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Malawi looks to tech to solve teacher shortage

2025/6/19
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Amos Zayendi
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Joshua Valeta
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Lloyd Gutsu
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Matthews
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Shamim Hassan
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Shamim Hassan: 我是一名教师，我向孩子们展示了如何使用平板电脑上的虚拟教师Alisa进行学习。这些课程包括直接教学（例如加法）和游戏，孩子们可以根据自己的节奏和母语学习数学和阅读，每天学习半小时。 Matthews: 我是一名学生，我喜欢用平板电脑学习，尤其是数学中的除法。 Lloyd Gutsu: 我是学校的校长，自从引进平板电脑课程后，学校的入学率增加了。 Amos Zayendi: 我来自Imagine Worldwide，一个支持该项目的非政府组织。为了让孩子们用平板电脑学习，我们需要电力，所以我们为偏远学校提供太阳能电池板，以及平板电脑的存储设施和教师培训。 Joshua Valeta: 我是教育部官员，我们引入平板电脑是为了提供额外的教学材料，帮助学生实现自主学习。在一个班级有106个学生的情况下，一位老师很难满足所有学生的学习需求，所以平板电脑可以为每个学生提供每天至少30分钟的自主学习时间。

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Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, is using tablets to address its teacher shortage and improve students' math and reading skills. A classroom uses virtual teachers and tablets to provide lessons in math and reading, allowing children to learn at their own pace. The initiative has shown promising results in improving literacy and numeracy.
  • Malawi uses tablets to address teacher shortage
  • Virtual teachers provide lessons
  • Children learn at their own pace
  • Improved literacy and numeracy in trials

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Despite having free primary schools, children in Malawi are lagging behind. According to UNESCO, almost 90% of them cant read a simple sentence at the age of 10, due in part to a shortage of teachers and basic resources. But the government has gone for a high-tech solution — digital tablets.