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Volume 3: Issue 2 TIMSS SA Newsletter – Educator well-being
April 2018
In the current educational climate, where schools are trying to improve learner achievement with limited resources,
educator well-being may be overlooked as a ‘nice to have’ rather than as a vital component of the educational system.
However, from an organisational perspective, employee well-being is an important factor for educational qualit ...
Published in: 2018
Keywords: Health of educators / Learner achievement / South African educators
Volume 3: Issue 1 TIMSS SA Newsletter – Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study National Reports
February 2018
We are pleased to present the South African Trends in International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS) National Reports. South Africa participated in the TIMSS for the fifth time in
2015. TIMSS assesses learners in mathematics and science, as well as exploring the
relationship between school and home contexts and learner performance in these ...
Published in: 2018
Keywords: TIMSS National Reports
Understanding mathematics achievement amongst learners in South Africa
TIMSS 2015 Grades 5 and 9 National Reports
TIMSS 2015 Grade 9 National Report
Understanding mathematics and science achievement amongst Grade 9 learners in South Africa
The 2015 TIMSS Grade 9 study was administered in August 2015 by a team of researchers at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
Published in: 2018
Keywords: Department of Basic Education (DBE) / Education in South Africa / mathematics achievement / science achievement / TIMSS 2015
TIMSS 2015 Grade 5 National Report
Understanding mathematics and science achievement amongst Grade 5 learners in South Africa
The 2015 TIMSS Grade 5 study was administered for the first time in South Africa in August 2015. The study was led by a team of researchers at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
Published in: 2018
Keywords: Department of Basic Education (DBE) / Education in South Africa / mathematics achievement / science achievement / TIMSS 2015
The impact of language factors on learner achievement in Science
South African learner achievement remains poor, despite large investment in schooling over the last two decades. Literature
and research findings offer no single explanation or solution. In this article, the authors explored the relative contribution of
specific language factors such as the role of home- and school-language equivalence, cultural ...
Published in: 2018
Keywords: Home language / Language factors / Language in education / science achievement
Story of South African educational inequalities
SA-US Partnership Workshop
Published in: 2018
Authors: Vijay Reddy
Keywords: Education in South Africa / education inequalities
Solid Educational Foundations or Playing Catch up later?
SCOA 2018: Vote 14 and 15
Published in: 2018
Keywords: Education / Education in South Africa
School leadership and local learning contexts in South Africa
International research has shown that the quality of school leadership and management (SLM) is important for teaching and learning, particularly in schools where there is acute resource deprivation. This article explores the relationship between leadership and academic achievement in South African secondary schools with varying socio-economic condi ...
Published in: 2018
Authors: Tia Linda Zuze / Andrea Juan
Keywords: School leadership / School management; Learning contexts
Reducing bullying in schools by focusing on school climate and school socio-economic status
This paper is a secondary analysis, using data from the South African 2015 cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). TIMSS is a trend study that assesses Mathematics and Science achievement and is designed to measure changes in the education system over time. The participants of the study included 12,514 learners f ...
Published in: 2018
Keywords: Bullying / School climate / School violence / TIMSS in South Africa