Service Delivery Indicators Education Survey 2016 - Harmonized Public Use Data - Morocco

Abstract
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The Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) are a set of health and education indicators that examine the effort and ability of staff and the availability of key inputs and resources that contribute to a functioning school or health facility. The indicators are standardized allowing comparison between and within countries over time.

The Education SDIs include teacher effort, teacher knowledge and ability, and the availability of key inputs (for example, textbooks, basic teaching equipment, and infrastructure such as blackboards and toilets). The indicators provide a snapshot of the learning environment and the key resources necessary for students to learn.

The SDI survey conducted in Morocco in 2016, coordinated in partnership by the National Human Development Observatory (ONDH) and the World Bank, was the first SDI survey implemented in North Africa. Data collection was conducted from March 28 to May 25, 2016. The information was collected from 299 public and private primary schools, a sample of 1,582 teachers to measure absence rates, and 1,537 teachers and 2,917 4th grade students to assess their knowledge.

Geographic coverage
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National

Analysis unit
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Schools, teachers, students.

Kind of data
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Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure
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A detailed description of the sampling strategy can be found on the Technical Report’s Annex 2, included as part of the documentation package.

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

Research instrument
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The SDI Education Survey Questionnaire consists of six modules:

Module 1: School Information - Administered to the head of the school to collect information about school type, facilities, school governance, pupil numbers, and school hours. Includes direct observations of school infrastructure by enumerators.

Module 2a: Teacher Absence and Information - Administered to head teacher and individual teachers to obtain a list of all school teachers, to measure teacher absence and to collect information about teacher characteristics.

Module 2b: Teacher Absence and Information - Unannounced visit to the school to assess absence rate.

Module 3: School Finances - Administered to the head teacher/director to collect information about school finances (this data is unharmonized).

Module 4: Classroom Observation - An observation module to assess teaching activities and classroom conditions.

Module 5: Pupil Assessment - A test of pupils to have a measure of pupil learning outcomes in mathematics and language in grade four. (Obs.: To protect the confidentiality of test items, this questionnaire was not included as part of the documentation package)

Module 6: Teacher Assessment - A test of teachers covering mathematics and language subject knowledge and teaching skills. (Obs.: To protect the confidentiality of test items, this questionnaire was not included as part of the documentation package)

Cleaning operations
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Data quality control was performed in Stata.