Summary information
Study title
Value Added Student Outcomes in Uganda, 2013-2014
Creator
Ark Education Partnerships Group (Ark EPG)
Study number / PID
8329 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-8329-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The Ark Education Partnerships Group is conducting primary research to develop a value added measure of school performance in Uganda, based on aggregate student progress made during their time in the school. Having conducted the research, they intend to work with the Ugandan government and other stakeholders to determine whether and how this kind of progress measure could be used to drive improvements in the Ugandan education system, for example by improving school accountability.
Value added measures are increasingly being used to evaluate school performance in the Global North, including in England, the US and Australia. Ark’s work is the first attempt to see if this type of school performance measure can be used to drive system improvement in the developing world.
Further information on the project may be found on ARK's Uganda Value Added webpage.
Main Topics:
This study includes:
- exam results for 2013 and 2014, including Primary Leaving Exams and Uganda Certificate of Education exams
- school survey
- Socio-Economic Status (SES) survey
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/2015 - 01/01/2016
Country
Uganda
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Institutions/organisations
National
Universe
Government and private schools in Uganda in 2013 and 2014
Sampling procedure
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Stratified by region and school type
Kind of data
Numeric
Data collection mode
Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Short questionnaire on the school completed by the head-teacher; short questionnaire on socio-economic status
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
2018
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Related publications
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