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
Home and school resources as predictors of mathematics performance in South Africa
Published in: 2015
Keywords: Home context / School resources
Attitudes to science: part of the puzzle to improve educational achievement?
Published in: 2014
Keywords: Enjoyment / Learner achievement / Learner Attitudes / self-confidence / Valuing
Educational outcomes: Pathways and performance in South African high schools
Published in: 2012
Keywords: Educational outcomes / Pathways and performance
Cross‐national achievement studies: learning from South Africa’s participation in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Volume 35, 2005 - Issue 1: Educational change and evaluation in Eastern and Southern Africa
Item readability and science achievement in TIMSS 2003 in South Africa
Secondary analysis of TIMSS results
This study investigated the relationship between readability of 73 text-only multiple-choice questions from Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 and performance of two groups of South African learners: those with limited English-language proficiency (learners attending African schools) and those with better English-lan ...
Published in: 2007
Authors: Edith R. Dempster / Vijay Reddy
Keywords: Inequality in South African education / Languages / Readability