Leadership for Literacy 2017

South Africa, 2017

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Research on Socio-Economic Policy (RESEP)

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Data file: gr3_interview_feb_clean

Variables:	127

Variables

schoolid

UNIQUE school identifier

barcode

province

telephone

0_4 RESPONDENT CELL:

GR3_BACKGROUND_selfadminstered

t3_smt

1_1 Are you a SMT (School Management Team member in this school?

t3_teacher

1_2 Are you a teacher in this school?

t3_subjects_0

1_3 Which subjects do you teach? Tick all that apply. [Home language]

t3_subjects_1

1_3 Which subjects do you teach? Tick all that apply. [English]

t3_subjects_2

1_3 Which subjects do you teach? Tick all that apply. [Mathematics]

t3_subjects_3

1_3 Which subjects do you teach? Tick all that apply. [Natural Science]

t3_subjects_4

1_3 Which subjects do you teach? Tick all that apply. [Life Science]

t3_subjects_5

1_3 Which subjects do you teach? Tick all that apply. [EMS]

t3_subjects_6

1_3 Which subjects do you teach? Tick all that apply. [Life orientation/skills]

t3_subjects_7

1_3 Which subjects do you teach? Tick all that apply. [Other,specify]

t3_currentpos

1_4 For how long have you been teaching grade 3 in total?

t3_howlong

1_5 For how long have you worked in this school in total?

t3_otherpost

1_6 Have you ever had a teaching or managerial post in another school?

t3_qualification

1_7 What is your HIGHEST qualification? Choose only one response.

t3_comments

1_8 Any further comments to clarify response on questions above?

t3_lang_0

1_9 What is your home language (mother tongue? Choose at most two options. [isiZ

t3_lang_1

1_9 What is your home language (mother tongue? Choose at most two options. [Sepe

t3_lang_2

1_9 What is your home language (mother tongue? Choose at most two options. [Xits

t3_lang_3

1_9 What is your home language (mother tongue? Choose at most two options. [Tshi

t3_lang_4

1_9 What is your home language (mother tongue? Choose at most two options. [SeSo

t3_lang_5

1_9 What is your home language (mother tongue? Choose at most two options. [Engl

t3_lang_6

1_9 What is your home language (mother tongue? Choose at most two options. [Othe

t3_langsame

1_10 Is your home language the same as the most of the learners in the classes y

t3_langspeak

1_11_1 a. In SPEAKING the language spoken by most learners in your classes

t3_langread

1_11_2 b. In READING the language spoken by most learners in your classes

t3_langwrite

1_11_3 c. In WRITING the language spoken by most learners in your classes

t3_size

1_12 How many learners are there in the largest grade 3 class you teach?

GR3_READING_TEACHING_RESOURCES

t3_multigrade

2_1 Are your grade 3s taught together with learners from other grades i.e. multi

t3_library

2_2 How often do grade 3 learners take out books from any form of library (centr

t3_booksa

2_3_1 a. Sets of graded readers

t3_booksb

2_3_2 b. DBE workbooks in home language

t3_booksc

2_3_3 c. DBE workbooks in English

t3_booksd

2_3_4 d. Home language textbooks

t3_bookse

2_3_5 e. English textbooks

t3_booksusea

2_4_1 a. Sets of graded readers

t3_booksuseb

2_4_2 b. DBE workbooks in home language

t3_booksusec

2_4_3 c. DBE workbooks in English

t3_booksused

2_4_4 d. Home language textbooks

t3_booksusee

2_4_5 e. English textbooks

t3_gradedreader

2_5 How many graded readers do you have in your classroom in total? Note: Consid

t3_readtimea

2_6 Last week, was any time set aside during school hours for all students in th

t3_readtimeb

2_7 If yes, how much time in MINUTES was set aside over the whole week in total?

t3_readwellgr3mt

2_8 What percentage of grade 3 learners in your class can read well and with und

t3_readwellgr3eng

2_9 What percentage of grade 3 learners in your class can read well and with und

t3_teachtoreada

2_10 What percentage of grade 3 learners in your class do you think can be taugh

t3_districta

2_11_1 a. come to your classroom in the last 12 months? (i.e. Terms 2-4 of last

t3_districtb

2_11_2 b. observed you teaching in the last 12 months? (i.e. Terms 2-4 of last y

t3_parentmeet

2_12 When was the last time you had a meeting with a parent of a learner in your

GR3_YOUR_OWN_READING_FOR_ENJOY

t3_oftenread

3_1 How often do you read for enjoyment outside of work requirements?

t3_whatyouread_0

3_2 Which of the following do you mostly read? Tick all that apply. [Novel/ficti

t3_whatyouread_1

3_2 Which of the following do you mostly read? Tick all that apply. [Non-fiction

t3_whatyouread_2

3_2 Which of the following do you mostly read? Tick all that apply. [Magazines]

t3_whatyouread_3

3_2 Which of the following do you mostly read? Tick all that apply. [Children's

t3_whatyouread_4

3_2 Which of the following do you mostly read? Tick all that apply. [Newspapers]

t3_whatyouread_5

3_2 Which of the following do you mostly read? Tick all that apply. [Bible or re

t3_whatyouread_6

3_2 Which of the following do you mostly read? Tick all that apply. [Online news

t3_whatyouread_7

3_2 Which of the following do you mostly read? Tick all that apply. [No response

t3_whatyouread_8

3_2 Which of the following do you mostly read? Tick all that apply. [Other, spec

t3_booksathome

3_3 Approximately, how many books are there in your home?

t3_fairytale

3_4 What is the title of your favourite fairy tale?

GR3_ABOUT_YOU_AND_YOUR_CLASS

t3_easierworka

4_1 a. How often do you give easier work to those learners that are doing badly

t3_easierworkb

4_2 b. If you do this at all, can you tell me a little about the type of work yo

t3_changeplana

4_3 a. How often do you alter or change what you planned to teach to match the a

t3_changeplanb

4_4 b. If you do this at all, can you tell me a little about what this involves?

t3_separateabilitya

4_5 a. How often do you separate learners in your class into ability groups?

t3_separateabilityb

4_6 b. If you do this at all, how do you decide which learners are better than o

t3_commentsa

4_7 Interviewer: Any further comments to clarify response on questions above?

GR3_READING

t3_phonicshlday

5_1_1 a. Phonics in home language

t3_readhlday

5_1_2 b. Reading with the whole class (shared reading in home language

t3_guidedhlday

5_1_3 c. Guided group reading in home language

t3_readengday

5_1_4 d. Reading in English

t3_phonicsengday

5_1_5 e. Phonics in English

t3_phonicshlmin

5_2 Last week, how many MINUTES PER DAY did you spend on the following [Phonics

t3_readhlmin

5_2 Last week, how many MINUTES PER DAY did you spend on the following [Reading

t3_guidedhlmin

5_2 Last week, how many MINUTES PER DAY did you spend on the following [Group gu

t3_readengmin

5_2 Last week, how many MINUTES PER DAY did you spend on the following [Reading

t3_phonicsengmin

5_2 Last week, how many MINUTES PER DAY did you spend on the following [Phonics

t3_commentsb

5_3 Interviewer: Any further comments to clarify response on days and times set

t3_programmefp

5_4 Are there any school-wide programmes to improve reading in the foundation ph

t3_programmefp_comment

5_5 If yes, please could you tell us a little more about this reading programme?

t3_teachtoreadb

5_6 How difficult or easy is it to teach the learners in your class to read?

t3_teachtoreadc

5_7 How difficult or easy is it to teach a learner from a very poor family to re

t3_readstrugglea_0

5_8 How do you identify which students are struggling to read? Interviewer note:

t3_readstrugglea_1

5_8 How do you identify which students are struggling to read? Interviewer note:

t3_readstrugglea_2

5_8 How do you identify which students are struggling to read? Interviewer note:

t3_readstrugglea_3

5_8 How do you identify which students are struggling to read? Interviewer note:

t3_readstrugglea_4

5_8 How do you identify which students are struggling to read? Interviewer note:

t3_readstrugglea_5

5_8 How do you identify which students are struggling to read? Interviewer note:

t3_commentsc

5_9 Interviewer: Any further comments to clarify response on question above?

t3_readstruggleb_0

5_10 What do you do if a student in your class is struggling with reading? Inter

t3_readstruggleb_1

5_10 What do you do if a student in your class is struggling with reading? Inter

t3_readstruggleb_2

5_10 What do you do if a student in your class is struggling with reading? Inter

t3_readstruggleb_3

5_10 What do you do if a student in your class is struggling with reading? Inter

t3_readstruggleb_4

5_10 What do you do if a student in your class is struggling with reading? Inter

t3_readstruggleb_5

5_10 What do you do if a student in your class is struggling with reading? Inter

t3_readstruggleb_6

5_10 What do you do if a student in your class is struggling with reading? Inter

t3_readstruggleb_7

5_10 What do you do if a student in your class is struggling with reading? Inter

t3_readstruggleb_8

5_10 What do you do if a student in your class is struggling with reading? Inter

t3_commentsd

5_11 Interviewer: Any further comments to clarify response on question above?

GR3_ASSESSMENTS

t3_norms

6_1 Do you use any Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA norms or benchmarks for

t3_norms_comment

6_2 If yes, can you explain what these norms or benchmarks or criteria are? Inte

t3_assessa

6_3 Do you have an assessment plan for your grade 3 class/es?

t3_assessb

6_4 Interviewer: If yes, can the teacher show you an annual assessment plan?

t3_commentse

6_5 Interviewer: Any further comments to clarify response on assessment plans?

t3_assessc

6_6 How regularly do your grade/phase teachers set internal common tests i.e. th

t3_assessd_0

6_7 Who, if anybody, moderates your tests or assessments? Tick all that apply. [

t3_assessd_1

6_7 Who, if anybody, moderates your tests or assessments? Tick all that apply. [

t3_assessd_2

6_7 Who, if anybody, moderates your tests or assessments? Tick all that apply. [

t3_assessd_3

6_7 Who, if anybody, moderates your tests or assessments? Tick all that apply. [

t3_assessd_4

6_7 Who, if anybody, moderates your tests or assessments? Tick all that apply. [

t3_assessd_5

6_7 Who, if anybody, moderates your tests or assessments? Tick all that apply. [

t3_assessd_6

6_7 Who, if anybody, moderates your tests or assessments? Tick all that apply. [

t3_commentsf

6_8 Interviewer: Any further comments to clarify response internal common tests?

t3_assesse

6_9 Last year, did your grade 3 classes write any tests or assessments that were

t3_challenge

6_10 What are the TWO greatest challenges you face as a teacher in this school?

t3_onething

6_11 What is the one thing you like most about teaching in this school?

teacher_one

tag(schoolid)

Total: 127

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