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Yue-Yi Hwa

Yue-Yi Hwa

Senior Synthesis Manager

Yue-Yi Hwa is a Senior Synthesis Manager on the evidence translation and synthesis team at the What Works Hub for Global Education.

Yue-Yi’s research is on improving implementation and children’s learning in education systems, with particular interests in teacher motivation, management, professional norms, and sociocultural context. Previously, Yue-Yi was a research fellow and research manager for Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE). She has also been a research fellow for the Penang Institute in Kuala Lumpur and a secondary school English teacher in Selangor, Malaysia.

She holds a BA in political economy from Williams College, an MPhil in comparative government from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in education from the University of Cambridge.

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Blog

Government-led reforms: How can we support the ‘missing middle’ to scale reading instruction?
10 March 2025

Clio Dintilhac, Michelle Kaffenberger and Yue-Yi Hwa 

Evidence translation, General
Clio Dintilhac, Michelle Kaffenberger and Yue-Yi Hwa explore how to support the middle tier of the bureaucracy who are vital for sustaining and scaling effective reading and mathematics practices in the government system. Read more

Blog

Six insights on implementation challenges at scale – and how to fix them
22 January 2025

Noam Angrist, Ben Piper, Rukmini Banerji, Hafsatu Hamza, Laura Poswell and Yue-Yi Hwa

Cross-country, General
This blog features a selection of snippets from the panel titled ‘Implementation Matters: Where Do Things Break Down at Scale?’, held during the fifth anniversary of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa Conference on 14-15 November 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more

Synthesis brief

Implementing structured pedagogy programmes at scale
2 December 2024

Yue-Yi Hwa, Heather Leigh Kayton and Michelle Kaffenberger

Evidence translation
Structured pedagogy is a teaching and learning approach built around a carefully sequenced and scoped progression of competencies for children to master. This brief examines the components of structured pedagogy programmes and offers practical insights for designing and delivering these programmes effectively at scale. Read more

Working paper

A conceptual framework for synthesis and evidence translation to improve implementation of foundational learning
30 October 2024

Michelle Kaffenberger and Yue-Yi Hwa

Evidence translation
This paper proposes a conceptual framework for synthesis and evidence translation that addresses not only "what works" to improve foundational learning, but also how proven approaches can be implemented effectively at scale and embedded in government systems. Read more

Blog

How to change teacher practice at scale: Insights from a CIES 2024 panel
27 June 2024

Yue-Yi Hwa

Cross-country, Evidence use
Implementing effective teacher support at scale remains a significant challenge. At the CIES conference in March 2024, a panel of experts explored how to increase the likelihood that training and support for teachers improves classroom practices and ultimately children’s foundational learning. Read more

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