during the early school years.

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Administrator · 0.3 MB 1
PDF 2018
Teacher Effectiveness in Africa: Longitudinal and Causal Estimates

This working paper uses longitudinal data from a randomized controlled trial in northern Uganda to estimate teacher effectiveness and value-added in early primary reading. It explores how teacher training, pedagogy programs, and classroom behaviors impact student learning outcomes.

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Administrator · 1.39 MB 1
PDF 2016
Survey of Children's Reading Materials in African Languages in Eleven Countries

This report examines the availability, publishing, and distribution of children's reading materials in African languages across eleven sub-Saharan countries to support early grade reading and foundational learning.

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Administrator · 1.65 MB 1
PDF 2016
Language, Education, and Citizenship in Africa

This working paper examines how different language-in-education policies across African states—specifically mother-tongue medium versus immersion settings—affect language proficiency, national identity, and civic participation.

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Administrator · 1.33 MB 1
PDF 2016
Early Numeracy Performance of South African School Beginners

This study investigates the early numeracy skills of 443 first-grade students in South Africa using the ThinkMath Scale. Findings reveal significant baseline disparities linked to home language and school type, highlighting the urgent need for targeted early interventions.

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Administrator · 2.27 MB 1
PDF 2016
Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Toolkit, Second Edition

This toolkit provides comprehensive guidance on designing, implementing, and utilizing the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) to measure foundational reading skills among primary school children in low-income countries.

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Administrator · 6.12 MB 1