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Differences in the quality of school-based assessment : evidence for Grade 9 Mathematics achievement
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/60965 Differences in the quality of school-based assessment : evidence for Grade 9 Mathematics achievement Van Staden, Surette PUMOTS@GMAIL.COM Motsamai, Puleng Caroline UCTD School-based assessment (SBA) Grade 9 Mathematics Formative assessment Learner achievement Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016. This study aimed to investigate whether there was evidence of variation in the quality of School-Based Assessment (SBA), with specific reference to Grade 9 mathematics. Assessment has been a prime focal point for educational reform in recent years. In the South African context, there are common external assessments carried out below Grade 12. However, assessments are placed entirely in the hands of individual teachers. Moderation and monitoring as quality assurance mechanisms are also conducted internally at varying degrees, which raises the issues regarding the validity, reliability, and credibility of SBA tasks. Learner achievement in mathematics had recently been a debated issue in national and international assessments. Furthermore, South Africa's Grade 9 learners have been performing below the expected levels in mathematics as compared to the rest of the world. A qualitative research approach was used within a case study research design. Purposeful sampling was employed, and five schools with 15 participants were selected. The data were collected through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, observations and field notes, and were triangulated by document analysis in order to make the findings and conclusions more reliable. This study revealed that there is a varying degree in the quality of mathematics SBA tasks, and a lack of knowledge about quality assurance mechanisms. In addition, the study revealed that the participating teachers lacked knowledge on how to develop high quality SBA tasks. This study followed Scheeren's input-process-output model (2004), which was further adapted to provide an opportunity to identify enhancing or impeding issues associated with the quality of SBA and learner achievement at Grade 9 level. bs2026 Science, Mathematics and Technology Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2017-06-08T13:07:06Z 2017-06-08T13:07:06Z 2017-05-09 2016 Dissertation Motsamai, PC 2016, Differences in the quality of school-based assessment : evidence for Grade 9 Mathematics achievement, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60965> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60965 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD School-based assessment (SBA) Grade 9 Mathematics Formative assessment Learner achievement Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Differences in the quality of school-based assessment : evidence for Grade 9 Mathematics achievement |
| title | Differences in the quality of school-based assessment : evidence for Grade 9 Mathematics achievement |
| title_full | Differences in the quality of school-based assessment : evidence for Grade 9 Mathematics achievement |
| title_fullStr | Differences in the quality of school-based assessment : evidence for Grade 9 Mathematics achievement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in the quality of school-based assessment : evidence for Grade 9 Mathematics achievement |
| title_short | Differences in the quality of school-based assessment : evidence for Grade 9 Mathematics achievement |
| title_sort | differences in the quality of school based assessment evidence for grade 9 mathematics achievement |
| topic | UCTD School-based assessment (SBA) Grade 9 Mathematics Formative assessment Learner achievement Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60965 |