25 years of TIMSS in South Africa: improved achievements but pace of improvement is slowing

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dc.date.accessioned 2021-06-29 en
dc.date.accessioned 2022-08-17T12:28:06Z
dc.date.available 2022-08-17T12:28:06Z
dc.date.issued 2021-06-30 en
dc.identifier.uri http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-june-2021/25-years-of-timss-in-sa en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16089
dc.description.abstract In the context of the political changes of the 1990s in South Africa, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) revised its research agenda in relation to the new democratic government and society. The HSRC reconnected with social science and education communities in South Africa and took a strategic decision to conduct large-scale survey research, which universities may have found difficult to undertake. TIMSS was developed by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement to allow participating nations to compare their learners educational achievement across borders. The late HSRC researcher Dr Derek Gray identified TIMSS as an important study in relation to the South African Reconstruction and Development Plan and to the future planning of the education system in the country. In addition to estimating South African learners achievement in relation to other countries, TIMSS provided the opportunity to monitor changes in educational achievement over time. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.publisher HSRC Press en
dc.subject COVID-19 en
dc.subject MATHEMATICS en
dc.subject SCIENCE en
dc.subject TIMSS en
dc.subject ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT en
dc.title 25 years of TIMSS in South Africa: improved achievements but pace of improvement is slowing en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version N en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.Volume 19(2) en
dc.BudgetYear 2021/22 en
dc.ResearchGroup Inclusive Economic Development en
dc.SourceTitle HSRC Review en
dc.ArchiveNumber 12039 en
dc.URL http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=24375 en
dc.PageNumber 4-7 en
dc.outputnumber 11191 en
dc.bibliographictitle Reddy, V. (2021) 25 years of TIMSS in South Africa: improved achievements but pace of improvement is slowing. HSRC Review. 19(2):4-7. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16089 en
dc.publicationyear 2021 en
dc.contributor.author1 Reddy, V. en


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