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dc.titleHow Disruptive Innovators Prepare Today's Students to Be Tomorrow's Workforce?: Descomplica and Effective Remote Learning
dc.contributor.authorFisbhen, Marco
dc.contributor.authorSahate, Victor
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Augusto
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.date.available2020-12-18T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-12-18T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn Brazil, income and race impact on standardized test grades. Standardized test grades are the sole criterion for access to most public universities, or the top higher education institutions. In response, the whole university preparation industry has emerged to cater to students from high-income families, rigging the selection process and perpetuating inequality. This paper aims to describe typical university admissions systems in Brazil to demonstrate how Descomplica is changing the odds of thousands of underprivileged students. With a clear picture of how this system caters to the more privileged, we introduce Descomplica, its tools and learning methodology, and the significant improvements it brings to students, who would not have a hope of joining quality higher education institutions in Brazil otherwise. Finally, the paper discusses the potential impacts and replicability for similar innovation elsewhere in the Americas to help decision-makers in the region especially when lockdowns and curfews are necessary, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002962
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/How-Disruptive-Innovators-Prepare-Todays-Students-to-Be-Tomorrows-Workforce-Descomplica-and-Effective-Remote-Learning.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Como-preparan-los-innovadores-disruptivos-a-los-estudiantes-de-hoy-para-ser-la-fuerza-laboral-del-manana-Descomplica-y-el-aprendizaje-remoto-efectivo.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Como-os-inovadores-disruptivos-preparam-os-alunos-de-hoje-para-serem-a-forca-de-trabalho-de-amanha-O-Descomplica-e-o-ensino-a-distancia-eficaz.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEducational Technology
dc.subjectHigher Education
dc.subjectDisruptive Innovation
dc.subjectEducational Innovation
dc.subjectDigital Platform
dc.subjectFreemium
dc.subjectE-Learning
dc.subjectAccess to Education
dc.subjectDistance Education
dc.subjectBusiness Model
dc.subject.jelcodeI25 - Education and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.keywordsEducation;higher education;Educational Technology;e-learning;curriculum
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-JN-00102
idb.operationRG-T3591
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