The Impacts and Mechanisms of Distance Learning Interventions in Rural China.

Last registered on March 02, 2020
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
The Impacts and Mechanisms of Distance Learning Interventions in Rural China.
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005506
Initial registration date
February 27, 2020

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
March 02, 2020, 4:05 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
China
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Hong Song
Affiliation
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Han Liu
PI Affiliation
Shaanxi Normal University
PI Name
Yi Lu
PI Affiliation
Tsinghua University
PI Name
Bin Tang
PI Affiliation
Shaanxi Normal University
PI Name
Yaojiang Shi
PI Affiliation
Shaanxi Normal University

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2019-12-01
End date
2023-06-30
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
The project plans to adopt three different treatments aimed at improving student learning in the rural areas in China. The first treatment will provide students "live" instruction online from a highly qualified teacher, the second treatment will provide students with pre-recorded, and the third treatment will provide teachers and students with teaching resources, teaching plans, short videos and other related teaching materials of urban excellent teachers.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Liu, Han et al. 2020. "The Impacts and Mechanisms of Distance Learning Interventions in Rural China.." AEA RCT Registry. March 02. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5506-1.0
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2020-03-15
Intervention End Date
2020-12-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
student's test score and non-cognitive measures.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The project plans to adopt three different treatments aimed at improving student learning in the rural areas in China. The first treatment will provide students "live" instruction online from a highly qualified teacher, the second treatment will provide students with pre-recorded, and the third treatment will provide teachers and students with teaching resources, teaching plans, short videos and other related teaching materials of urban excellent teachers.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
school
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
200 schools
Sample size: planned number of observations
around 15000 pupils
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
50 schools control, 50 schools treatment group 1 (with online teacher), 50 schools treatment group 2 (with recorded teacher), 50 schools treatment group 3 (with teaching materials)
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Tsinghua SEM Institutional Review Board
IRB Approval Date
2019-11-13
IRB Approval Number
N/A
Analysis Plan

Post-Trial

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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