What we will measure, and how
Our method
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Teachers observe what a learner can do. They do not assess medical conditions.
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Screening follows the functional areas of the WG/UNICEF Child Functioning Module, Teacher Version.
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A flag means a learner may need support. It leads to guidance, and where needed to a referral for assessment.
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We will count coverage, referrals and follow up, and report what we find, including what does not work.
The wording and scoring used in Tambua today are placeholders. Validated wording and scoring must be in place before use with real children.
What we will track
Each measure is defined before the pilot begins.
Screening coverage
The share of enrolled learners who have been screened, by class, school, district and region.
Learners flagged
How many learners may need support, by area and by gender.
Referrals completed
How many referrals reach an assessment, and how long that takes.
Follow up
Whether a teacher returned to a flagged learner, and when.
Guidance used
Which guidance teachers open and finish.
Teacher confidence
Whether teachers feel more able to support learners, measured with a short survey.
The pilot plan
This is a plan, and it will change as we learn from schools and partners.
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Prepare
Agree question wording with the right permissions. Validate the approach and work with local reviewers.
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Start small
Work with a small group of schools to test the app, the training and the referral paths.
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Expand
Grow to more districts, once referral paths are in place for the learners who are flagged.
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Report
Publish what we measured, including limits and what we would change.
What the pilot aims to reach
- 300schools taking part (target)
- 1,500teachers using Tambua (target)
- 24,000learners screened (target)
Pilot targets only, shown until they are agreed with partners. Tambua has no results to report yet.
What this could look like in one class
A teacher screens a class of forty over two weeks. Five learners are flagged. She moves two to the front row, starts using short instructions, and refers one for a hearing check. Her head teacher follows the referral. The district sees the totals, with no names.