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ELOM and Thrive by Five Index 2016-2023
Merged Data

South Africa, 2016 - 2023
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Reference ID
zaf-dd-elom-tb5i-2016-2023-v1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25828/WG0D-Y909
Producer(s)
DataDrive2030
Collections
DataDrive2030
Metadata
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May 31, 2024
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data appraisal
  • access_policy
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production
  • Citation

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    zaf-dd-elom-tb5i-2016-2023-v1
    Title
    ELOM and Thrive by Five Index 2016-2023
    Subtitle
    Merged Data
    Abbreviation or Acronym
    ELOM-TB5I 2016-2023
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type
    Child Assessment Survey
    Abstract
    DataDrive2030 is a South African based social enterprise that supports the collection and use of high-quality data to drive improved child outcomes in the first 6 years of life. The suite of early year assessment tools used by DataDrive 2030 measures a range of developmental outcomes in young children and provides an indication of the quality of the early learning environment in home and programme settings. Tools are digitised and designed for affordable use at scale in all official South African languages, with built-in data quality assurance mechanisms. The merged ELOM and Thrive by Five Index 2016-2023 data merges data that was collected using the DataDrive2030 Early Learning Measurement (ELOM) tools - including the ELOM studies in 2016, 2018, and 2019 and other studies - and the Thrive by Five data collected in 2021.

    More information on the merged data can be found in the Data Dictionary. For more information on DataDrive and the ELOM tools visit www.datadrive2030.co.za
    Kind of Data
    Observation data
    Unit of Analysis
    Individuals and institutions

    Version

    Version Description
    V1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
    Version Date
    2024

    Scope

    Notes

    The ELOM is a set of age-normed, standardised, population-based child assessment tools designed to determine whether children are developmentally on track for their age. The tools also establish whether an Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme is effective in preparing children for entry into school, and identify areas for programmatic improvement. The ELOM tool has been developed and validated in South Africa for children aged 4 - 6 years old and is currently available in nine official South African languages. The ELOM includes both direct assessment of children's performance as well as an assessment of the child's social and emotional functioning and orientation to tasks. The ELOM Direct Assessment consists of 23 items measuring indicators of the child's early development in five domains, including:

    Gross Motor Development
    Fine Motor Coordination and Visual Motor Integration
    Emergent Numeracy and Mathematics
    Cognition and Executive Functioning
    Emergent Literacy and Language

    The ELOM includes data on the child's school (school setting (province, rural/urban, traditional), school quintile, and school name) and on the child (age, home language, height, and ELOM child performance scores).

    Keywords
    Early child development Early learning

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage
    The assessment was undertaken in schools in the Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape, and North West Provinces of South Africa.
    Geographic Unit
    The lowest level of geographic aggregation in the data is district municipality.
    Universe
    The assessment focused on children between the ages of 49-69 months in the selected schools.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    DataDrive2030
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    D.G. Murray Trust Funder

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires
    Data was collected using the Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) set of tools which include the following components: ELOM Direct Assessment Kit, ELOM Direct Assessment Kit list, ELOM Direct Assessment Manual, ELOM Technical Manual, ELOM Scoring Sheet, Open source online protocol for tablet/phone-based scoring and data capture, ELOM Teacher Assessment of the Child. Further information on the ELOM can be found at https://datadrive2030.co.za/data-tools/4-and-5-years-assessment-tool/

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2016 2016 ELOM 2016
    2018 2018 ELOM 2018
    2019 2019 ELOM 2019
    2021 2021 Thrive By 5 Index Data
    2022 2022
    2023 2023
    Data Collection Mode
    • Other
    Data Collectors
    Name
    DataDrive2030

    Data appraisal

    Data Appraisal
    A similar set of data was collected by Innovation Edge for the standardisation of the ELOM in 2016 https://doi.org/10.25828/m8hh-t883. However, it is not advised to compare results from this dataset with later rounds of the data. The 2016 sample has no Grade R exposure.

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town support@data1st.org
    Access conditions
    Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License
    Citation requirements
    DataDrive2030. ELOM and Thrive by Five Index 2016-2023, Merged Data [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: DataDrive2030 [producer], 2024. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/WG0D-Y909

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    DataFirst Support Site UCT support@data1st.org

    Metadata production

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata producer
    Date of Metadata Production
    2024-05-31

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    Version 1

    Citation

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