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| Field Is there a restricted access data set available on request? | Before | After No |
| Field Program Files | Before | After No |
| Field Is data available for public use? | Before | After No |
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| Field Paper Abstract | Before | After Using a randomized experiment in 200 Bangladeshi villages, we evaluate the impact of an over-the-phone learning support intervention (telementoring) among primary school children and their mothers during Covid-19 school closures. Post-intervention, treated children scored 35% higher on a standardized test, and the homeschooling involvement of treated mothers increased by 22 minutes per day (26%). We also found that the intervention forestalled treated children’s learning losses. When we returned to the participants one year later, after schools briefly reopened, we found that the treatment effects had persisted. Academically weaker children benefited the most from the intervention that only cost USD 20 per child. |
| Field Paper Citation | Before | After Hassan, Hashibul, Asad Islam, Abu Siddique, and Liang Choon Wang. "Telementoring and Homeschooling during School Closures: A Randomized Experiment in Rural Bangladesh" In IZA Discussion Paper Series. |
| Field Paper URL | Before | After https://docs.iza.org/dp16525.pdf |
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| Field Paper Abstract | Before | After We examine the emotional and behavioral impacts of a randomized telementoring intervention on Bangladeshi primary school-aged children during COVID-19 school closures. We measured the prevalence of emotional, conduct, hyperactivity/inattention, and peer-relation problems among children twice. We found significant reductions in conduct and hyperactivity problems among the treated one month after the intervention ended. However, these impacts disappeared after one year. We also observed significant deterioration in the mental health problems of all children. These results highlight that remote learning can prevent mental health problems among children in the short term, but sustained support is necessary to effectively address the problems. |
| Field Paper Citation | Before | After Hassan, Hashibul, Asad Islam, Abu Siddique, and Liang Choon Wang. 2023. "Emotional and Behavioral Impacts of Telementoring and Homeschooling Support on Children." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 113: 498-502. |
| Field Paper URL | Before | After https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pandp.20231012 |