ACTIVITY REPORT
ASHA STANFORD
ACTIVITY REPORT English and Math pilot programs By HIPPOCAMPUS 3/5/2014
A report on the insights from the English and Math pilot program conducted in the 18 centres funded by ASHA Stanford. The report also provides a summary of the spends allocated towards the pilot.
1. List of pilot centres and final enrolment numbers Village Name
No. of children at the start
Final Numbers
EnglishSTAR
Anagodu
20
20
EnglishSTAR
Benihalli
15
12
EnglishSTAR
Chennapura
13
13
EnglishSTAR
Hosahalli
11
13
EnglishSTAR
Mandaluru
22
22
EnglishSTAR
Mydur
16
16
EnglishSTAR
Ravani
19
14
EnglishSTAR
RB Halli
19
19
EnglishSTAR
Savalanga
11
11
EnglishSTARPhonics
Ravani
17
10
EnglishSTARPhonics
RB Halli
17
14
Duggavati
39
39
MathSTAR
Iguru
26
27
MathSTAR
Kanivahalli
20
21
MathSTAR
Kunduru
28
29
MathSTAR
Mydur
35
35
MathSTAR
Tannigere
16
16
MathSTAR
Thurchgatta Total Numbers
36
37
380
368
Program
MathSTAR
Centres that were subsequently dropped from Term 2: Math : Myduru English: Savalanga and Mandaluru. Reason: Teacher dropped out and a good replacement teacher could not be found 2. Learning Outcome Analysis EnglishSTAR Tracking of performance in E&P levels within each group during Term I Performance-'Green' level
Performance-'Red' level
Performance-'Orange' level
Learning Outcomes
Aug
Sep
Nov
Aug
Sep
Nov
Aug
Sep
Nov
Reading Fluency Reading Comprehension Listening Comprehension Vocabulary Building Spoken English
23% 20% 48% 13% 36%
47% 38% 56% 52% 55%
61% 52% 78% 69% 66%
77% 59% 74% 69% 70%
93% 48% 75% 77% 84%
100% 83% 100% 83% 83%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Written work
21%
38%
30%
31%
63%
52%
100%
100%
100%
Data available for 6 centers: RB Halli, Ravani, Hosahally, Anegodu, Bennihally and Chennapura 91 children: 80 in Green level, 10 in Red level, 1 in Orange level Goals:
By the end of 15 weeks children will be comfortable and fluent in reading within their level.
Be able to comprehend what they read.
Know 75 new words and meanings.
Know 45 words from their books and may move one reading level up.
Results:
Out of 80 Green level children, 17 moved to Red level.
Out of 10 Red level children 6 moved to Orange level.
The one student in orange level moved up to White.
Success Indicator
86% of the students from Term 1 moved into Term 2.
Centres Existing R.B.Hally 19 Angodu 20 Ravani 14 Chennapura 13 Bennihally 12 Hosahally 13 Total
91
Moved to Term 2 Present 19 38 18 24 11 14 11 17 10 11 9 15 78 86%
119 114%
EnglishSTARPhonics This is a bridge programme for children in early primary grades who fall below the green level in reading and do not qualify for entry into the English STAR Programme. They would be either in letter or word level in reading. The duration of this programme is 15 weeks .There is an initial assessment and subsequent assessments every five weeks. The final assessment which is a re-leveling test qualifies the child to enter into the English STAR Programme. It uses the Phonic method and rigour to bring the child up to sentence level in 15 weeks. Goal: At the end of the programme of 15 weeks the children are expected to reach sentence level and be able to read simple sentences with comprehension. Results:
Of children in letter level, 67% in R.B. Halli and 75% in Ravani moved up to sentence level.
Of children at word level, 80% in R. B. Halli and 100% in Ravani moved up to sentence level.
In RB Halli all 14 EnglishSTARPhonics children joined the English program
R.B. Halli Entrance Level: Letter
Entrance test
Ravani Exit test
Entrance test
Exit test
Can read lower case letters
75%
100%
30%
88%
Can read upper case letters
66%
100%
50%
100%
Can read group 1 words in lower case
0
100%
0
87%
Can read group 1 words in upper case
0
90%
0
87%
Can read group 2 words
88%
0
87%
Can read a sentence
67%
0
75%
R.B.Halli Entrance Level: Word
Entrance test
Ravani Exit test
Entrance test
Exit test
Can read lower case letters
100%
100%
100%
100%
Can read upper case letters
100%
100%
100%
100%
Can read group 1 words in lower case
100%
100%
33%
100%
Can read group 1 words in upper case
100%
100%
33%
100%
Can read group 2 words
80%
100%
Can read a sentence
80%
100%
MathSTAR Goal: The goal of the pilot was to bridge the learning gaps in Math through an individualized worksheetbased program. Results:
Students across Classes I to VI showed an improvement in the range of 27% to 44%. No student showed a decreased performance.
The sharpest increase was seen in Class I and II students, who showed a 43% and 44% improvement respectively.
Across all classes, students who scored between 0-40percent on the entrance test showed the most improvement by the time of the exit test, proving that the program most effectively helps children who have large learning gaps.
Success Indicator: Of the students enrolled in the pilot, 70% continued with the program. The overall enrolment across all 6 Centres increased by 4% as a result of existing students continuing and new students enrolling in the program.
Student Level and Category
Entrance Test: Average Performance
Exit Test: Average Performance
% Improvement
Class I
20%
63.49%
43.49%
Class II
38.71%
83.14%
44.43%
Class III
39.79%
77.35%
37.57%
Class IV
35.92%
69.34%
33.42%
Class V
49.17%
83.71%
34.55%
Class VI
55.10%
82.71%
27.60%
The Curriculum team is currently involved in the following activities: 1. Developing and implementing new testing methods to further identify the exact level of students in various concepts. 2. Developing new worksheets that are interactive and that enable students to understand the steps behind mathematical operations in different concepts.
Funds Utilisation Summary Revenue for the period July to December 2013. Number of Centres Number of Children Revenue from 16 centres
: 18 : 338 : Rs. 114,200
Direct Expenses for the year April 2013 to March 2014 Cost Head Teacher Honorarium Student material Indirect Expenses Training& Monitoring Curriculum Total expenses Revenue earnt Net expenses
Number
Incurred
Budgeted
18
77,400
270,000
338
62,649
100,000
2 6
489,776 831,219 Rs. 1,461,044
162,000 750,000 Rs. 1,282,000
Rs. 114,200 Rs. 13,46,844
ACTIVITY REPORT English and Math pilot programs By HIPPOCAMPUS 3/5/2014
A report on the insights from the English and Math pilot program conducted in the 18 centres funded by ASHA Stanford. The report also provides a summary of the spends allocated towards the pilot.
1. List of pilot centres and final enrolment numbers Village Name
No. of children at the start
Final Numbers
EnglishSTAR
Anagodu
20
20
EnglishSTAR
Benihalli
15
12
EnglishSTAR
Chennapura
13
13
EnglishSTAR
Hosahalli
11
13
EnglishSTAR
Mandaluru
22
22
EnglishSTAR
Mydur
16
16
EnglishSTAR
Ravani
19
14
EnglishSTAR
RB Halli
19
19
EnglishSTAR
Savalanga
11
11
EnglishSTARPhonics
Ravani
17
10
EnglishSTARPhonics
RB Halli
17
14
Duggavati
39
39
MathSTAR
Iguru
26
27
MathSTAR
Kanivahalli
20
21
MathSTAR
Kunduru
28
29
MathSTAR
Mydur
35
35
MathSTAR
Tannigere
16
16
MathSTAR
Thurchgatta Total Numbers
36
37
380
368
Program
MathSTAR
Centres that were subsequently dropped from Term 2: Math : Myduru English: Savalanga and Mandaluru. Reason: Teacher dropped out and a good replacement teacher could not be found 2. Learning Outcome Analysis EnglishSTAR Tracking of performance in E&P levels within each group during Term I Performance-'Green' level
Performance-'Red' level
Performance-'Orange' level
Learning Outcomes
Aug
Sep
Nov
Aug
Sep
Nov
Aug
Sep
Nov
Reading Fluency Reading Comprehension Listening Comprehension Vocabulary Building Spoken English
23% 20% 48% 13% 36%
47% 38% 56% 52% 55%
61% 52% 78% 69% 66%
77% 59% 74% 69% 70%
93% 48% 75% 77% 84%
100% 83% 100% 83% 83%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Written work
21%
38%
30%
31%
63%
52%
100%
100%
100%
Data available for 6 centers: RB Halli, Ravani, Hosahally, Anegodu, Bennihally and Chennapura 91 children: 80 in Green level, 10 in Red level, 1 in Orange level Goals:
By the end of 15 weeks children will be comfortable and fluent in reading within their level.
Be able to comprehend what they read.
Know 75 new words and meanings.
Know 45 words from their books and may move one reading level up.
Results:
Out of 80 Green level children, 17 moved to Red level.
Out of 10 Red level children 6 moved to Orange level.
The one student in orange level moved up to White.
Success Indicator
86% of the students from Term 1 moved into Term 2.
Centres Existing R.B.Hally 19 Angodu 20 Ravani 14 Chennapura 13 Bennihally 12 Hosahally 13 Total
91
Moved to Term 2 Present 19 38 18 24 11 14 11 17 10 11 9 15 78 86%
119 114%
EnglishSTARPhonics This is a bridge programme for children in early primary grades who fall below the green level in reading and do not qualify for entry into the English STAR Programme. They would be either in letter or word level in reading. The duration of this programme is 15 weeks .There is an initial assessment and subsequent assessments every five weeks. The final assessment which is a re-leveling test qualifies the child to enter into the English STAR Programme. It uses the Phonic method and rigour to bring the child up to sentence level in 15 weeks. Goal: At the end of the programme of 15 weeks the children are expected to reach sentence level and be able to read simple sentences with comprehension. Results:
Of children in letter level, 67% in R.B. Halli and 75% in Ravani moved up to sentence level.
Of children at word level, 80% in R. B. Halli and 100% in Ravani moved up to sentence level.
In RB Halli all 14 EnglishSTARPhonics children joined the English program
R.B. Halli Entrance Level: Letter
Entrance test
Ravani Exit test
Entrance test
Exit test
Can read lower case letters
75%
100%
30%
88%
Can read upper case letters
66%
100%
50%
100%
Can read group 1 words in lower case
0
100%
0
87%
Can read group 1 words in upper case
0
90%
0
87%
Can read group 2 words
88%
0
87%
Can read a sentence
67%
0
75%
R.B.Halli Entrance Level: Word
Entrance test
Ravani Exit test
Entrance test
Exit test
Can read lower case letters
100%
100%
100%
100%
Can read upper case letters
100%
100%
100%
100%
Can read group 1 words in lower case
100%
100%
33%
100%
Can read group 1 words in upper case
100%
100%
33%
100%
Can read group 2 words
80%
100%
Can read a sentence
80%
100%
MathSTAR Goal: The goal of the pilot was to bridge the learning gaps in Math through an individualized worksheetbased program. Results:
Students across Classes I to VI showed an improvement in the range of 27% to 44%. No student showed a decreased performance.
The sharpest increase was seen in Class I and II students, who showed a 43% and 44% improvement respectively.
Across all classes, students who scored between 0-40percent on the entrance test showed the most improvement by the time of the exit test, proving that the program most effectively helps children who have large learning gaps.
Success Indicator: Of the students enrolled in the pilot, 70% continued with the program. The overall enrolment across all 6 Centres increased by 4% as a result of existing students continuing and new students enrolling in the program.
Student Level and Category
Entrance Test: Average Performance
Exit Test: Average Performance
% Improvement
Class I
20%
63.49%
43.49%
Class II
38.71%
83.14%
44.43%
Class III
39.79%
77.35%
37.57%
Class IV
35.92%
69.34%
33.42%
Class V
49.17%
83.71%
34.55%
Class VI
55.10%
82.71%
27.60%
The Curriculum team is currently involved in the following activities: 1. Developing and implementing new testing methods to further identify the exact level of students in various concepts. 2. Developing new worksheets that are interactive and that enable students to understand the steps behind mathematical operations in different concepts.
Funds Utilisation Summary Revenue for the period July to December 2013. Number of Centres Number of Children Revenue from 16 centres
: 18 : 338 : Rs. 114,200
Direct Expenses for the year April 2013 to March 2014 Cost Head Teacher Honorarium Student material Indirect Expenses Training& Monitoring Curriculum Total expenses Revenue earnt Net expenses
Number
Incurred
Budgeted
18
77,400
270,000
338
62,649
100,000
2 6
489,776 831,219 Rs. 1,461,044
162,000 750,000 Rs. 1,282,000
Rs. 114,200 Rs. 13,46,844
