| Country | Country: India |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita | 605 |
| Context details | Schools in poor urban areas of Vadodara and Mumbai; 20% of 3rd grade children in Vadodara and 34% in Mumbai pass grade 1 competencies |
| Age | Grades 3, 4 |
| Implementation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Implementer | NGO |
| Duration (months) | 19 |
| Cost | the Balsakhi Program cost is approximately Rs. 107 ($2.25) per student per year |
| Intervention details | Low-performing students worked with a hired instructor 2 hours daily on basic math and reading content; 139 schools participated |
| Evaluation design | Randomized evaluation |
|---|---|
| Cluster definition | Other |
| Sample | Outcome | Test | Source Table | Observations | Statistics on Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete sample | Language | Test of basic competencies | 3 | 12855 | Coeff: 7.60; SE: 5.60; SD: 100.00 |
| Complete sample | Combined | Test of basic competencies | 3 | 12855 | Coeff: 13.80; SE: 4.70; SD: 100.00 |
| Complete sample | Math | Test of basic competencies | 3 | 12855 | Coeff: 18.20; SE: 4.60; SD: 100.00 |