Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Education
Ph.D. in Human Development, University of Pennsylvania
Ed.M. in International Education Policy, Harvard University
B.S. in Psychology, Colorado State University
Research Interests
My research investigates learning, teaching, and measurement in the Global South and how the appropriate use of technology can better support positive learning ecologies. My current research interests include early grade reading models in developing countries, the effects of education policies and organizational structures on student outcomes, and the application of advanced technologies for education.
Teaching
EPOL380: Education and Social Justice
CI446: Culture in the Classroom (Current, SP)
EPOL500: Proseminar for Doctoral Studies in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership
EPOL520: Education and Globalization (Current, FA/SP)
ERAM582: Evaluation with Applied Survey Methods II (Current, SP)
EPOL590: Information and Communication Technologies for Education Development in Global Perspective (Bi-annual, SP)
Education/Academic qualification
Visiting Assistant Professor, Evaluation Faculty, Fundação Cesgranrio
May 2018 → Aug 2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
Jun 2017 → May 2018
Keywords
- T Technology (General)
- Learning Technologies
- Global South
- Policy action
- H Social Sciences (General)
- evaluation methodologies
- Global South
- Measurement
- Policy action
- literacy
- learning
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Exploring the impact of personalized and adaptive learning technologies on reading literacy: A global meta-analysis
Alrawashdeh, G. S., Fyffe, S., Azevedo, R. F. L. & Castillo, N. M., Feb 2024, In: Educational Research Review. 42, 100587.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Edtech and marginalization: scaling for learning equity
Global Education Monitoring Report Team, Castillo, N. M., Wagner, D. A., Alrawashdeh, G. S. & Moog, C., 2023, France: UNESCO. 20 p.Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Technical report
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Language choice, technology and international education
Castillo, N. M., Wagner, D. A., Alrawashdeh, G. S. & Gidra, A., 2023, International Encyclopedia of Education. Tierney, R. J., Risvi, F. & Ercikan, K. (eds.). 4 ed. Elsevier Science, p. 817-824 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Can digital personalized learning end the world’s education crisis?
Alam, A. & Castillo, N. M., Jun 20 2022, Education for All.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Editorial
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Improving the impact of educational technologies on learning within low-income contexts
Castillo, N. M., Adam, T. & Haßler, B., Feb 2022, Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-Income Countries. Wagner, D. A., Castillo, N. M. & Lewis, S. G. (eds.). Open Book Publishers, p. 113-147 35 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open Access
Honors & Recognition
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Editors Choice Award for Original Research
Castillo, N. M. (Recipient) & Wagner, D. A. (Recipient), Aug 1 2019
Prize: Prize/Award
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Outstanding Faculty Award for Public Engagement
Castillo, N. M. (Recipient), Mar 22 2021
Prize: Prize/Award
Activities
- 1 Editorial activity
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Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2 (Event)
Wagner, D. A. (Editor), Castillo, N. M. (Editor) & Grant Lewis, S. (Editor)
Nov 30 2020 → Dec 8 2020Activity: Editorial work types › Editorial activity