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Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality 1995

Namibia, 1995
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NAM_1995_SACMEQ-I_v01_M
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Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ)
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Questionnaires
Pupil Booklet
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Teacher Questionnaire
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School Head Questionnaire
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Questionnaire for the Country Case Study on Primary Education
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Reports
The Quality of Education : Some Policy Suggestions Based on a Survey of Schools - Namibia
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Author(s) Friedhelm Voigts Ministry of Basic Education and Culture Windhoek, Namibia
Date 1998-01-01
Country Namibia
Language English
Contributor(s) Series Editor: Kenneth N. Ross
Publisher(s) International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO Ministry of Basic Education and Culture, Namibia
Description This report presents the research results and policy suggestions that emerged from the implementation of SACMEQ’s initial educational policy research project. It is offered to other educational planners - not as a final evaluative comment, but rather as a stimulus for constructive discussion of educational policy options, and also as a successful model of productive collaboration among educational planners from many different countries.
Table of contents Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
- Background to the study
- Introduction
- Aspects of primary education in Namibia
- Policy concerns of the Ministry of Basic Education and Culture
- Research in response to the policy concerns
Chapter 2
- The conduct of the study
- Introduction
- Co-operation in SACMEQ
- Instrument development
- Sampling
- Calculation of sampling errors
- Data collection
- Data entry and cleaning
- Conclusion
Chapter 3
- A note on the interpretation of the data analyses contained in this report
Chapter 4
- The characteristics of learners
- What were the characteristics of Grade 6 learners?
- The percentage of female learners in Grade 6
- Age of Grade 6 learners
- The frequency of learners speaking English outside school
- Where do learners stay during the school week?
- Books and other reading materials in the home
- Possessions in the home
- An index of regular meals
- Parental education
- Parental support of and involvement in their children’s schooling
- Learner absenteeism
- Repetition
- Conclusion
Chapter 5
- The characteristics of teachers and school principals
- What were the characteristics of Grade 6 English teachers and school principals?
- The proportion of male and female Grade 6 English teachers and school principals
- The age of Grade 6 English teachers and of school principals
- Qualifications and experience of Grade 6 English teachers and school principals
- Teacher home possessions
- Teachers’ accommodation and distance to school
- Teachers’ satisfaction with their work
- Conclusion
Chapter 6
- The teaching process and school administration
- What were the approaches, goals and perceptions of teachers and principals?
- The importance of learner activities and goals of reading
- Teaching approaches and testing
- The role of inspectors as perceived by teachers
- Activities perceived to be important by school principals
- Conclusion
Chapter 7
- Teaching conditions
- What were the teaching conditions in primary schools?
- The provision of educational materials
- Sitting and writing places
- Resources available in the English classrooms
- School facilities and equipment
- Class sizes
- Conclusion
Chapter 8
- School policy
- What aspects of the policies designed to improve teaching were in place?
- Meeting parents
- Homework given
- Inspector and advisory teacher visits
- Conclusion
Chapter 9
- School buildings
- What was the general condition of school buildings?
- The condition of school buildings
- Classroom space
- School locality
- Conclusion
Chapter 10
- Outcomes of the reading test
- What was the level of reading for Grade 6 learners overall and in the three domains of reading literacy?
- A note on interpreting the test scores
- Reading performance at the national level and for regions
- Analysis of Mastery levels for sub-groups
- Conclusion
Chapter 11
- Prom policy suggestions to an Agenda for action
- Policy suggestions contained in this report in the context of the Ministry
- Proposals to be implemented
- The way forward
References
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Technical documents
Data Building and Data Management
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Author(s) Schleicher A., Saito M.
Date 1995-01-01
Language English
Publisher(s) International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris
Description This chapter describes the data management procedures used by the SACMEQ study, in which data have been collected from many thousands of pupils sampled from complex target populations in association with different educational systems in Southern Africa. Furthermore, data have been collected at different “levels“ (i.e., pupils, teachers, schools) and have been merged, aggregated, disaggregated, etc. prior to the main data analysis. The discussion will therefore focus on the main steps in data management that were required for SACMEQ to take in order to ensure that the quality of collected data is adequate, that data are turned into useful information, and that the more common data management problems are avoided.
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Manual For Data Collectors
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Author(s) SACMEQ NRCs
Date 1995-01-01
Language English
Publisher(s) International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris
Description This manual was prepared for use by the Data Collectors participating in the Initial Project of the Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ).
The manual has four parts.
1. The first part describes WHAT TAKES PLACE AT THE TRAINING SESSION FOR THE DATA COLLECTORS.
2. The second part describes WHAT TASKS MUST BE CARRIED OUT WHEN THE DATA COLLECTOR VISITS A SCHOOL BEFORE THE TESTING DAY.
3. The third part describes WHAT TASKS THE DATA COLLECTOR MUST CARRY OUT ON THE TESTING DAY AT SCHOOL.
4. The fourth part describes WHAT THE DATA COLLECTOR MUST DO AFTER LEAVING THE SCHOOL.
Table of contents INTRODUCTION 1
Part I: AT THE TRAINING SESSION 2
Section A Examination of the Packet of Instruments 2
Section B Filling in the Identification Numbers in the ID BOX 4
Section C Examining the Contents of Each Instrument 6
Section D Other Matters 7
Part II: VISITING SCHOOL BEFORE THE TESTING DAY 8
Section A Explanation to School Head 8
Section B Select Pupils Using Random Number Tables 8
Section C Arranging the Testing Room 9
Part III: ON THE TESTING DAY 10
Section A School Head Questionnaire 10
Section B Teacher Questionnaire 10
Section C Pupil Questionnaire (Session 1) 10
Section D Pupil Reading Test (Session 2) 13
Section E Measuring the Height of Each Pupil 14
Section F After the Testing Has Been Completed 14
Part IV: AFTER LEAVING THE SCHOOL 16
Appendix A: Flow Diagram of Actions
Appendix B: Random Number Tables for the Selection of 20 Grade Six Students within Each Selected School
Appendix C: Pupil Name Form
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Manual for NRCs
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Author(s) SACMEQ NRCs
Date 1995-01-01
Language English
Publisher(s) International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris
Description This manual provides NRCs with important guidelines for their work.
Table of contents 1. Introduction 1
2. Overview of main activities 1
3. Guidelines 3
3.1 Sampling Plan 3
3.2 Country Questionnaire 7
3.3 School letter and School Form 8
3.4 Receipt of instruments 10
3.5 Translation of instruments 11
3.6 Printing of instruments and other materials 12
3.7 Purchase of materials 14
3.8 Organization of logistics of survey 15
3.9 Establishing minimum and desirable levels of achievement 18
3.10 Packaging and dispatch of materials to venues for training of Data Collectors 20
3.11 Training of Data Collectors 23
3.12 Return of instruments and materials 26
3.13 Data entry 27
3.14 Return of data and documentation to IIEP 28
3.15 Data analysis and reporting 29
Appendix A SACMEQ Schedule of Activities
Appendix B (i) Questionnaire for the Country Case Study on Primary Education
(ii) Grade-age table for Namibia: September 1994
Appendix C (i) Model Letter to School Heads
(ii) Short Description of the SACMEQ Survey
Appendix D (i) Pupil Booklet
(ii) Teacher Questionnaire
(iii) School Head Questionnaire
(iv) School Form
(v) Pupil Name Form
Appendix E (i) Instructions for Loading DEM on a Computer
(ii) Procedures for Checking and Cleaning
("The Data Entry Manager Program" - a manual for the use of DEM has been sent to you separately.)
Appendix F (i) Valid Range Forms for Pupil Questionnaire
(ii) Valid Range Forms for Teacher Questionnaire
(iii) Valid Range Forms for School Head Questionnaire
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Pilot Study Manual for Data Collectors
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Author(s) SACMEQ NRCs
Date 1995-01-01
Language English
Publisher(s) International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris
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Pilot Study Manual for NRCs
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Author(s) SACMEQ NRCs
Date 1995-01-01
Language English
Publisher(s) International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris
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Codebook of SACMEQ-I Variables
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Description SACMEQ I - A. Research materials and working papers
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Answer Key and Blue Print for Pupil Reading
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Essential Items on the Pupil Reading Test Along With 'Acceptable" and Desirable: Levels of Performance
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Five 'High Priority" Policy Questions About the Quality of Education and Their Transformation Into Associated Specific Research Questions and Dummy Tables
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Other Materials
Often-used Variables on SACMEQ Archive
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The Purpose of the SACMEQ Project
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Ministry Norms and Benchmarks for Educational Provision in the SACMEQ Countries
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Data Flow
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Accessing the Data from SACMEQ website
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