Evaluation of the Activity Based Learning programme, Tamil Nadu, India
Project summary
Tamil Nadu’s Activity Based Learning programme represents a significant departure from conventional pedagogical practices in Indian classrooms. This project, comprising a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, is focused on undertaking an evaluation of the programme’s pedagogic features, impact on student outcomes, and political economy.
Research team
Principal Investigator: Dr Shailaja Fennell, Centre for Development Studies, University of Cambridge
Co-Investigators: Dr Nidhi Singal, University of Cambridge; Professor Anna Vignoles, University of Cambridge
Associated Researchers: Dr Monazza Aslam, Institute of Education/University of Oxford; Professor Malathy Duraisamy, IIT Madras; Professor Geeta Kingdon, Institute of Education; Professor David Pedder, University of Leicester; Dr Shenila Rawal, Institute of Education
Research Assistants; Mr. Govindarasan M, IIT Madras; Mr. Shanmugam M, IIT Madras; Ms. Shakthi Manickavasagam, University of Cambridge
Country Partners: IIT Madras; Centre for Development Studies, University of Cambridge; University of Leicester
Duration
June 2014 - June 2015
Funder
Department for International Development (DFID)
Publications
ABL pedagogy in schools and classrooms in two districts in Tamil Nadu
Singal, N, Pedder, D., Duraisamy, M., Manickavasagam, S., Shanmugam, M. and Govdinrajan, M. 2016
Evaluation Report
The Trajectory of Learning: the study of ABL in Tamil Nadu, India
Aslam, M., Rawal, S., Vignoles, A., Duraisamy, M. and Shanmugam, M. 2016
Learning Report
The Political Economy of the Scale up of the ABL programme in Tamil Nadu
Bedi, J. and Kingdon, G. 2016
Political Economy Report
Dissemination and Scaling up of the Activity Based Learning Programme
Fennell, S., Duraisamy, M. and Shanmugam, M. 2016
Dissemination Report
Further information
Full Reports from the project can be accessed on the UK Government Research for Development Outputs website.
