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Jemutai, Sarah; Webb, Paul – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019
Background: Literature reveals that guided play promotes the development of visuospatial abilities essential for learning to read, write and do mathematics. However, most of these findings have focused on older children who are already literate, and the tests and the instruments used were designed for children in Western contexts. Aim: As there is…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Play, Cross Cultural Studies, Pretests Posttests
Bansilal, Sarah – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2017
The introduction of the Annual National Assessment (ANA) programme by the South African education department was met with much resistance from unions with some stating that it is not matched well to the curriculum. In this small-scale study, I compare the differences in outcomes between the internal summative assessment and the ANA for Grade 9…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 9, Secondary School Mathematics
van der Berg, Servaas; Shepherd, Debra – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2015
This study analyses information and feedback from matriculation-level continuous assessment in the South African education system in 2005. Continuous assessment (CASS) at the time carried a 25% weight in the final matriculation (Grade 12) mark, and it provided feedback that affected examination preparation and effort. Weak assessment in schools…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Foreign Countries, Correlation, Feedback (Response)
Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons; Fink, Günther; Moucheraud, Corrina; Matafwali, Beatrice – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2012
While early childhood education has received increasing attention in the developing world in recent years, relatively little evidence is available from sub-Saharan Africa on its effects on child development and subsequent school enrolment. We use a prospective case-control design to evaluate the developmental impact of a community-based early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, School Readiness