Arnaldo Pellini

Learning about learning in an adaptive programme

I am re-posting here the blog published last week by Better Evaluation where Fred Carden and I discuss about learning in an adaptive programme. Better Evaluation has started a conversation to answer questions such as: How relevant are these ideas for our work? How different is learning in an adaptive programme compared to what we already do? What are some challenges in […]

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Here is what we learned about learning about PDIA (Part II)

Written by Arnaldo Pellini, Endah Purnawati, and Siti Ruhanawati During the last couple of months we have gone through the six modules of the online PDIA course developed by Matt Andrews et al. We want to share here what we have learned about learning about Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA). You can find Part I blog with

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Indonesia’s PISA results show need to use education resources more efficiently

  Indonesia’s result in the OECD Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA 2015 report, shows some improvements in the skills of students. In particular, girls are performing better than boys in all subjects: science, literacy, mathematics. They are significantly better in reading. From 72 countries and economies reviewed every three years, Indonesia ranks 62nd,

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What are we learning when we learn about Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA)? (Part I)

Written by Arnaldo Pellini, Endah Purnawati and Siti Ruhanawati   For the last three weeks I have met on with two colleagues, Ana and Endah, to discuss PDIA. We are going through the modules of the PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results – Part I online course which Matt Andrews, Michael Woolcock, Lant Pritchett, and Salimah

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Indonesia’s knowledge sector is catching up, but a large gap persists

Helen Tilley, Overseas Development Institute and Arnaldo Pellini, Overseas Development Institute Academic publications are important reflections of the strength of the research community in a country. A strong research community fuels innovation in the economy. It’s also the bedrock for generating high-quality evidence to inform policy decisions. Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia and

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On demand and use of evidence in policy making: very interesting experiences from South Africa

I just want to share three very interesting papers on demand and use of evidence processes and systems written in collaboration by colleagues of the RAPID team in ODI and government officials. Understanding the organisational context for evidence-informed policy-making Louise Shaxson, Ajoy Datta, Mapula Tshangela and Bongani Matomela November 2016 Efforts to improve the use of evidence in

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Ten years have passed since the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change: how are we doing?

Listening to a lecture of Nicholas Stern feels like being on the USS Enterprise travelling at warp speed, such is the scale of the consequences linked to climate change and global warming he describes. This is how I felt when listening to his LSE public lecture The Stern Review +10: new opportunities for growth and

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