Guidance Note : Remote Learning and COVID-19
Before the outbreak of the global novel coronavirus pandemic, the world was already dealing with a learning crisis, as evidenced by high levels of Learning Poverty. With the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), among many disruptions to no...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/531681585957264427/Guidance-Note-on-Remote-Learning-and-COVID-19 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33585 |
| Summary: | Before the outbreak of the global novel
coronavirus pandemic, the world was already dealing with a
learning crisis, as evidenced by high levels of Learning
Poverty. With the spread of the Coronavirus disease
(COVID-19), among many disruptions to normal life, 160
countries have mandated temporary school closures, leaving
~1.6 billion children and youth out of school. Extended
school closures may cause not only loss of learning in the
short-term, but also further loss in human capital and
diminished economic opportunities in the long-term. To help
mitigate the loss of learning, many countries are pursuing
options to utilize remote learning to manage and cope with
the crisis. The World Bank is actively working with
Ministries of Education in several countries to support
their efforts in providing remote learning opportunities
while schools are closed. This guidance note offers
principles to maximize countries’ effectiveness in designing
and executing remote learning. |
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