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Formative assessment as' formative pedagogy 'in Grade 3 mathematics.

Unknown author (AOSIS PUBLISHING, 2019-10-21)

BACKGROUND: Formative assessment, as an integral component of teaching, has recently gained prominence in educational environments globally. Poor performances in mathematics by learners in early grades, and its negative ...
Foundations for Learning Campaign: Helping hand or hurdle?

Meier, Corinne (South African Journal of Education, 2011)

The education system in South Africa has failed to produce competent learners. The effect thereof is intensely felt by higher education institutions. Many of the country’s first-year students cannot read, write and ...
Grade 3 teachers’ formative assessment practices in selected mathematics lessons

Govender, Poomoney (Doctoral dissertation - University of South Africa, 2018-05-01)

This study responds to critical knowledge gaps evident in current literature about how formative assessment is enacted by foundation phase teachers in mathematics in South African public schools. Furthermore, the literature ...
Implementation of the foundations for learning programme in numeracy: experiences of grade three teachers in the Ekurhuleni South District

Govender, Poomoney (University of Johannesburg, 2011-05-01)

The primary aim of this study was to explore and gain a deeper insight of the experiences of grade three teachers implementing the Foundations for Learning Programme (FFLP) that was launched in 2008. This study commenced ...
Information communication technologies as a support strategy for learners experiencing reading difficulties

Mphahlele, Ramashego Shila; Nel, Norma (Per Linguam, 2018-12-01)

One of the most significant current discussions in education departments around the world is reading difficulties. This article explores the use of information communication technologies (ICTs) to support learners experiencing ...
Initial teacher education for managing diversity in South African schools: A case study

Meier, Corinne; Lemmer, Eleanor (Journal of Educational Studies, 2011)

Desegregation of South African schools has presented teachers with new challenges. The inclusion of multicultural education in teacher education programmes is essential to equip teachers in this context but multicultural ...
Insights into Grade 2 teachers' enactment of formative assessment in mathematics in selected priority schools in Gauteng

Govender, Poomoney (South African Journal of Education, 2020)

Assessment for learning; curriculum coverage; formative assessment; mathematics
Investigating the role of teacher training of reception teachers in implementing the pre-primary curriculum in Francistown, Botswana

Mphahlele, Ramashego Shila Shorty; Bawani, Elisa Leungo (2021-03-04)

Background: Teachers emerge as main role players guiding the process of curriculum implementation across all levels of education. At early childhood development (ECD) level, curriculum implementation is unique, but ...
Learning to Live Together: Cross-cultural Perceptions of Student Teachers

Meier, Corinne (© Kamla-Raj 2013, 2013)

Historically the socio-political landscape in South Africa has been shaped by colonial rule and segregation policies. Some ethnic groups were from the outset of colonial rule suppressed and according to the social identity ...
Online Learning Support in a Ubiquitous Learning Environment

Mphahlele, Ramashego Shila Shorty (IGI Global, 2020)

The ubiquitous learning environment (ULE) is both an ontological and epistemological problem. For most scholars, ULE provides an interoperable, pervasive, and seamless learning architecture to connect, integrate, and ...
Problems and prospects in early childhood education provisioning in Turkey and South Africa

Niron, Demet Gören; Meier, Corinne; Lemmer, Eleanor (Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2015-08-18)

The benefits of early childhood development (ECD) programmes are strongly supported by evidence of reduced school dropout and repetition rates. However, the literature on ECD is primarily grounded in research based in ...
What do parents really want? Parent perceptions of their children's schooling

Meier, Corinne; Lemmer, Eleanor (South African Journal of Education, 2015-05)

International evidence confirms that parental involvement has substantial benefits for families and schools, as well as longterm economic benefits for developed and developing countries. To implement sound parental ...
Windows of opportunity: Early Childhood Development prospects in South Africa.

Unknown author (Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)

Early childhood development (ECD) is regarded as critical for establishing the foundation for academic success in schools. The results of the South African Annual National Assessment systemic evaluation (ANA) register ...

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