Early Grade Reading Study II 2017, Wave 1 - South Africa

Abstract
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The Early Grade Reading Study II is a Randomised Control Trial that evaluated two early grade reading interventions in 180 primary schools in two districts in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa. The interventions focused on early learning of English as a second language and were implemented with Grade 1 teachers in 2017, Grade 2 teachers in 2018, and Grade 3 teachers in 2019. Across all three years of implementation, the study attempted to measure the causal impact on learner reading performance and investigated the change mechanisms of a structured pedagogic programme. Data on the interventions and outcomes was collected in 2017 (waves 1 and 2), 2018 (wave 3) and 2019 (wave 4) with assessments of the same learners in each each wave, as well as interviews with the learners' parents and teachers, and their school principles. The teacher interviews included short English reading tests.

Analysis unit
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Individuals

Kind of data
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Qualitative and quantitative data

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument
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Data was collected with the following instruments:
Learner Assessment forms:
A Baseline Learner Assessment form (Grade 1) in Wave 1
A Midline Learner Assessment form (end of Grade 1) in Wave 2
A Grade 2 Learner Assessment form in Wave 3
A Grade 3 Learner Assessment form in Wave 4

A Parent Questionnaire
A Teacher Questionnaire
A Principal Questionnaire

The instruments were in English, isiZulu and siSwati. The Study used different Learner Assessment forms each year.The principal and teacher questionnaires were also revised each year.

摘要
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《早期阅读研究II》是一项随机对照试验，旨在评估南非姆普马兰加省两个区的180所小学中的两种早期阅读干预措施。这些干预措施专注于作为第二语言的英语的早期学习，并于2017年在一年级教师中实施，2018年在二年级教师中实施，2019年在三年级教师中实施。在实施的三年间，研究试图衡量对学习者阅读表现的影响，并探究结构化教学计划的变革机制。干预措施和结果的数据收集于2017年（波次1和2）、2018年（波次3）和2019年（波次4），包括在每个波次中对同一学习者的评估，以及对学习者家长、教师及其校长的访谈。教师访谈包括简短的英语阅读测试。
分析单位
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个人
数据类型
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定性和定量数据
数据收集方式
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面对面[f2f]
研究工具
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数据收集使用以下工具：
学习者评估表格：
波次1的基线学习者评估表格（一年级）
波次2的中期学习者评估表格（一年级结束）
波次3的二年级学习者评估表格
波次4的三年级学习者评估表格
家长问卷
教师问卷
校长问卷
这些工具提供英语、isiZulu和siSwati三种语言版本。研究每年使用不同的学习者评估表格。校长和教师问卷也每年进行修订。