To Mitigate the Effects of COVID-19 on Education Outcomes

Systems Should Prioritise Foundational Skills and Adapt Instruction to Children’s Learning Levels

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
22 September 2020
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Education, Health
Authors:
Spivack, M

Abstract

Education systems around the world were already facing a learning crisis before the COVID-19 pandemic. If nothing changes, school closures due to COVID-19 will exacerbate this learning crisis. But insights from recent research on education systems suggest that three steps can mitigate these losses and make systems better in the long run: commit to a system-wide prioritisation of foundational skills, assess children’s learning levels when schools reopen, adapt instruction to meet children where they are.

This research is part of the ‘Research on Improving Systems of Education’ programme

Citation

Spivack, M. 2020. To mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on education outcomes, systems should prioritise foundational skills and adapt instruction to children’s learning levels. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE). Issue Brief 20/01. https://doi.org/10.35489/BSG-RISE-IB_2020/01.

To mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on education outcomes, systems should prioritise foundational skills and adapt instruction to children’s learning levels

Published 22 September 2020
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