Learning Resources

The Learning Gap Series 4 – Bounce Back Stronger: Learning Recovery After the Pandemic A Case Study of INOVASI Partner Schools

Research conducted by INOVASI at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that school closures significantly led to less effective learning and decreased the overall quality of education. The decline in the quality of education

The Learning Gap Series

The Learning Gap Series 1 – Beyond Letters and Numbers: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Indonesia The study aims to identify learning gaps between what the standards set for students to

Infographic: Build Back Stronger: Post Pandemic Learning Recovery

After two years of studying during the pandemic, how are the conditions of student learning outcomes, especially in terms of literacy and numeracy? What can both government and schools do to encourage student learning recovery?

The Learning Gap Series 3 – A widening gap: Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indonesia’s most marginalised students

‘INOVASI undertook a Learning Gap Study (LGS) in 2021 to understand the status of students’ learning and the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early-grade students in Indonesia. The study intended to inform curricular,

Study of Teacher Perceptions of Gender Norms in the Management and Leadership of Female Principals: High Competence Amidst Inequality of Support

Cakra Wikara Indonesia (CWI), supported by the INOVASI program, has conducted two series of interrelated studies on the theme of female leadership as school principals. This is a second research of an initial study conducted

The Learning Gap Series 2 – Reforming Indonesia’s Curriculum: How Kurikulum Merdeka Aims to Address Learning Loss and Improve Learning Outcomes in Literacy and Numeracy

Beginning in late 2019, the Indonesian government embarked on a series of systemic education reforms, collectively referred to as Merdeka Belajar (Emancipated Learning). These reforms are set to improve learning outcomes, promote quality, and equitable education for

Policy Implementation and Sustainability: Qualitative Study of the Policies for Literacy and Multigrade Approaches in Batu City and Probolinggo with the Specific Challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic

INOVASI has assisted 17 local governments in initiating and implementing various educational policies and programs. In this study, we focus on the following three policies: (1) Regulation by the Regent of Probolinggo No. 62 of

The Learning Gap Series 1 – Beyond Letters and Numbers: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Indonesia

In 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across Indonesia and around the world, INOVASI (the Innovation for Indonesia’s School Children) and the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (MoECRT) initiated a study of

Qualitative Study of Child Marriage During the COVID-19 Pandemic in East Java, West Nusa Tenggara, and East Nusa Tenggara

The government has taken important steps to reduce the number of child marriages, but the pandemic is predicted to increase the number of child marriages. Data shows that the number of child marriages and applications

Reading Camp untuk Mempercepat Peningkatan Kemampuan Membaca Siswa Kelas Awal

The Reading Camp is essentially a reading group. In the Reading Camp activity, students from grades 1 to 3 are grouped according to their initial reading ability. This grouping is organized and scheduled by teachers

Limitations Does Not Hinder Meaningful Learning

Each student’s appearance varies from the others’. Some wear red and white uniforms on Saturdays; others wear casual clothes. There are those who wear shoes and socks; others have no footwear. Moreover, the students are

Developing Easy and Affordable Learning Media

At SDN Wee Pabowi state elementary school, one of the schools in Central Sumba regency, East Nusa Tenggara, teachers, particularly early grade teachers, were having difficulty in keeping students’ attention during lessons. The same applied

A Learning Strategy that Meets the Students’ Needs

John said that at the time, the students were grouped according to their reading abilities wherein each group consisted of some students whose reading abilities were good enough. These students acted as peer tutors for

Using Word Board with the Language Bridge Method for Effective Learning

The Language Bridge method serves to address the learning needs in regions that experience language challenges. Through the INOVASI training and mentoring program, teachers in the Bima regency, NTB are continuously trained for several months

No Library Building? A Mini Library Can Be the Solution

The school, which is located at the foot of a hill in West Sumba regency, already has a designated building for a library. However, the building has not been used for a long time because

Improving Students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) by Using the Big Book

In the administrative sense, the scenario that supports learning by using HOTS is already in the Learning Implementation Plan (Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran, or RPP). Nonetheless, teachers must prepare materials and learning media that are creative, innovative,

Making Numeracy Lessons Exciting by Using the Objects around Us

One of the ways to do this is by using learning tools or media, which can take many forms. It would be interesting, however, if the teaching media that teachers chose to use came from

Booklet: East Java Promising Teaching Practices

(Booklet only available in Bahasa Indonesia) INOVASI commenced an Education Innovations Mapping Stocktake Study in East Java in 2017, with the aim to document teaching innovations and promising practices in basic education. The study also

Making reading fun in Kaliamok Village, North Kalimantan

In September 2018, INOVASI commenced 27 grant-funded pilots, with 18 new grant partners. This grants initiative is a key part of our approach to expanding and strengthening engagement with Indonesia’s non-governmental education sector. One of