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BRIEFSeptember 12, 2025

PK Tech for Teacher Support: A study of technology take-up and effectiveness to scale-up Targeted Instruction in Pakistan

CountryPakistan
Evaluation designRandomized controlled trial testing impacts of a low-cost, smartphone application (tech tool) designed to reduce the administrative burden of classroom management on student learning outcomes. The application was randomly assigned to teachers as a mandatory tech tool or an optional supplementary aid. 
Main outcomesMath, English, and Urdu
Target groupGrade 4
TeamJuan Baron (World Bank), Tahir Andrabi (Pomona College), Tomoya Murakawa (Harvard Center for International Development), Zainab Qureshi (Beaj Education), and Isabel Macdonald (Irrational Labs).