Are there clear expectations for teachers? |
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Are there standards for what students must know and be able to do?
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Yes, at the sub-national level or national level
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Are the tasks that teachers are expected to carry out officially stipulated?
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Yes
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Is there useful guidance on the use of teachers’ working time? |
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Nigeria
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Do teachers’ official tasks include tasks related to instructional improvement?
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4 tasks out of: out of: mentor or support other teachers, collaborate on the school plan, design the curriculum, and take part in the internal evaluation activities of the school
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Does the statutory definition of working time for primary school teachers recognize non-teaching hours?
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Yes, it is the number of hours spent at school
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What is the share of working time allocated to teaching for primary school teachers?
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Teaching time is 70% to 89% of working time
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Are entry requirements set up to attract talented candidates? |
Established
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Nigeria
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At what level of education does teacher initial education take place for primary school teachers?
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ISCED 5B
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At what level of education does teacher initial education take place for secondary school teachers?
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ISCED 5B
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How stringent are requirements to become a primary school teacher?
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3 or 4 requirements out of: Passing a written test, passing an interview-stage assessment, having a minimum amount of practical professional experience, passing an assessment conducted by a supervisor based on the practical professional experience
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How stringent are requirements to become a secondary school teacher?
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3 or 4 requirements out of: Passing a written test, passing an interview-stage assessment, having a minimum amount of practical professional experience, passing an assessment conducted by a supervisor based on the practical professional experience
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How broad is the pool of potential teacher entrants for primary school?
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There is only 1 model of teacher initial education (concurrent, consecutive or alternative, provided that alternative takes place at ISCED5A or above)
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How broad is the pool of potential teacher entrants for secondary school?
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There are 3 models of teacher initial education (concurrent, consecutive or alternative, provided that alternative takes place at ISCED5A or above)
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Is teacher pay appealing for talented candidates? |
Latent
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Nigeria
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Is starting teacher pay competitive?
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N/A
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Does pay vary according to teacher performance?
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No
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Does pay change over the course of a teacher’s career?
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N/A
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Are working conditions appealing for talented applicants? |
Latent
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Nigeria
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How many schools comply with standards for the infrastructure, hygiene and sanitation of schools?
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There are standards, but only 50 to 85% of schools comply with them
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How many primary school students are there per each teacher?
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30 or more students
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How many secondary school students are there per teacher?
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20 or more students
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Are there attractive career opportunities? |
Established
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Nigeria
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Are there opportunities for career advancement?
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Teachers can apply to either administration or academic posts
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Are promotion opportunities linked to performance?
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Yes
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Are there minimum standards for pre-service teaching education programs? |
Emerging
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Nigeria
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What is the minimum level of education required to become a teacher for primary school teachers?
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At or below ISCED 4A
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What is the minimum level of education required to become a teacher for secondary school teachers?
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Above ISCED 5A
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To what extent are teacher-entrants required to be familiar with classroom practice? |
Established
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Nigeria
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Do primary school teacher entrants have opportunities to learn from other teachers through induction, mentoring, or student experience programs?
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Both classroom experience in initial teacher education and through induction or mentoring programs
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Do secondary school teacher entrants have opportunities to learn from other teachers through induction, mentoring, or student experience programs?
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More than 24 months
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How much classroom experience must beginning primary school teacher have?
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Less than 12 months
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How much classroom experience must beginning secondary school teacher have?
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Less than 12 months
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Are there incentives for teachers to work at hard-to-staff schools? |
Latent
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Nigeria
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Are teachers provided incentives for working in hard-to-staff schools?
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No
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Is teaching experience the only factor used in deciding transfer priorities?
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No
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Are there incentives for teachers to teach critical shortage subjects? |
Established
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Nigeria
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Are critical subjects shortages addressed?
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Yes (there is a policy and there may or may not be shortages).
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Are teachers provided incentives for teaching critical shortage subjects?
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N/A
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Does the education system invest in developing qualified school leaders? |
Latent
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Nigeria
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Are there programs to support the development of leadership skills?
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Specific coursework OR participation in an internship or mentoring program
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Is principals' performance rewarded ?
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No
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Are principals expected to support and improve instructional practice? |
Established
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Nigeria
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Are principals explicitly required to provide guidance for curriculum and teaching-related tasks?
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Yes
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Are principals explicitly required to evaluate teacher performance?
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Yes
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Are there systems in place to assess student learning in order to inform teaching and policy? |
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Nigeria
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Are teachers trained to assess student achievement?
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N/A
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Are national large scale examinations used to monitor education quality levels?
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N/A
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Is student achievement data available for policymakers?
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N/A
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Are student assessment findings disseminated to teachers and/or used to provide guidance to underperforming teachers and schools?
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N/A
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Are student assessments used to inform teaching lesson plans and instructional practices?
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N/A
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Are there systems in place to monitor teacher performance? |
Established
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Nigeria
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Are teachers required to participate in evaluations?
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There are either internal or external evaluations of teacher performance, or both
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Do authorities (national, sub-national or local) monitor teacher performance?
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Either national, sub-national or local authorities monitor teacher performance)
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Is it possible to track teachers over time?
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Yes
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Are there multiple mechanisms to evaluate teacher performance? |
Advanced
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Nigeria
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Are classroom observations part of teacher assessment systems?
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Yes
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Are professional communities involved in teacher assessment systems?
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Both principal and colleagues participate in teacher assessments
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Are a variety of criteria (subject matter knowledge, teaching methods, student assessment methods, students’ academic achievement) used to assess teacher performance?
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All four criteria out of: subject matter knowledge, teaching methods, student assessment methods, students’ academic achievement
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Are there opportunities for professional development? |
Latent
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Nigeria
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Are primary school teachers required to participate in professional development?
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No
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Are secondary school teachers required to participate in professional development?
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No
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Are individual teachers responsible for paying for their professional development?
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Teachers pay some costs of professional development in policy or practice
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Is teacher professional development collaborative and focused on instructional improvement? |
Advanced
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Nigeria
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Does professional development include activities that may promote best-practice sharing?
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Teacher professional development includes three out of: observation visits, participation in teacher networks or participation in school networks
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Does professional development provide opportunities for the analysis of instructional practice?
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Teacher professional development includes both research, and mentoring or coaching
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Is teacher professional development assigned based on perceived needs? |
Established
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Nigeria
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If a teacher obtains an unsatisfactory result in an evaluation, is he or she assigned to a supervisor?
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Yes
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Are teacher performance evaluations used to assign professional development?
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Yes
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Are career opportunities linked to performance? |
Established
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Nigeria
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Are promotion opportunities linked to high teacher performance?
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Yes
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Are open-ended appointments informed by performance history?
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There is a probation period, and open-ended appointments are granted based on performance
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Are there mechanisms to hold teachers accountable? |
Emerging
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Nigeria
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Are there requirements (professional development and performance evaluations) to remain in teaching?
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Neither professional development nor performance evaluation requirements for primary and secondary school teachers
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Can teachers be dismissed with cause?
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Teachers can be dismissed for misconduct, child abuse, absenteeism, and poor performance
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Is teacher compensation linked to performance? |
Latent
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Nigeria
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Do performance reviews carry salary implications?
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Yes
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Do high-performing teachers get monetary bonuses?
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No
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