Elena Bray Speth, Jennifer L Momsen, Gregory A Moyerbrailean, Diane Ebert-May, Tammy M Long, Sara Wyse, Debra Linton
1, 2, 3, 4: infusing quantitative literacy into introductory biology
CBE life sciences education
many efforts improve school quality adding school resources proven ineffectivethis paper presents results two experiments conducted mumbai vadodara india designed evaluate ways improve quality education urban slumsa remedial education program hired young women community teach basic literacy numeracy skills children lagging behind government schoolswe find program effective increased average test scores children treatment schools 014 standard deviations first year 028 second year relative comparison schoolsa computerassisted learning program provided child fourth grade two hours shared computer time per week students played educational games reinforced mathematics skillsthe program also effective increasing math scores 035 standard deviations first year 047 second yearthese results limited period students received assistance persisted least one year leaving programtwo instrumental variable strategies suggest remedial education benefited children attended remedial classes classmates attend remedial courses experience smaller classes post gains confirming resources alone may sufficient improve outcomes