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Tuned in to Student Success: Assessing the Impact of IRI

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This study reviews student assessment data collected from 15 EDC projects to determine the impact of interactive radio instruction (IRI) on student achievement in hard-to-reach areas. The data indicate that exposure to IRI is associated with higher levels of student achievement, consistently producing learning gains among its participants of diverse ages, and reaching students in diverse settings.

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PDF
Resource Type
Reports
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Design and Development, Implementation
Bodies Of Work
Early Childhood Development and Learning, Elementary and Secondary Education, Out-of-School Learning
Regions
Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East
Authors
Education Development Center, Inc.
Date
2009
Length
69 pp

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