A/B Testing Education Production: Bridge Academies

Bridge International Academies designed and is piloting, using random assignment, three programs to improve student learning in grades 5 through 8 across approximately 500 academies located in Kenya and Nigeria. To increase the quality of these three RCTs and promote scientific learning to benefit other children, Bridge asked the research team to carry out analysis and publish the findings. Three additional programs for younger children are being conducted, but are not part of this project. Of the three in this project, two are pedagogical innovations aimed at improving learning through rapid feedback to pupils on their performance. The third seeks greater engagement and support from parents through weekly pupil personalized SMS messages that cover (i) pupil performance, (ii) curriculum content, and (iii) growth mindset messages.