Understanding the Diffusion and Impacts of Educational Technology: Evidence from Peru

This project explores the adoption, diffusion, and impacts of an online math curriculum specifically designed to provide a more equitable environment for remote learning and promote remedial education in preparation for school reopening. 187 schools from the lowest quintile of academic performance in Lima, Peru, will be randomly assigned to three treatment arms: an intensive teacher intervention that pairs teachers with coordinators to assist with take-up and use, a low-cost teacher intervention that provides automated text messages and videos to encourage take-up and use, and a control group. By further randomizing which teacher is assigned to these interventions within treated schools, we can estimate the diffusion and adoption of this educational technology within schools, and generate precise estimates of impacts on student learning outcomes while accounting for spillovers. These results will also inform policy makers who are seeking to scale up this program in Peru.