Tuned In to Student Success: Assessing the Impact of Interactive Radio Instruction for the Hardest to Reach

By Jennifer Ho and Hetal Thukral with an Introduction by Mike Laflin

This study reviews student assessment data collected from 15 recent EDC projects to determine the impact of Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) on student achievement in hard-to-reach areas. IRI is an instructional tool designed to deliver active learning by radio. The study is focused on the use of IRI to teach the poorest, least supported, and most remote learners to whom access to education has traditionally been denied; it also looks at IRI operating in systems of huge scale, such as the 20 million plus learners in India. The data indicates that exposure to IRI is associated with higher levels of student achievement, consistently producing learning gains among its participants of diverse ages and in diverse settings.

Contact Info: Scott Frick (2025723700 x3745)

Published by: Education Development Center, Inc.

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