By Nataliia Rudzynska | International Partnership Director
Implementation Progress
Four training waves were carried out during the project’s pilot phase:
61.92% of the total number of invited participants (2,327 students) submitted an application and became part of the platform’s student cohort,
56.33% of all invitees (2,117 students) registered for learning, representing 90.98% of the total student cohort,
1,661 students (44.39% of all invitees and 78.79% of registered learners) began using the platform,
Of those who started learning on the platform, 1,300 children ordered and attended at least one Sprint (a one-hour session with a teacher on catching up learning), which constitutes 78.2% of active learners.
769 children out of 1,661 participants in the pilot phase (46.3%) expressed a desire to participate in the Marathon (10 sessions with a teacher and an SEL educator for carching up learning and boosting learning confidence). Of these:
204 learners (12.3%) applied for the English module,
365 learners (22%) for Mathematics,
and 200 learners (12%) for Ukrainian Language.
These data confirm the assumed correlation between learning motivation and student engagement in leveraging opportunities to improve academic outcomes.
Key Achievements
One of the project’s most significant achievements was the successful assembly and preparation of an implementation team. This team included:
24 individuals from the core team and supporting functions,
17 members of the methodological support group,
184 educators involved as trainers and SEE Learning (Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning) teachers.
Public Presentation of Pilot Results
On May 12, 2025, the pilot outcomes of the POVIR platform were publicly presented during an open event titled:
"Social-Emotional Skills for Life in a Changing World: (Un)Report on Results and Plans."
The findings confirmed all previously formulated hypotheses, particularly those related to closing learning gaps. These include:
a 19% improvement in selected catch-up subjects identified by learners,
and a 14% improvement in overall subject performance.
Our psychometric analysis confirmed these gains, aligning with the positive trends observed in pedagogical evaluations — specifically with effect sizes falling within the medium to large range (Cohen’s d coefficient).
Next Steps
The project outcomes are planned to be scaled to expand learning recovery opportunities to a broader group of children — across all grades and subjects — through a national-level platform. Furthermore, Ukraine’s experience in this area will be showcased internationally, with some education systems already showing interest in it.
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