Learning Losses: How Students Can Overcome the Cost of COVID-19 (ADB Insight Full Episode)
Channel: Asian Development Bank
Date: 20/05/2022

The lockdowns brought in during the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted not only economies and health sectors, but also education systems across Asia and the Pacific. ADB Economist Rhea Molato-Gayares discusses the impact on students and how these learning losses could impact students once they graduate and enter the workforce.

Chapters:
01:45: Students lost over a year of effective learning during COVID-19 school closures
02:38: Skills loss translate to decreased earning potential
03:13: Students from poor households suffered greater learning losses from school closures
04:24 To mitigate learning losses, internet access should be prioritized for underprivileged students
05:11 Teachers’ capacity for remote instruction should also be an investment
06:13 Students’ learning levels should be closely assessed to better provide the kind of instruction needed
07:12 Learning instruction provided via mobile phone calls to students will also be helpful in remote schooling
07:43 Financial support needed to ensure that schools have adequate means to stem COVID-19 transmission
08:30 COVID-19 showed how the educational system can be strengthened to withstand future disruptions

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