Entrepreneurship is one of the eight key competences for lifelong learning defined at European level. It empowers young individuals to navigate the complexities of an ever-evolving world, fostering innovation and equipping them with the skills necessary to tackle economic, social, and...

Entrepreneurship is one of the eight key competences for lifelong learning defined at European level. It empowers young individuals to navigate the complexities of an ever-evolving world, fostering innovation and equipping them with the skills necessary to tackle economic, social, and...

This discussion paper investigates short Manim based animations as reusable learning objects for undergraduate service mathematics and addresses four questions on pedagogical value, production effort, the role of generative AI, and design principles. A part of our contribution is a reproducible...

Citizenship education helps young people to understand their rights and responsibilities, think critically, act democratically and in a socially responsible way. Active citizenship is grounded in democratic values, enriched by civic knowledge and developed through practical participation. It's...

The development of literacy forms the basis for further learning and linguistic interaction. All teachers are teachers of reading, as better reading and writing skills lead to improvement across subjects. Depending on the context, literacy competence can be developed in the mother tongue, the...

The development of digital skills is crucial for personal development, social inclusion, active citizenship and employability in an increasingly digitalised world. Digital skills empower children and young people to access information, communicate effectively, create, innovate and solve problems...

The development of digital skills is crucial for personal development, social inclusion, active citizenship and employability in an increasingly digitalised world. Digital skills empower children and young people to access information, communicate effectively, create, innovate and solve problems...

Science skills are essential for critical thinking and problem-solving. As part of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competencies, they are essential for lifelong learning and form the basis of more advanced careers in these fields. In the contemporary context of...

Science skills are essential for critical thinking and problem-solving. As part of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competencies, they are essential for lifelong learning and form the basis of more advanced careers in these fields. In the contemporary context of...

Mathematical skills underpin logical thinking, financial literacy and informed decision-making in a technology-driven world. They foster problem-solving, critical thinking and prudent risk-taking, and boost career prospects. Low numerical proficiency limits engagement in science, technology,...

Mathematical skills underpin logical thinking, financial literacy and informed decision-making in a technology-driven world. They foster problem-solving, critical thinking and prudent risk-taking, and boost career prospects. Low numerical proficiency limits engagement in science, technology,...

The development of literacy forms the basis for further learning and linguistic interaction. All teachers are teachers of reading, as better reading and writing skills lead to improvement across subjects. Depending on the context, literacy competence can be developed in the mother tongue, the...

Citizenship education helps young people to understand their rights and responsibilities, think critically, act democratically and in a socially responsible way. Active citizenship is grounded in democratic values, enriched by civic knowledge and developed through practical participation. It's...

The increasing need for digital skills is driving countries worldwide to invest heavily in digital skills education, but the most effective practices for developing these skills remain unclear. This paper reviews current pedagogical and curricular approaches to digital skills development in...

This Guidance Note is part of the Safe Schools Practices guidance package and builds on the T&L strategies presented in the Chapeau Approach Note. This Note provides additional details, resources, and country case studies that offer richer details on why and how countries have employed safe...

Jack et al. (2023) estimated the impact of district-level schooling modes (in-person, hybrid, or virtual learning) during the 2020-2021 academic year on standardized test pass rates for grades 3-8 across 11 U.S. states. Between 2019 and 2021, average pass rates declined by 12.8 percentage points...

One of the key elements in the learning process is the instruction time available to students. In fact, not only the quality of instruction but also the time spent for learning can have a positive effect on students' learning process. This report analyses the recommended minimum instruction time...

One of the key elements in the learning process is the instruction time available to students. In fact, not only the quality of instruction but also the time spent for learning can have a positive effect on students' learning process. This report analyses the recommended minimum instruction time...

Despite the state's emphasis on formal environmental education, informal settings for fostering circular literacy cannot be understated. Whereas environmental literacy has been well researched in the literature, circular literacy, which involves teaching/learning about R-behaviours that close...

This paper presents the results of a field experiment aimed at reducing the gender bias in teaching evaluations at a higher education institution. In the intervention, before they completed the teaching evaluation questionnaire, students were individually randomized in three groups. One third...

We evaluate the impact of a large‐scale teacher coaching program in Peru, a context with high teacher turnover, on teachers' pedagogical skills and student learning. Previous studies find that small‐scale coaching programs can improve teaching of reading and science in developing countries....

This study compares two tools used to observe and assess how teachers support student learning: the LEGO Foundation's Engage tool, formerly PLAY, and the World Bank's Teach Primary tool. The goal was to evaluate their similarities and overlaps in their measurement of teaching practices. Nine...

The LITES (Language of Instruction Transition in Education Systems) study aims to address the lack of evidence on effective language transition policies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Specifically, it investigates the factors that impact the success of secondlanguage literacy...

Does curriculum change affect teaching practices? We investigate this question using a randomized experiment in the Philippines where a subset of public schools piloted a new basic education curriculum. Through both self-reported surveys and classroom observations, we document modest changes in...

Purpose This paper aims to provide instructors with a hands-on engaging and experiential class activity designed to teach undergraduate and graduate students about different organizational structures in management courses. Through this exercise, students will be able to self-identify the...

Schools are ripe for policy intervention. We demonstrate that a greater prevalence of group discussion used in schools positively affects students' life satisfaction and noncognitive skills but has no impact on test scores, based on a sample from the 2015 PISA which includes more than 35...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of Emergency Remote Learning on the perceptions of Open Educational Resources. This was achieved by comparing the perspectives of academic teaching staff in this research with those documented in pre-COVID-19 studies. A total of 105 participants...

Working memory capacity is a key component of executive functioning and is thought to play an important role for a wide range of cognitive and noncognitive skills such as fluid intelligence, math, reading, the inhibition of pre-potent impulses or more general self-regulation abilities. Because...

Recent research suggests that using additional teachers to provide small-group instruction or tutoring substantially improves student learning. However, treatment effects on test scores can fade over time, and less is known about the lasting effects of such interventions. We leverage data from a...

This study estimates the lifetime effects of lost classroom instruction on labor market performance. For identification, I use historical shifts in the school year schedule in Germany, which substantially shortened the duration of the affected school years without adjusting the core curriculum....

In der Grundschulzeit erfolgen zentrale Weichenstellungen für die späteren Bildungswege junger Menschen in Deutschland. Einerseits werden während dieser Zeit die grundlegenden Fähigkeiten im Lesen, Schreiben und Rechnen erworben und andererseits endet mit ihrem Abschluss bereits das...

This paper estimates the impact on children's learning of one specific education technology (EdTech) intervention in Bangladesh: providing tablets with educational software, combined with private tutoring, to out-of-school students using a randomized control trial. The provision of tablets and...

For several decades, entrepreneurship education (EE) has been identified as vital for preparing students to succeed in a changing economic landscape. Specifically, EE shapes students' entrepreneurial intentions into actions. Considering the evolving expectations from graduates, this study...

"Out-of-field" teaching in mathematics refers to teachers who teach the subject without mathematics-specific qualifications to do so. Out-of-field teaching has the potential to affect teachers' classroom instruction practices with consequences for student learning. This report describes the...