Impact Network AIR Report
In Feb 2020 American Institutes for Research (AIR) published their Midline Report on the use of Mwabu as the core part of the eSchool 360 program implemented by our partners Impact Network (IN). The report states:
Midline results show that the opportunity to attend an IN school positively affected children’s learning outcomes across the board.
Mixed-methods evidence shows positive effects on learning were primarily driven by improvements in the quality of education, increases in school attendance for both teachers and children, and strong fidelity of program implementation.
Source: AIR Midline Findings
Improved literacy & numeracy
The report demonstrates that the programme resulted in improvements of 0.83 standard deviations or 7.2 percentage points in early grade reading assessment scores, 0.45 standard deviations or 10.1 percentage points in early grade mathematics assessment scores, and 0.52 standard deviations or 12.4 percentage points in oral vocabulary scores for primary aged students who had attended at least three times the week prior to testing. Compared to the learning gains of the control group, the effect sizes are equivalent to 5.5 additional months of education for reading and 2.4 additional months of education for mathematics.
