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At the 7th series of the Alaghodaro Summit, Governor Godwin Obaseki reflected on commitments made in 2017 at the first Summit and reviewed how far we have come as a State and how much further we are willing to go in the spirit of Alaghodaro. The EdoBEST programme birthed in 2018 after the first summit stands out today as a progressive template for the implementation of a basic education reform in Nigeria
Launched in 2018 by Governor Godwin Obaseki, the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EdoBEST) program aims to reverse the decline in basic education within the state. EdoBEST has already transformed learning outcomes for over 370,000 children across 1,029 public primary and 232 junior secondary schools.
Between 2018 and 2022, the program provided training for over 16,000 primary and junior secondary teachers (both novice and experienced), focusing on technology-driven teaching methods.
EdoBEST has built a highly skilled teaching workforce by training, supporting, and motivating teachers to achieve classroom success. Additionally, the program has ensured data and technology-driven school management.
Since its implementation, EdoBEST has led to better management within schools. Parents and pupils alike have reported a significant positive impact on student academic performance and behavior.
A key goal of EdoBEST is to ensure teachers are not only present in school but actively teaching. To achieve this, the program utilizes teacher tablets that track attendance. Upon arrival, teachers use their government-issued tablets to register a timestamp, confirming their presence.
GOVERNOR OF EDO STATE
GODWIN OBASEKI
EdoBEST teachers are 54% more likely to praise their students and motivate them to succeed. EdoBEST teachers spend more time at school, provide more feedback to pupils, and use praise liberally on many pupils, rather than concentrating solely on top performers. EdoBEST teachers are less likely to engage in corporal punishment since they have other creative motivation techniques.
EdoBEST pupils get nearly three-quarters of a year more math instruction and nearly two-thirds of a year more literacy instruction compared to pupils in traditional Edo state primary schools.
Pupils under the EdoBEST programme more often follow directions, stay better focused, and work more diligently at tasks since they are supervised by equally attentive teachers
Increase in results-driven almost entirely by girls who outperformed boys in EdoBEST and both boys and girls in traditional Edo state primary schools
In February 2019, the Edo state government commissioned a report called The EdoBEST Effect which was designed to look at learning gains in the first term of the EdoBEST programme. The study looked at 30 control schools, 30 intervention schools and considered Primary 3 and Primary 4 students.
The report concluded that there was a marked improvement in the learning outcomes of pupils in EdoBEST schools compared to their counterparts in control schools.
EdoBEST 3rd Year Results Reportucation for a majority of the population. Despite much talk and significant political and financial resources directed
towards education across Africa, the challenge remains across our continent due to a disjointed approach to system transformation.
