Reports | 11 October 2017
Repetition of Primary 1 and Pre-primary Education in Uganda
This paper describes a 2016 pilot study undertaken in Uganda to document the real repetition rate in Primary 1 classes and to examine the relationship between repetition in Primary 1 and
attendance in pre-primary education.
Briefs | 11 October 2017
Primary 1 Repetition and Pre-Primary Education in Uganda (Research Brief)
As a result of Universal Primary Education (UPE) and reform efforts, primary school enrollment in Uganda doubled from 2.9 million in 1995 to 5.8 million by 1998. By 2016, enrollment had reached 8.3 million.
Briefs | 20 June 2017
USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program Early Grade Reading Assessment Results: Cluster 1, End of Primary 4
The USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program is a large scale, systemic reform effort to increase reading and provide health information in primary schools.
Presentations | 31 March 2017
Using EGRA data for differentiated instruction: Learning profiles and instructional needs in Uganda
Presentation delivered at CIES2017 (Atlanta).
Presentations | 19 March 2017
Examination of Over-Enrollment, Repetition, and ECD Access in Uganda [Presentation]
[Presentation delivered at CIES 2017]. Education system data has indicated a pattern of over-enrollment in the early grades in some low-income countries.
Reports | 7 March 2017
Effective Teaching and Education Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Conceptual Study of Effective Teaching and Review of Educational Policies in 11 Sub-Saharan African Countries
This report explores teacher issues and policies in sub-Saharan African countries via three interrelated questions and methods, each of which is discussed in turn.
First, the paper presents the state of issues related to teaching and learning in sub-Saharan African countries.
Instruments and Questionnaires | 5 October 2016
Survey of Children's Reading Materials in 11 African Countries: Suvey Instruments
The attached survey instruments were used to analyze various learning materials as part of the Survey of Children's Reading Materials in African Languages in Eleven Countries (part of the DERP program).
Reports | 5 October 2016
Summary of the Early Grade Reading Materials Survey in Uganda
The purpose of the Reading Materials Survey was to develop an approach to collecting information on the available supply of early grade reading (EGR) materials. The approach included the development of a questionnaire and a protocol for data collection.
Reports | 5 October 2016
Survey of Children's Reading Materials in African Languages in Eleven Countries - General Report
The purpose of the Reading Materials Survey was to develop an approach to collecting information on the available supply of early grade reading (EGR) materials. The approach included the development of a questionnaire and a protocol for data collection.
Reports | 27 September 2016
USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program: The Status of Early Grade Reading and Support to Primary School Teachers to Teach Reading in Uganda: Cluster 2 Baseline Report
This report summarizes the findings from a baseline assessment that was conducted in February and March, 2014 to determine the current status of reading achievement in the “Cluster 2” schools in which the Program will be working, as well as achievement in control1 schools that will be used as a basi