Marking Matric

The past ten years in South Africa has seen many changes in education: the creation of a single department of education; common examinations for all learners in public schools in the country, a new outcomes based education curriculum which was introduced to learners in the General Education and Training Phase since 1998 and will be introduced to the Further Education and Training Phase from 2006. To evaluate the success of these changes South African researchers still use the indicator of student achievement.

HSRC Press

Product Information

Format:

148mm x 210mm

Pages:

140

ISBN-13:

978-07969-2116-1

Publish Year:

2006

Rights:

World Rights

Section 1: Macro perspective

Review of ten years of assessment and examinations T. Ndhlovu, Nkosi Sishi & C. Nuga Deliwe
Transition from senior certificate to the further education and training certificate Morgan Naidoo
The history of falling matric standards Peliwe Lolwana

Section 2: Standards and standardisation

The matriculation examination: how can we find out if standards are falling? Mbithi wa Kivilu
The statistical adjustment of matric marks L. Paul Fatti
Evaluating the school-leaving examination against measurement principles and methods: From the matriculation examination to the FETC Cheryl D. Foxcroft
Comparing and Standardising performance trends in the matric examinations using a matrix sampling design Anil Kanjee
Methodological issues in measuring learner flowthrough in the educational system Fabian Arends

Section 3: Disaggregated data illustrating inequalities

Gender and educational achievement in South Africa Helen Perry & Brahm Fleisch
Matric matters Michael Kahn
A trend analysis of matric math performance Vijay Reddy, Servaas van der Berg with Likani Lebani & Bobby Berkowitz
Education in South Africa. The matric results of 20022003: good intentions, unintended consequences and deepening inequalities: The uncomfortable truths of the Western Cape? Peter Kallaway

Section 4: Issues impacting education

Learning (dis)advantage in matriculation language classrooms Jeanne Prinsloo
Many are called, few will remain: HIV and AIDS and the matric in the South African school system Relebohile Moletsane
Listening to matric teachers: township realities and learner achievement levels Makola Collin Phurutse
Matric improvement programmes Jennifer Rault-Smith
FETC: unresolved problems Stephanie Matseleng Allais
Pathways from matric Michael Cosser

Section 5: The future

The Further Education and Training Certificate: unresolved problems – Stephanie Matseleng Allais
Pathways from matric – Michael Cosser

Vijay Reddy is a Research Director of the Education and School Improvement Unit in the Education, Science and Skills Development research programme of the HSRC. Dr Reddy has extensive experience in social science research, especially in the areas of research design and methodology; planning and management of large-scale surveys; and life history research.