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Use what you have to get what you need: The appropriateness of TIMSS to appraise and inform policy
Education is a key priority in the country, and outcome one in the presidential delivery agreements. It is therefore important to use reliable data to appraise the well-being of the system to date. Shawn Rogers and Lolita Winnaar explore how the TIMSS design and framework generate data that provides invaluable information on the nature and extent o ...
Published in: 2013
Authors: Shawn Rogers / Lolita Winnaar
Keywords: Measuring improvement / Measuring outcomes / Measuring quality / Policy
TIMMS 2011 in a nutshell: Mathematics and science levels improve, but still low
mathematics and science levels improve, but still low
Published in: 2013
Keywords: Mathematics Achievement in South Africa / Mathematics and Science / Science Achievement in South Africa
The good teacher: what teachers need to teach well
Published in: 2013
Authors: Fabian Arends
Keywords: Educational experience / Quality Education / Teacher classroom practices
Science Awareness, Attitudes and Astronomy
Continuity and Changes
SASAS Methodology
The SASAS 2013 sample consisted of 2 739 adults over the age of 16. In this sample,
three explicit stratification variables are used, namely province, geography
type and population group. The sample was weighted on the 2011 national
census and is thus representative of the South African adult population. The
SASAS ensures t ...
Published in: 2013
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Andrea Juan / Sylvia Hannan / Fabian Arends / Michael Gastrow / Benjamin Roberts
Keywords: Public relationship with science / SASAS / Science / Science and the public
Improving teaching and learning through the South African Annual National Assessment: Challenges, possibilities and solutions
This policy brief has provided a vision of how a large-scale assessment such as ANA can support and improve teaching and learning. The challenges inherent in using the analyses from ANA data in informing school improvement policies and strategies are acknowledged. Through this policy brief, it is argued that large-scale assessment, when directly li ...
Published in: 2013
Keywords: Learning environment / Learning Programmes in South Africa / Successful teaching tool
I love maths and science: exploring the views of learners
Published in: 2013
Authors: Andrea Juan / Menzi Mthethwa
Keywords: Learner aspirations / Learner Attitudes
Attitudes towards science in South Africa
There is an assumption that a positive relationship between the public, and science and technology, can support economic, personal and social development, as well as strengthen democracy and citizenship. Using data from the 2013 South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) and the 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Stud ...
Published in: 2013
Keywords: Learner Attitudes / Science
A climate of achievement: factors that impact scholarly performance
Published in: 2013
Authors: Mariette Visser / Andrea Juan
Keywords: Bullying / School climate / School infrastructure / School safety