schools across which activities were verified
learning gains in treatment vs control group
SD effect sizes
After one year of receiving the GKP program, students in treatment schools gained on average 0.5 ASER levels (or +20%) more than students in control schools. These modest but statistically significant gains were concentrated in English and math skills, and effects were slightly larger for girls than for boys.
After two years of receiving the GKP program, students in treatment schools gained on average 4.0 ASER levels more than students in control schools. Treatment students gained twice as many points on the assessment as control students, representing 27 percentage points more correct answers on the assessment, and corresponding to a large standardized treatment effect of 1.25 SD. Treatment effects were large and positive across all subjects (Hindi, Math, English), grades (3, 4, 5), genders, and districts. Treatment effects were slightly smaller for students who were exposed to only one year of the program (3.2 ASER levels), but still very large, statistically significant, and positive across all subgroups.
Alongside the learning results, we verified data reported by Educate Girls on enrollment, retention, life skills education, and school governance and infrastructure across a representative sample of 42,078 schools where Educate Girls was active at midline and 59,671 schools where Educate Girls was active at endline. Our independent samples of 344 schools at each round of data collection were selected from across all four states. Educate Girls’ records were successfully validated during both rounds of data collection, with discrepancy rates for all indicators well below the 15% threshold (aggregated across states) set in the evaluation terms of reference.
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