Educational Initiatives - Research Projects

Research Projects

• Student Learning Study: is a bench marking study of student learning conducted by Educational Initiatives (EI), with financial support from Google.org, USA. The test was developed in 13 languages and administered to more than 1 lakh students in about 2399 schools in 48 districts in the 18 participating states and 1 Union territory. This is a diagnostic study which provides granular information on the quality of children’s learning and this provides insights that can help various stakeholders – ranging from policy makers to curriculum designers to teachers and parents – take appropriate steps to improve the educational quality.

• UNICEF Learning Assessment Study for Quality Education: Assessed mathematics and language acquisition among primary school children in the UNICEF quality package schools in 13 states of India. The tests were standardised across 9 languages and involved very intricate development cycle involving language experts from all over India.

• Bhutan Annual Status Student Learning Study: This study was done in partnership with Royal Education Council and Ministry ofEducation Bhutan. Nearly 34000 students in classes 4, 6 and 8 are tested for learning in Language, Maths and Science in 424 schools.

• Andhra Pradesh Randomised Evaluation Study: Done in partnership with Harvard University, Azim Premji Foundation, World Bank and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, this is a longitudinal study across 8-9 years and covers currently 100,000 elementary school kids and measures the impact of various inputs (e.g., block grants, additional teachers) with outcome-based teacher incentives."Educational Initiatives » Andhra Pradesh Randomized Evaluation Study (APRESt)". Ei-india.com. http://www.ei-india.com/a-randomized-evaluation-of-incentives-versus-inputs-in-education-in-ap/. Retrieved 2010-11-23.

• Assessment of Student Learning in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan – RGSM, Chhattisgarh: The test was developed in Hindi and administered to approximately 3 lakh students in about 1900 schools in 16 districts in Chhattisgarh states. The tests have already been conducted for students of class 3 to 8 for Language and Maths and the report submitted to RGSM.

• Municipal School Bench marking Study : Supported by ICICI Bank, this study assessed learning in 35,000 municipal school students from class 2, 4 and 6 across the 6 biggest towns in five states- Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand.

• Teacher Needs Assessment: is a census study that has been initiated by the Royal Education Council, Government of Bhutan. In this project all teachers of Bhutan are assessed for their general ability, competence in subject knowledge and pedagogical practices.