Free Education Project Impact Evaluation, 2020
Midline and Endline Surveys
Sierra Leone, 2020 - 2021
Identification
SLE_2020_FEPIE_v01_M
Free Education Project Impact Evaluation, 2020
Midline and Endline Surveys
FEPIE 2020
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | SLE |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
This study includes midline and endline survey data collected for a randomized control trial testing impacts of SMS reminders to take-up remote instruction (radio broadcasts), phone tutorials from private school teachers, and phone tutorials from public school teachers. No baseline survey was conducted. The dataset is used to generate the publication 'Live tutoring calls did not improve learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone' that is published at the Journal of Development Economics: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030438782300069X.
Third party data was also used in the analysis. While not distributed here with the survey data, details on how to access it are provided below:
DSTI data can be requested from the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) in the Office of the President https://educationdatahub.dsti.gov.sl/
NPSE 2020 Exams are available from Freetown Council https://fcc.gov.sl/national-primary-school-examination-npse-2020/
EMIS data is available from the Ministry of Education https://mbsse.gov.sl/emis/
Shapefiles are available online: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle?
Sample survey data [ssd]
School, Student
Version
Version 01: Midline and endline surveys for the FEPIE 2020 - edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution.
2021-04-30
Coverage
The survey covered 25 schools in four districts in Sierra Leone
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| David Evans | Center for Global Development |
| Lee Crawfurd | Center for Global Development |
| Susannah Hares | Center for Global Development |
| Justin Sandefur | Center for Global Development |
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund | SIEF |
Sampling
All students present at the 25 study primary schools before all schools were closed for COVID were sampled
The response rate was 90%
Not applicable
Survey instrument
The questionnaire is provided for download in English
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2020-09-10 | 2021-01-30 |
- Other [oth]
Both CAPI and CATI were used
Depositor information
| Name |
|---|
| World Bank |
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| SIEF Impact | World Bank | https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/sief-trust-fund |
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Justin Sandefur (Center for Global Development). Sierra Leone - Free Education Project Impact Evaluation, 2020, Midline and Endline Surveys (FEPIE 2020). Ref: SLE_2020_FEPIE_v01_M. Downloaded from [uri] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Evans | Center for Global Development | devans@CGDEV.ORG | https://www.cgdev.org/ |
| Justin Sandefur | Center for Global Development | jsandefur@CGDEV.ORG | https://www.cgdev.org/ |
| Susannah Hares | Center for Global Development | shares@CGDEV.ORG | https://www.cgdev.org/ |
| SIEF Impact | World Bank | https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/sief-trust-fund |
Metadata production
DDI_SLE_2020_FEPIE_v01_M_WB
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | DECDG | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2024-11-08
Metadata version
Version 01 (2024-11-08)