Browsing Education by Author "Howie, Sarah J."

Browsing Education by Author "Howie, Sarah J."

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  • The achievement gap between science classrooms and historic inequalities 
    Howie, Sarah J.; Scherman, Vanessa (Elsevier, 2008)
    In the past politics deprived many African children (in particular) in South Africa the opportunity of achieving quality education. This was most especially true in subjects such as mathematics and science. In this research ...
  • Assessing the attainment of learner outcomes in Natural Science of the new South African curriculum 
    Hattingh, Annemarie; Rogan, John M.; Aldous, Colleen; Howie, Sarah J.; Venter, Elsie (Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2005)
    The second phase of the Mpumalanga Secondary Science Initiative (MSSI) was launched in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa in 2003. The MSSI seeks to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in all secondary ...
  • Assessment of change in education 
    Fraser, William John; Howie, Sarah J.; Plomp, Tjeerd (Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, 2003-03)
    Assessment is back. There is undoubtedly a transnational preoccupation with the national performance of education systems, performance-based pedagogies, and the assessment of student learning. The shift from educational ...
  • Chemical concepts inventory of grade 12 learners and UP foundation year students 
    Potgieter, Marietjie; Rogan, John M.; Howie, Sarah J. (Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2005)
    Incoming chemistry students at tertiary institutions have a variety of academic backgrounds that influence their prospects of success at first-year level. The proficiencies of incoming students are currently changing due ...
  • Contextualizing South Africa's participation in the SITES 2006 module 
    Blignaut, Seugnet; Els, Christo; Howie, Sarah J. (EASA, 2010-11)
    The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) initiated the Second International Technology in Education Study (SITES 2006) - a large-scale comparative survey on the use of Information ...
  • The effect of multilingual policies on performance and progression in reading literacy in South African primary schools 
    Howie, Sarah J.; Venter, Elsie; Van Staden, Surette (Taylor & Francis, 2008)
    South Africa's rich multicultural society is reflected by 11 official languages. The Language in Education policy stipulates that children should start learning at school in their home language until Grade 3. In most ...
  • ePIRLS 2016 : South African Highlights Report 
    Howie, Sarah J.; Combrinck, Celeste; Roux, Karen; Tshele, Mishack; Mtsatse, Nangamso; McLeod Palane, Nelladee; Mokoena, Gabriel (Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), 2017)
    The difference between reading on-line and reading on paper for Grade 5 learners in Gauteng was explored in a multiple case study when South Africa participated in ePIRLS 2016. The Progress in International Reading ...
  • An evaluation of the implementation of the National ICT Policy for Education in Namibian rural science classrooms 
    Ngololo, E.N. (Elizabeth Ndeukumwa); Howie, Sarah J.; Plomp, Tjeerd (Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2012)
    Information Communication Technology (ICT) implementation in Namibian schools is still in its infancy in rural science classrooms at junior secondary school level. The research reported in this paper adapted the ...
  • Finding the best fit : the adaptation and translation of the Performance Indicators for Primary Schools for the South African context 
    Archer, Elizabeth; Scherman, Vanessa; Coe, Robert; Howie, Sarah J. (Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010-03)
    Reform and improvement are imperative in the current South African education system. Monitoring of school and learner achievement is an essential for establishing praxis for school improvement. Diversity of culture and ...
  • The gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students in science achievement in South African secondary schools 
    Howie, Sarah J.; Scherman, Vanessa; Venter, Elsie (Taylor & Francis, 2008)
    South Africa’s education system is still deep in the throes of reform under its third Minister of Education since 1994. Poor communities, in particular those of rural Africans, bear the brunt of the past inequalities. ...
  • High-stakes testing in South Africa : friend or foe? 
    Howie, Sarah J. (Routledge, 2012-02)
    The Jomtien conference in 1990 on Education for All is seen by many as a turning point for the introduction of increased monitoring and evaluation of the quality of education systems around the world. Internationally, ...
  • Introduction : narrowing the achievement gap? 
    Howie, Sarah J.; Plomp, Tjeerd (Elsevier, 2008)
  • Language and other background factors affecting secondary pupils' performance in Mathematics in South Africa 
    Howie, Sarah J. (Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2003)
    South Africa participated in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 1995 and again in 1999 (TIMSS-Repeat) and in both studies the performance was extremely low compared to the other countries in ...
  • Making Euclidean geometry compulsory : are we prepared? 
    Van Putten, Sonja; Howie, Sarah J.; Stols, Gerrit Hendrikus (Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010-12)
    This study investigated the attitude towards, as well as the level of understanding of Euclidean geometry in pre-service mathematics education (PME) students. In order to do so, a case study was undertaken within which a ...
  • Moving from a discourse of access to reading instructional materials to the management and utilisation thereof : Progress International Reading Literature Study at Grade 4 in South Africa 
    Zimmerman, Lisa; Howie, Sarah J. (Unisa Press, 2016-12)
    Two cycles of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) were completed in South Africa in 2006 and 2011. In this article, we investigate the qualities of high-performing reading literacy schools for ...
  • A national assessment in mathematics within an international comparative assessment 
    Howie, Sarah J. (Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, 2004-06)
    South Africa has only recently introduced national systemic assessments at Grades 3, 6 and 9 into policy and conducted its first national assessment (Grade 3). Prior to this, South Africa had no systemic monitoring of the ...
  • PIRLS 2006 Summary Report : South African Children’s Reading Achievement 
    Howie, Sarah J.; Venter, Elsie; Van Staden, Surette; Zimmerman, Lisa; Long, Caroline; Du Toit, Cecilia Magdalena; Scherman, Vanessa; Archer, Elizabeth; Nel, Cilla; Botha, Monica; M Consulting CC (Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), 2007)
    The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international comparative survey of reading literacy of Grade 4 (9 year-old) learners. The study was established to provide countries with information about ...
  • PIRLS 2011 : South African Children’s Reading Literacy Achievement Report 
    Howie, Sarah J.; Van Staden, Surette; Tshele, Mishack; Dowse, Cilla; Zimmerman, Lisa (Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), 2012)
    After participation in PIRLS 2006, South Africa participated in once again in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2011). In PIRLS 2011, the South African study assessed a Grade 5 population in an ...
  • PIRLS 2016 : South African Highlights Report 
    Howie, Sarah J.; Combrinck, Celeste; Tshele, Mishack; Roux, Karen; McLeod Palane, Nelladee; Mokoena, Gabriel (Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), 2017)
    The Grade 5 reading literacy achievement of learners who wrote in Afrikaans, English and isiZulu are reported in the PIRLS 2016 highlights report. The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is a worldwide ...
  • PIRLS Literacy 2016 : South African Highlights Report (Grade 4) 
    Howie, Sarah J.; Combrinck, Celeste; Roux, Karen; Tshele, Mishack; Mokoena, Gabriel; McLeod Palane, Nelladee (Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), 2017)
    How well do South African Grade 4 learners read when compared internationally and locally in the 11 official languages? Can Grade 4 learners read for meaning by the end of their scholastic year? These are but some of the ...