Differences in Reading and Mathematics
Comprehension between Students in Paraguay
Educa’s “Phase I” OLPC Deployment and Students in
Nearby Schools1
Morgan G.
Ames1
, Maria de la Paz Peña2
, and Oscar Serafini2
1
Stanford University, California,...
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Differences in Reading and Mathematics
Comprehension between Students in Paraguay
Educa’s “Phase I” OLPC Deployment and Students in
Nearby Schools1
Morgan G.
Ames1
, Maria de la Paz Peña2
, and Oscar Serafini2
1
Stanford University, California, USA
2
Paraguay Educa Foundation, Asunción, Paraguay
Summary
This document presents the results of a between-subjects comparison of the exam
scores of third- and sixth-grade students in the nine public schools part of Paraguay
Educa’s “Phase I” laptop program, which provided OLPC-designed “XO-1” laptops to all
students and teachers in grades one through six in May 2009, and third- and sixth-grade
students in public schools not in “Phase I.
” This research also provides a benchmark
measurement for students in “Phase II” of the program who received laptops in May 2011
for a follow-up test in November 2013.
Exam Development and Administration
The education division of Paraguay Educa and the authors collaborated in
developin
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