Remote Tutoring for Accelerating Learning in Latin America: Regional Overview

• In Event: Learning Acceleration in Latin America. Do mobile tutoring sessions work?

Proposal

The objective of this paper is to present the results of remote tutoring applying the TaRL principle to the teaching of fundamental mathematics in various contexts in Mexico, Central America & Argentina, which were carried out in a partnership between the IDB, the ministries of education of the region and local implementing partners. The results obtained show an improvement in the students' learning achievements, reaching an improvement of over 60% in contents that were initially identified as having a high degree of difficulty (for example, in divisions and fractions). Participants also report high levels of satisfaction and positive impacts on motivation to study, study habits, better time management, and interest in mathematics. Implementing tutoring remotely facilitates its rapid adaptation in diverse contexts, and promotes educational equity since the technology required is accessible to the vast majority of the population living in poverty. These results also coincide with multiple pieces of evidence generated in diverse contexts that make remote tutoring using TarL an effective method to recover and accelerate learning.

Author

• Gonzalo Almeyda