Nepal - Delivering Remote Learning in Developing Countries Using a Low-Tech Solution, Impact Evaluation 2022

This RCT tests the impacts of delivering educational podcasts with Math and English lessons in an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, an automated phone system technology that allows incoming callers to access information via pre-recorded messages without having to speak to a tutor. Baseline survey data collection occured in October 2022. The baseline included a school survey and assessement tests for both English and Mathematics. These examinations were administed in a classroom environment using standard textbook and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) problems.