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Disrupting education? Experimental evidence on technology-aided instruction in India

Alejandro J. Ganimian

with K. Muralidharan & A. Singh

American Economic Review, 2019

Math education Education technology Impact evaluation India

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Overview

Technology-enabled personalized instruction generated substantial math and Hindi gains, particularly benefiting academically weaker students at low cost.

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Muralidharan, Karthik; Singh, Abhijeet; Ganimian, Alejandro J.. (2019). Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India. American Economic Review, 109 (4), 1426-1460. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20171112

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Baseline: Math - Grades 4-5, Grades 6-7, Grades 8-9

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