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Evaluate to improve: Examining the impact of educational innovations in Latin America

Type of Resource: Document

Language: Spanish

Region: Latin America

Year: 2016

This work offers an in- depth study of various cases evaluating educational innovations in Latin America. Within the framework of the EDU-LAC Impact Fund, implemented by SUMMA since 2019 and supported by the Education Endowment Foundation4, four educational innovations have been evaluated in terms of their outcomes, the processes they activate, and their effective capacity to generate improvements in learning. An impact evaluation was conducted through a randomised controlled trial (RCT) for Conecta Ideas (Chile) and pilot evaluations for Escuela de Aprendizaje Colaborativo – Collaborative Learning School (Chile), Kit Literacy+ (Colombia), and Comunidades de Aprendizaje – Learning Communities (Argentina).

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Francesca Bonomelli Carrasco

Senior Researcher at SUMMA

About Francesca Bonomelli Carrasco

Francesca Bonomelli Carrasco is a Senior Researcher at SUMMA, with a background in project management, public policies, and applied research. She is interested in equity and justice which is reflected in her work and research on education, employment, inequality, migration, and gender issues.

Her previous work experience includes coordinating an educational transformation project in Paraguay, her work as a consultant for UNESCO and the ILO, and her key roles in the Ministry of Education of Chile. Currently, at SUMMA, she focuses on supporting the development of educational policies and connecting research, practice, and educational policy.

She got a master’s degree in international development studies from the University of Amsterdam, she obtained a master’s degree in labor economics for Development from the University of Turin, and her bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Chile. All of which provide her with skills, technical tools, and diverse perspectives to contribute to the important work that SUMMA is pushing forward.

Paula Salas

Evaluation Project Coordinator

About Paula Salas

Paula Salas is Coordinator of Evaluation Projects at SUMMA. Her main experience is in educational research and development of assessment instruments. She worked as an analyst at the Measurement Center of the Catholic University (MIDE UC) and for four years at the Department of Psychology of the University of Chile in various research projects, aimed at the development of psychoeducational assessment instruments to support high school students. High School Humanist Scientist and Professional Technician in the process of transition to higher education.

She is a psychologist from the University of Chile and has a master’s degree in Social Research Methods from University College London (UCL).