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Early Grade Reading Study I 2015-2021 Secure Data
Waves 1-5 Merged

South Africa, 2015 - 2021
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zaf-dbe-egrssd-1-2015-2021-v1
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Stephen Taylor, Brahm Fleisch
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Feb 25, 2025
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Data file: egrs-1-2015-2021-panel-w1-5-with-emis

Cases: 4538
Variables: 3183

Variables

w5_lt_task7b_6
7b.6: normal
w5_lt_task7b_7
7b.7: chill
w5_lt_task7b_8
7b.8: herd
w5_lt_task7b_9
7b.9: slices
w5_lt_task7b_10
7b.10: veins
w5_lt_task7b_11
7b.11: assists
w5_lt_task7b_12
7b.12: trim
w5_lt_task7b_13
7b.13: encountered
w5_lt_task7b_14
7b.14: pleaded
w5_lt_task7b_15
7b.15: province
w5_lt_task7b_16
7b.16: sealed
w5_lt_task7b_17
7b.17: supreme
w5_lt_task7b_18
7b.18: aware
w5_lt_task7c_1
7c.1: fragrant
w5_lt_task7c_2
7c.2: ballots
w5_lt_task7c_3
7c.3: phase
w5_lt_task7c_4
7c.4: skipping
w5_lt_task7c_5
7c.5: trumpet
w5_lt_task7c_6
7c.6: entrance
w5_lt_task7c_7
7c.7: apparatus
w5_lt_task7c_8
7c.8: eve/evening
w5_lt_task7c_9
7c.9: bruises
w5_lt_task7c_10
7c.10: comprehension
w5_lt_task7c_11
7c.11: shoved/shook
w5_lt_task7c_12
7c.12: pyramid
w5_lt_task7c_13
7c.13: soothe
w5_lt_task7c_14
7c.14: ignore
w5_lt_task7c_15
7c.15: deficiency
w5_lt_task7c_16
7c.16: adequate
w5_lt_task7c_17
7c.17: mature
w5_lt_task7c_18
7c.18: solitary
w5_lt_learner_glasses_specs
1. learner wears glasses/spectacles
w5_lt_learner_hear
2. learner seems to struggle to hear
w5_lt_learner_see
3. learner seems to struggle to see
w5_lt_learner_lang
4. learner seems to struggle to speak in any language
w5_lt_leasrner_distract
5. learner seemed distracted very easily
w5_lt_learner_emotional
6. learner was unusually emotional
w5_lt_ss_h_orf_60s_1_11
hl 1.1 (1): oral reading fluency - gr7 text 1 (in ~60s)
w5_lt_ss_h_orf_180s_1_12
hl 1.1 (2): oral reading fluency - gr7 text 1 (in 180s)
w5_lt_ss_h_orf_pm_1_13
hl 1.1 (3): oral reading fluency - gr7 text 1 (per min)
w5_lt_ss_h_orf_attp_1_14
hl 1.1 (4): oral reading fluency - gr7 text 1 (% attempted in 180s)
w5_lt_ss_h_orc_1_21
hl 1.2 (1): orf comprehension - gr7 text 1 (score)
w5_lt_ss_h_orc_att_1_22
hl 1.2 (2): orf comprehension - gr7 text 1 (number attempted)
w5_lt_ss_h_orc_per_1_23
hl 1.2 (3): orf comprehension - gr7 text 1 (% correct)
w5_lt_ss_h_orf_60s_2_11
hl 2.1 (1): oral reading fluency - gr7 text 2 (in ~60s)
w5_lt_ss_h_orf_180s_2_12
hl 2.1 (2): oral reading fluency - gr7 text 2 (in 180s)
w5_lt_ss_h_orf_pm_2_13
hl 2.1 (3): oral reading fluency - gr7 text 2 (per min)
w5_lt_ss_h_orf_attp_2_14
hl 2.1 (4): oral reading fluency - gr7 text 2 (% attempted in 180s)
w5_lt_ss_h_orc_2_21
hl 2.2 (1): orf comprehension - gr7 text 2 (score)
w5_lt_ss_h_orc_att_2_22
hl 2.2 (2): orf comprehension - gr7 text 2 (number attempted)
w5_lt_ss_h_orc_per_2_23
hl 2.2 (3): orf comprehension - gr7 text 2 (% correct)
w5_lt_ss_e_orf_60s_3_11
efal 3.1 (1): oral reading fluency - gr7 (in ~60s)
w5_lt_ss_e_orf_180s_3_12
efal 3.1 (2): oral reading fluency - gr7 (in 180s)
w5_lt_ss_e_orf_pm_3_13
efal 3.1 (3): oral reading fluency - gr7 (per min)
w5_lt_ss_e_orf_attp_3_14
efal 3.1 (4): oral reading fluency - gr7 (% attempted in 180s)
w5_lt_ss_e_orc_3_21
efal 3.2 (1): orf comprehension - gr7 (score)
w5_lt_ss_e_orc_att_3_22
efal 3.2 (2): orf comprehension - gr7 (number attempted)
w5_lt_ss_e_orc_per_3_23
efal 3.2 (3): orf comprehension - gr7 (% correct)
w5_lt_ss_h_wco_4
hl 4: written comprehension (out of 11)
w5_lt_ss_h_voc_5
hl 5: vocabulary (out of 10)
w5_lt_ss_e_wco_6
efal 6: written comprehension (out of 13)
w5_lt_ss_e_voc_7_1
efal 7a: vocabulary (out of 18)
w5_lt_ss_e_voc_7_2
efal 7b: vocabulary (out of 18)
w5_lt_ss_e_voc_7_3
efal 7c: vocabulary (out of 18)
w5_lt_ss_e_voc_7
efal 7: vocabulary (out of 54)
w5_lnr_age
learner age
w5_lnr_sex
learner sex
w5_lnr_grade
learner grade
w5_lnr_hl_1
setswana: what language do you speak most often at home?
w5_lnr_hl_2
sepedi: what language do you speak most often at home?
w5_lnr_hl_3
sesotho: what language do you speak most often at home?
w5_lnr_hl_4
isizulu: what language do you speak most often at home?
w5_lnr_hl_5
english: what language do you speak most often at home?
w5_lnr_hl_6
language of neighbour country: what language do you speak most often at home?
w5_lnr_hl_98
other: what language do you speak most often at home?
w5_b1_householditems_1
has at home - washing machine
w5_b1_householditems_2
has at home - radio
w5_b1_householditems_3
has at home - computer/laptop
w5_b1_householditems_4
has at home - cellphone
w5_b1_householditems_5
has at home - piped hot water
w5_b1_householditems_6
has at home - piped cold water
w5_b1_householditems_7
has at home - televios/tv
w5_b1_householditems_8
has at home - internet
w5_b1_householditems_9
has at home - microwave
w5_b1_householditems_10
has at home - fridge or freezer
w5_b1_householditems_11
has at home - inside toilet
w5_b1_householditems_12
has at home - car
w5_b1_householditems_13
has at home - newspaper
w5_b1_householditems_98
has at home - n/a
w5_b2_books
how many books do you have in your home?
w5_year
w5_month
w5_assess_time
w5_has_oral
w5_has_written
w5_has_written_hl
w5_lt_in_w5g7_egra
in wave 5 g7 egra data set
w5_lw_school_model
school_model
w5_lw_school_guidecounc_anon
w5_lw_school_guidecouncl_anon
w5_lw_speakeng
b1: how often do you speak english at home?
w5_lw_gotoschool
b2: have you been able to go to school every day that you were supposed* to this
w5_lw_whynotschool_1
i was afraid i may get corona/covid : b2.1 why do you say so?
w5_lw_whynotschool_2
my caregiver/parent/family didn’t have money for transport : b2.1 why do you say
w5_lw_whynotschool_3
i was sick: b2.1 why do you say so?
w5_lw_whynotschool_4
my caregiver/parent/family said i must stay home.: b2.1 why do you say so?
w5_lw_whynotschool_5
i was confused about which days i must come to school : b2.1 why do you say so?
w5_lw_whynotschool_6
i had not done the work i was supposed to do at home : b2.1 why do you say so?
w5_lw_whynotschool_7
other, please specify : b2.1 why do you say so?
w5_lw_whynotschool_8
not applicable : b2.1 why do you say so?
w5_lw_rotatehw
b2.2 on the days that you did not come to school this year, did you do schoolwor
w5_lw_norotatehw_why
b2.2.1 why not??
w5_lw_lastyeartell
c1 what has been difficult about the last year for you?
w5_lw_l0
c1 what has been difficult about the last year for you?
w5_lw_lastyeartell_trans
c1 what has been difficult about the last year for you? (eng.)
w5_lw_l1
c1 what has been difficult about the last year for you? (eng.)
w5_lw_learningfromhome
c2 tell me about how learning from home has been for you?
w5_lw_l2
c2 tell me about how learning from home has been for you?
w5_lw_learningfromhome_trans
c2 tell me about how learning from home has been for you? (eng.)
w5_lw_worryhelp
c3 when you are worried or sad, what helps you the most?
w5_lw_w7
c3 when you are worried or sad, what helps you the most?
w5_lw_worryhelp_trans
c3 when you are worried or sad, what helps you the most? (eng.)
w5_lw_w9
c3 when you are worried or sad, what helps you the most? (eng.)
w5_lw_in_learnerwellbeing
in wave 5 learner wellbeing
w1_5_included
indiates if the observation was found in egrs_wave1to 4_grade4_clean; and wave 5
t_ill_days
q2f1 indicate the number of days for each of the reasons provided below: illness
w1_c_best_age
pupil age
w1_tf_teacherid_anon
w1_tf_teacherid_anon
w1_tf_class
class name
w1_tf_q7a
7(a): teacher prepared to complete assessment
w1_tf_q7b
word count
w1_tf_q7c_1
7(c)(i): response selected for item (i)
w1_tf_q7c_2
7(c)(ii): response selected for item (ii)
w1_tf_q7c_3
7(c)(iii): response selected for item (iii)
w1_tf_q7c_4
7(c)(iv): response selected for item (iv)
w1_tf_q7c_5
7(c)(v): response selected for item (v)
w1_tf_q7c_6
7(c)(vi): response selected for item (vi)
w1_tf_q7c_7
7(c)(vii): response selected for item (vii)
w1_tf_q7c_8
7(c)(viii): response selected for item (viii)
w1_tf_q7c_1_score
q7c1 correct - teacher setswana reading fluency exercise
w1_tf_q7c_2_score
q7c2 correct - teacher setswana reading fluency exercise
w1_tf_q7c_3_score
q7c3 correct - teacher setswana reading fluency exercise
w1_tf_q7c_4_score
q7c4 correct - teacher setswana reading fluency exercise
w1_tf_q7c_5_score
q7c5 correct - teacher setswana reading fluency exercise
w1_tf_q7c_6_score
q7c6 correct - teacher setswana reading fluency exercise
w1_tf_q7c_7_score
q7c7 correct - teacher setswana reading fluency exercise
w1_tf_q7c_8_score
q7c8 correct - teacher setswana reading fluency exercise
w3_pq_principalid_anon
w3_pq_principalid_anon
w3_pq_q1_c_i
q1(c) i. title
w3_pq_q1_c_ii
q1(c) ii gender
w3_pq_q1_h
q1(h) information provided by:
w3_pq_q2_a
q2 a. age of principal at last birthday:
w3_pq_q2_b_i_filled_posts
q2(b) i how many educators are there now in grade 1 to 3 in the school? filled p
w3_pq_q2_b_ii_vacancies
q2(b) ii how many educators are there now in grade 1 to 3 in the school? vacanci
w3_pq_q3_a
q3(a) how many school governing body (sgb) meetings were held from 1 july 2016?
w3_pq_q3_b_i
q3(b) i how often does the school communicate with the
w3_pq_q3_b_ii
q3(b) ii how often does the school communicate with the
w3_pq_q3_b_iii
q3(b) iii how often does the school communicate with the
w3_pq_q3_b_iv
q3(b) iv how often does the school communicate with the
w3_pq_q3_c
q3(c) how often do you receive complaints from parents of grade 2 learners about
w3_pq_q3_d
q3(d) please rate the highest overall education qualification level of the major
w3_pq_q3_e
q3(e) for how many children in grade 2 are at least one of their parents employe
w3_pq_q3_f_i
q3(f) i how much do the following factors affect your school
w3_pq_q3_f_ii
q3(f) ii how much do the following factors affect your school
w3_pq_q3_f_iii
q3(f) iii how much do the following factors affect your school
w3_pq_q3_f_iv
q3(f) iv how much do the following factors affect your school
w3_pq_q3_f_v
q3(f) v how much do the following factors affect your school
w3_pq_q4_a
q4(a) where is the school located?
w3_pq_outcome
outcome
w3_pq_q5_a
q5(a) for the school as a whole, how up to date is the teacher attendance regist
w3_pq_q5_b_i
q5(b) i for the previous full five-day week, please record the following from th
w3_pq_q5_b_ii
q5(b) ii for the previous full five-day week, please record the following from t
w3_pq_q5_b_iii
q5(b) iii for the previous full five-day week, please record the following from
w3_pq_q5_b_iv
q5(b) iv for the previous full five-day week, please record the following from t
w3_pq_q5_b_v
q5(b) v for the previous full five-day week, please record the following from th
w3_pq_q5_b_vi
q5(b) vi for the previous full five-day week, please record the following from t
w3_pq_q6
q6. how would you describe the maintenance and upkeep of the school grounds and
w3_pq_outcomf
outcome
w3_pq_primarylast
indicator of each last matching case as primary
w3_pq_primarylast1
indicator of each last matching case as primary
w3_pq_primarylast2
indicator of each last matching case as primary
w3_pq_primarylast3
indicator of each last matching case as primary
w3_class_size
2.c (i) how many learners should be in your class every day?
v_merge
matching result from merge
Total: 3183
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