COVID-19: Evidence, Research and Advice

Types of Research, Evidence and Advice

EdTech Hub has produced three different types of resources to support policy makers:

1. Rapid Evidence Reviews. These are reviews looking at the existing literature in a systematic way – with a higher level of rigor than an evidence summary.
2. Evidence Summaries. Quick fire evidence summaries to quickly meet the need of policy makers – often combining existing evidence with on the ground reports.
3. Helpdesk Responses. The EdTech Hub Helpdesk supports FCDO and World Bank staff with EdTech advice. We make the advice public if it is possible. Learn more about the EdTech Hub Helpdesk here.

Resources: Gender and EdTech

Note, many of these resources are from 2020.

• Girls’ Education and EdTech Rapid Evidence Review
• Your questions answered: Using technology to support gender equity, social inclusion, and out-of-school learning Helpdesk

Resources: Disability and Inclusion for EdTech

Note, many of these resources are from 2020.

• Providing distance learning for primary-level deaf children in Pakistan Helpdesk topic brief
• Using education technology to support learners with special educational needs and disabilities in low- and middle-income countries

Resources: Refugees, Conflict and Crisis

Note, many of these resources are from 2020.

• Refugee Education and EdTech Rapid Evidence Review
• Curated resource list: Using EdTech in settings of fragility, conflict, and violence

Resources: Back to School and Blended Learning

Note, many of these resources are from 2020.

• Back-to-school campaigns following disruptions to education

Resources: EdTech to Respond to COVID-19 – Policy, Planning and Technology

Note, many of these resources are from 2020.

• Building effective COVID-19 education response plans: insights from Africa and Asia Helpdesk topic brief
• A five-part education response to the COVID-19 pandemic Helpdesk topic brief
• Technical note on the use of virtual learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic, Helpdesk topic brief