Improving the foundational literacy skills of marginalized learners through satellite-based EdTech: The MGCubed project in Ghana

IF 1.9 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-31 DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102726

Abdul Badi Sayibu, Jesus Miguel Falcon Perez, Muniratu Issifu

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This paper presents the literacy results of a project titled "Making Ghanaian Girls Great!" (MGCubed). The project was implemented by Plan International and funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) through the Girl Education Challenge for Transition Fund (GEC-T). It is important to note that all opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the FCDO. The project utilized satellite-based education technology (EdTech) to provide distance learning to marginalized early-grade learners, primarily girls aged 9–15 years. In the assessment, girls in the treatment schools achieved a significantly higher aggregate score in literacy compared to those in the control schools. Specifically, a Difference-In-Difference regression analysis showed that the treatment group scored 1.3 %age points higher than the control group, a statistically significant difference at 5 % level of significance. These findings demonstrate that satellite-based EdTech can be an effective strategy for improving learning outcomes among underserved populations.

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通过基于卫星的教育技术提高边缘化学习者的基本识字技能：加纳mgcube项目。

本文介绍了“让加纳女孩变得伟大！”项目的扫盲成果。(MGCubed)。该项目由国际计划实施，由外交、联邦和发展部（FCDO）通过女童教育转型挑战基金（GEC-T）提供资金。值得注意的是，本文中表达的所有观点都是作者的观点，并不反映FCDO的观点。该项目利用基于卫星的教育技术（EdTech）向边缘化的低年级学生（主要是9-15岁的女孩）提供远程教育。在评估中，与对照组学校的女孩相比，治疗学校的女孩在扫盲方面取得了显著更高的总分。具体而言，经差异中方差回归分析显示，治疗组得分比对照组高1.3个年龄点，差异在5 %的显著性水平上具有统计学意义。这些发现表明，基于卫星的教育技术可以成为改善服务不足人群学习成果的有效策略。

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