Team members from TaRL Africa conduct an energizer during a TaRL training. Photo: Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of TaRL Africa’s work had to be shifted online. TaRL Africa central team members, Vikas Varma, Indresh Talsaniya, and Chavi Jain reflect on the team’s experiences of …
Although enrolment in school has increased over the years, learning levels remain low. In Nigeria for example, in spite of the various support efforts by both international and local NGOs, a 2015 report by the Nigeria Education Data Survey (NEDS) puts the literacy and numeracy rates of Nigerian primary school children at 48.4% and 54.5% respectively. The …
The TaRL approach: a paradigm shift to accelerate learning Read More »
Governments across Africa have made tremendous gains in promoting school enrolment, with most low- to middle-income countries now enrolling primary school-age children at rates close to those in high-income countries. According to UNICEF, the global net school attendance rate for primary education reached 87 percent in 2019, with about four out of five children attending …
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The Pandemic’s Impact News about COVID-19 sounded strange at the onset but gathered storm quite quickly. I recall speaking to a relative about the pandemic. He had said, “Don’t worry, it’ll be gone in two weeks. I believe that is what most Nigerians and citizens of other countries had thought as well. Everything went on …
The TaRL Africa Board of Directors meets in Botswana; author Emily Cupito is pictured in the bottom row, second from right. Photo: Noam Angrist, Young 1ove. After seven years working with J-PAL Africa, I am transitioning to a new role working in local school systems in the United States. Working with J-PAL Africa (and, in …
Reflections on seven years at J-PAL Africa working to inform policy with evidence Read More »
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa is excited to announce its new research engagement with Global Partnership for Education Knowledge Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX), an initiative of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). KIX works “to connect the expertise, innovation and knowledge of GPE partners to help developing countries …
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This blogpost is part of a series – over the next few months, the TaRL blog hopes to showcase what various organisations are doing to continue to support education systems and ensure that learning continues while schools across the world are closed and many countries are in lockdown. It was a very sunny afternoon …
Engaging parents in children’s continuous learning at home Read More »
Members of the TaRL Africa Community of Practice discuss TaRL pedagogy. Photo: Samyukta Lakshman, TaRL Africa. Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) is a learning approach. In the approach, both children and adults are challenged to assess their competencies, test strategies, and reflect on their progress. At the classroom level, teachers assess students, review …
Children in a PEC classroom in Côte d’Ivoire read a short paragraph. Photo: Samyukta Lakshman The Challenge The COVID-19 pandemic has meant the sudden closure of schools across the world. According to UNICEF, as of 20 April 2020, over 1.6 billion students (91% of the global population) were affected by COVID-19 related school closures. Some …
Titus Syengo. Photo: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa is a joint venture by Pratham and J-PAL established in January 2019. The TaRL Africa team supports partners working to address the learning crisis in primary schools in Africa through the evidence-based TaRL approach. In TaRL Africa’s first year and a …
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