SCHOOL ID_____________________________
CLASSID__________________________
Please answer these questions about THIS CLASS. Use the codes provided. You will
need to ask different people to help you complete this questionnaire, This will include
the class teacher(s) and the principal.
Total Girls
Total Boys
Total (girls and boys)
1.
What is the total enrolment in this
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class by gender? (e.g. 65)
What is the total attendance in this
2.
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class today by gender? (e.g. 65)
3.
Which of the following statements best describes pupil
attendance at the time of this survey visit?
01= normal; 02= higher than normal; 03= lower than normal
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4.
If pupil attendance is higher or lower than normal at the time of
this survey visit, why? (if you answered “01=normal” to Q3, write
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“-88”)
01= patterns of farm work; 02=seasonal migration; 03=recent or
forthcoming holiday/celebration; 04=other
Is this class taught in the main school, or in a satellite campus? 01=main
5.
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school; 02=satellite campus
6.
Is this a self-contained class? (i.e. one teacher teaches all subjects to this
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class) 00=No; 01=Yes
7.
If this is a self-contained class, is it school policy that the class should have
the same teacher from grade 1 to grade 4?
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00=No, the class has had a different teacher in each grade; 01=Yes, the same
teacher has/would normally follow this class through the grades; -88=This is not a
self-contained class
8.
If this is not a self-contained class, does this class stay together for every
subject? 00=No; 01=Yes; -88=This is a self-contained class
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9.
How are children grouped to this class? (N.B. if pupils are in a group which
was allocated in the past e.g. in G1, select the way in which they were originally
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allocated to the class)
01=Randomly/alphabetically; 02=By ability (i.e. higher, middle, lower ability);
03=By language; 04=By gender; 05=By age; 06=Other method; -88=There is only
one class in this grade
10.
If this class is grouped by ability, is this a low, middle, or
high ability class? 01=low; 02=middle; 03=high; -88=not
grouped by ability
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What is the official language of instruction in this class?
11.
01=Afarigna; 02=Amarigna; 07=Hadiyigna; 11=Oromifa; 12=Sidamigna;
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14=Somaligna; 15=Tigrina; 16=Welayitenga; 18=English; 19=other
What was the language of instruction for this class last year?
12.
01=Afarigna; 02=Amarigna; 07=Hadiyigna; 11=Oromifa; 12=Sidamigna;
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14=Somaligna; 15=Tigrina; 16=Welayitenga; 18=English; 19=other
13.
How many students sit on the floor? (if none enter “0”)
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14.
In the classroom in which this class is
Chalk or board marker
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usually taught, which of the following are
Black board/ white board
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available? 00=No; 01==Yes
Teacher’s chair
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Books other than textbooks
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Teacher’s desk
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Electric lights
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Radio
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