Southwest Basic Education Project (SBEP)

For Chinese: Y1 (Recognition of characters), Y2 (Reading), Y3 (Ancient Chinese) For Math: Y1 (Algebra), Y2 (Space), Y3 (Practice) *

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The main findings of this analysis are that: i. There is no clear evidence or patterns suggesting different effects on different knowledge domains of student learning, or more negative associations between SDP interventions and test scores at the MTR except for Grade 5. ii. Students of Grades 3 and 5 in SDP schools did worse at the EoP, while students of Grades 7 and 9 in SDP schools did better at the EoP, compared to their counterparts in non-SDP schools. iii. The percentages with teacher training were negatively associated with test scores of all subdomains for Grades 3 and 5 students, but there was positive association for Grades 7 and 9 students. The pattern was consistent and highly significant.

Southwest Basic Education Project (SBEP): Analysis of the impact of SBEP on student achievement