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-scale retailers in rural western Uganda. The treatments contrast "active learning" with traditional "lecturing" within standardized … lesson-plans. After six months, active learning has a positive effect on savings and investment outcomes, in contrast to … for the active learning group, such as a 60 percent increase in investments. As an adverse outcome, reported late payment …
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This study provides novel evidence on the relative effectiveness of computer-assisted learning (CAL) software and … traditional teaching. Based on a randomized controlled trial in Salvadoran primary schools, we evaluate three interventions that … aim to improve learning outcomes in mathematics: (i) teacher-led classes, (ii) CAL classes monitored by a technical …
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Participatory teaching methods have been shown to be more successful than traditional rote learning in high …-income countries. It is, however, less clear if they can help address the learning crisis in low- and middle-income countries, where … months later by 0.15σ. The additional provision of laptops with a learning software allowing teachers to refresh their …
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for policy-makers seeking to use additional teaching resources to target a heterogeneous student population efficiently. …
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' beliefs are subject to information friction and Bayesian learning …
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The growing importance of online social networks provides fertile ground for researchers seeking to gain a deeper understanding of fundamental constructs of human behavior, such as trust, forgiveness, and their linkage to social ties. Through a field experiment that uses data from the Facebook...
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