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Volume 5: Issue 1 TIMSS SA Newsletter – Publics’ Relationship with Science
May 2020
During this time of the Covid 19 pandemic, we have all been eager for scientific information relating to the nature of the virus, how it is spread, possible vaccinations to prevent infection, and possible treatments if we contract this disease. Scientific information has informed decision making of governments and the public. Covid-19 has sharply h ...
Published in: 2020
Keywords: COVID-19 / HSRC Review / Science and the public
TIMSS 2019: Highlights of South African Grade 5 and 9 Results in Mathematics and Science
Published in: 2020
Keywords: Mathematics and Science / Mathematics Grade 5 / Mathematics Grade 9 / Science Grade 5 / Science Grade 9
TIMSS 2019 Highlights of Western Cape Province Grade 9 Results in Mathematics and Science
Building Achievement and Bridging Achievement Gaps
The Western Cape TIMSS 2019 school sample was selected from the 2018 Department of Basic Education (DBE) List of Schools that offered Grade 9 classes. Statistics Canada selected the South African sample and Western Cape provincial sample of 150 schools based on school type (public, independent) as explicit stratification variables and school povert ...
Published in: 2020
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Andrea Juan / Lolita Winnaar / Fabian Arends / Jaqueline Harvey / Sylvia Hannan / Ncamisile Zulu
Keywords: Mathematics Grade 9 / Science Grade 9 / TIMSS 2019
TIMSS 2019 Highlights of South African Grade 9 Results in Mathematics and Science
Achievement and Achievement Gaps
About TIMSS
TIMSS is an assessment of the mathematics and science knowledge of fourth and eighth Grade
learners around the world. A few countries, including South Africa, assess fifth and ninth Grade
learners. The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (using
IEA constructed scales designed for the group of inte ...
Published in: 2020
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Lolita Winnaar / Andrea Juan / Fabian Arends / Jaqueline Harvey / Sylvia Hannan / Catherine Namome / Palesa Sekhejane / Ncamisile Zulu
Keywords: Education / Education in South Africa / TIMSS 2019 / Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
TIMSS 2019 Highlights of South African Grade 5 Results in Mathematics and Science
Achievement and Achievement Gaps
TIMSS Assessment framework
The curriculum used by TIMSS is broadly defined as the major organising concept in considering how
educational opportunities are provided to learners and the factors associated with how learners use
these opportunities. The TIMSS Curriculum Model has three aspects: the intended curriculum, the
implemented curriculum, ...
Published in: 2020
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Lolita Winnaar / Andrea Juan / Fabian Arends / Jaqueline Harvey / Sylvia Hannan / Catherine Namome / Ncamisile Zulu
Keywords: Education in South Africa / Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
TIMSS 2019 Highlights of Gauteng Province Grade 9 Results in Mathematics and Science
Building Achievement and Bridging Achievement
Statistics Canada selected the South African sample and Gauteng provincial sample of 150 schools from the 2018 Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) List of schools that offered Grade 9 classes (648 Public and 348 Independent schools). Public schools accommodate 88% of the province’s learners, and independent schools 12%. The sampling was based ...
Published in: 2020
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Fabian Arends / Lolita Winnaar / Andrea Juan / Catherine Namome / Palesa Sekhejane / Sylvia Hannan / Jaqueline Harvey
Keywords: Education / Mathematics Achievement in South Africa / Science Achievement in South Africa / TIMSS in South Africa
Public Understanding and Experiences of Covid-19 in South Africa and around the World
The Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged the health systems, economies and social wellbeing of citizens around the globe. This has prompted the need to understand the views of the public in relation to their understanding and experience of this pandemic. Many countries, including South Africa, have therefore conducted surveys with the public to elicit the ...
Published in: 2020
Keywords: COVID-19 / Public understanding of science
Public Understanding and Experiences of Covid-19 in South Africa
Studies of the public understanding, and experience, of Covid-19 have been conducted around the world, including in South Africa. With the first confirmed cases of Covid-19 occurring in the country in March 2020, and the current confirmed number of cases at 17 200, understanding these aspects has become even more important. This infographic present ...
Published in: 2020
Keywords: COVID-19 / Public and science / Public understanding of science
Mapping Public Relationship with Science Surveys
SCIENCE AND THE PUBLICS
In 2008, the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) and the Human Sciences
Research Council (HSRC) collaborated on shaping a research agenda related to public and science surveys in
South Africa.1
The first step in shaping the agenda was to conduct a scoping exercise by reviewing the Public
and Science field, both ...
Published in: 2020
Keywords: Public relationship with science / Science and the public / Surveys
Learners’ educational aspirations in South Africa: The role of the home and the school
An extensive body of research exists on the background characteristics that predict learner achievement. However, in South Africa, little attention has been paid to the level of educational aspirations and the factors that shape the level of aspirations. Using a bio-ecological systems theory of development, we explored the role of gender, socio-eco ...
Published in: 2020
Authors: Angelina Wilson Fadiji / Vijay Reddy
Keywords: Home resources / Learner educational aspirations / Parental involvement / School climate / Socioeconomic status