Learning during the Pandemic

• Tác giả: Syedah Aroob Iqbal
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 153.15 Learning
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2023
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 245021
• Chủ đề: 1. COVID-19 PANDEMIC; 2. DIGITAL DIVIDE; 3. LEARNING LOSS; 4. SCHOOL CLOSURES; 5. SOCIAL INEQUALITY

Tóm tắt

School closures induced by the COVID-19 pandemic led to concerns about student learning. This paper evaluates the effect of school closures on student learning in Uzbekistan, using a unique dataset that allows assessing change in learning over time. The findings show that test scores in math for grade 5 students improved over time by 0.29 standard deviation despite school closures. The outcomes among students who were assessed in 2019 improved by an average of 0.72 standard deviation over the next two years, slightly lower than the expected growth of 0.80 standard deviation. The paper explores the reasons for no learning loss.