Starting behind and staying behind in South Africa: The case of insurmountable learning deficits in mathematics
N Spaull, J Kotze - International Journal of Educational Development, 2015 - Elsevier
This study quantifies a year's worth of mathematics learning in South Africa (0.3 standard
deviations) and uses this measure to develop empirically calibrated learning trajectories …
deviations) and uses this measure to develop empirically calibrated learning trajectories …
[图书][B] Policy, politics and poverty in South Africa
J Seekings, N Nattrass - 2015 - books.google.com
Seekings and Nattrass explain why poverty persisted in South Africa after the transition to
democracy in 1994. The book examines how public policies both mitigated and reproduced …
democracy in 1994. The book examines how public policies both mitigated and reproduced …
What do we know about primary teachers' mathematical content knowledge in South Africa? An analysis of SACMEQ 2007
There is consensus in the international mathematics teacher education literature that
teachers should, at the most basic level, have mastery of the content knowledge they are …
teachers should, at the most basic level, have mastery of the content knowledge they are …
Poverty, inequality and mathematics performance: The case of South Africa's post-apartheid context
MH Graven - Zdm, 2014 - Springer
South Africa's recent history of apartheid, its resultant high levels of poverty and extreme
social and economic distance between rich and poor continue to play-out in education in …
social and economic distance between rich and poor continue to play-out in education in …
The impact of effective teaching characteristics in promoting student achievement in Ghana
JB Azigwe, L Kyriakides, A Panayiotou… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the extent to which teacher behaviour in classroom affects student
achievement gains in mathematics in Ghana. A representative sample of primary schools …
achievement gains in mathematics in Ghana. A representative sample of primary schools …
Revisiting the relationship between international assessment outcomes and educational production: Evidence from a longitudinal PISA-TIMSS sample
International assessments, such as the Program for International Student Assessment
(PISA), are being used to recommend educational policies to improve student achievement …
(PISA), are being used to recommend educational policies to improve student achievement …
Accountability and trust: Two sides of the same coin?
Trust and accountability are often positioned as opposites, the argument being that
accountability is based on distrust and correction of identified deficiencies. Yet, trust is also …
accountability is based on distrust and correction of identified deficiencies. Yet, trust is also …
African smart cities strategies for agenda 2063
M Slavova, E Okwechime - Africa Journal of Management, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
By synthesizing urbanization challenges and current trends in Africa, this dialogue piece
captures the broader transformative processes taking place on the continent. We develop a …
captures the broader transformative processes taking place on the continent. We develop a …
Mathematics education system in South Africa
Z Jojo - Education systems around the world, 2019 - books.google.com
The teaching of mathematics in South African schools has been pronounced to be among
the worst in the world. Unacknowledged poor teaching of mathematics in a majority of public …
the worst in the world. Unacknowledged poor teaching of mathematics in a majority of public …
[图书][B] Beyond benchmarks
V Reddy, TL Zuze, M Visser, L Winnaar, A Juan… - 2015 - iea.nl
South Africa has participated in a number of local and international educational
achievement studies over the past 20 years. Their main purpose has been to monitor and …
achievement studies over the past 20 years. Their main purpose has been to monitor and …