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TIMSS ITEM DIAGNOSTIC REPORT: SOUTH AFRICA GRADE 9 MATHEMATICS
Common contextual factors and icons
Central to the learner performance in assessments (both national and international) in mathematics is the ability to solve problems. The National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12 (DBE, 2011) specifies that it aims to produce learners that are able to identify and solve problems and make decisions using critical and creative thinking. The National C ...
Published in: 2016
Authors: Mogege Mosimege / Unathi Beku / Andrea Juan / Sylvia Hannan / Cas Prinsloo / Jaqueline Harvey / Ncamisile Zulu
Keywords: Item Diagnostic Analysis / Mathematics Grade 9 / South African school system
TIMSS ITEM DIAGNOSTIC REPORT: SOUTH AFRICA GRADE 5 NUMERACY
This report serves as a diagnostic indication of South African learner performance in the TIMSS 2015 Grade
5 Numeracy assessment. Several patterns of weakness and suggested remedial actions were identified
and it is hoped that this will be beneficial for all role-players and stakeholders in the South African education
system. This includes curri ...
Published in: 2016
Authors: Andrea Juan / Sylvia Hannan / Ncamisile Zulu / Jaqueline Harvey / Cas Prinsloo / Mogege Mosimege / Unathi Beku
Keywords: Mathematics Grade 5 / South African school system / TIMSS Numeracy
TIMSS 2015 Highlights of Mathematics and Science Achievement of Grade 9 South African Learners
Nurturing green shoots
Thirty-six countries participated in TIMSS 2015 at the
Grade 8 level and three countries at the Grade 9 level
(Norway, Botswana and South Africa). We will describe
the achievement scores using three measures, namely (i)
average mathematics and science scale scores in TIMSS
2015 for participating countries; (ii) change in mathematics
and scien ...
Published in: 2016
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Mariette Visser / Lolita Winnaar / Fabian Arends / Andrea Juan / Cas Prinsloo / Kathryn Isdale
Keywords: Mathematics Achievement in South Africa / Mathematics and Science / Mathematics Grade 9 / Science Grade 9 / Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
TIMSS 2015 Highlights of Mathematics Achievement amongst Grade 5 South African Learners
Nurturing green shoots
South Africa is one of the lower performing countries in
mathematics in comparison to other participating countries.
There are improvements that need to be made and valuable
lessons to be learned. Building on what we have learnt
from the Grade 9 TIMSS with respect to improvements over
time, this first round of TIMSS at the Grade 5 level is an
...
Published in: 2016
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Kathryn Isdale / Andrea Juan / Mariette Visser / Lolita Winnaar / Fabian Arends
Keywords: Mathematics Grade 5 / South African school system / TIMSS 2015 / TIMSS in South Africa
Safe And Sound? Violence And South African Education
Published in: 2016
Authors: Tia Linda Zuze / Vijay Reddy / Andrea Juan / Sylvia Hannan / Mariette Visser / Lolita Winnaar
Keywords: School safety / School type / South African school system
Quality education for sustainable development: Are we on the right track? Evidence from the TIMSS 2015 study in South Africa
Abstract
Obtaining quality education provides the foundation for improving
people’s lives and contributes to sustainable development. The
world has come a long way in achieving the goal of equality in primary
education for girls and boys, but few countries have achieved that
target at all levels of education, as reported by UNICEF (2016). Th ...
Published in: 2016
Authors: Alex, J.K / Andrea Juan
Keywords: mathematics achievement / Quality Education / sustainable development / TIMSS 2015
Have we reached gender equity in mathematics education?
Evidence from TIMSS South Africa 2011
Published in: 2016
Authors: Tia Linda Zuze / Vijay Reddy / Andrea Juan / Mariette Visser / Lolita Winnaar / Sylvia Hannan
Keywords: Gender equality / Gender equity / Mathematics Education
Does it matter if students enjoy learning science?
Exploring student attitudes towards science in South Africa
Published in: 2016
Keywords: Attitudes to science / Enjoy science / School science
Address by the Chief Executive Officer of the HSRC, Prof Crain Soudien, at the Release of South African participation in TIMSS 2015
South Africa has participated in a number of national, as well as cross-country comparative
assessment studies to measure achievement in the key knowledge areas of language, mathematics
and sciences. There have been five rounds of the Trends in International Mathematics and
Science Study (TIMSS), three rounds of the Progress in International Rea ...
Published in: 2016
Authors: Crain Soudien
Volume 1: Issue 6 TIMSS SA Newsletter – Insights into rural education and learner attitudes to science
December 2015
In this month’s blog, Lisa Wiebesiek provides insights into rural education in
South Africa, based on her extensive fieldwork experience in the Eastern
Cape and Kwazulu-Natal provinces. These reflections paint a picture of the
life of learners in rural communities and the importance of context specific
educational interventions.
Published in: 2015
Keywords: Rural education in South Africa / Science