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First‐year undergraduate students’ statistical problem‐solving skills

open access: yesTeaching Statistics, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 8-23, Spring 2024.
Abstract This study investigated first‐year undergraduate statistics students’ statistical problem‐solving skills on the probability of the union of two events, conditional probability, binomial probability distribution, probabilities for x‐limits using the z‐distribution, x‐limit associated with a given probability for a normal distribution ...
Eva G. Makwakwa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating gender gaps in STEM achievement in African secondary schools: a quantile regression and mediation analysis approach

open access: yesFrontiers in Education
IntroductionDespite global efforts to close gender gaps in education, persistent disparities in STEM achievement remain a critical challenge in many African secondary schools, Q9 warranting rigorous empirical investigation. This study investigated gender
Tapela Bulala, Simon Ntumi
doaj   +1 more source

A Generalizable Model for Educational Policy Research in Developing Countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) is a network of fifteen Ministries of Education that undertake educational policy research focused on providing information that will lead to improved decisions concerning ...
Saito, Mioko
core   +1 more source

A comparative analysis of teacher competence and its effect on pupil performance in upper primary schools in Mozambique and other Sacmeq countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2009.Several cross-national studies, which monitor the quality of education in many countries across the world, have been conducted over the recent years.

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The effect of instructional efficiency on grade 6 learners' mathematics achievement in Mpumalanga in SACMEQ III [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016.The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of instructional efficiency on Grade 6 learner achievement in Mathematics in Mpumalanga in SACMEQ project III.

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How effective are poor schools? Poverty and educational outcomes in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes
Massive differentials on achievement tests and examinations reflect South Africa’s divided past. Improving the distribution of educational outcomes is imperative to overcome labour market inequalities.
Servaas van der Berg
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Equity & efficiency in South African primary schools : a preliminary analysis of SACMEQ III South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Thesis (MComm)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The many and varied links between student socioeconomic status and educational outcomes have been well documented in the South African economics of education literature.
Spaull, Nicholas
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Analysis of pupil achievement in the SACMEQ II mathematics assessment in Mauritius using the Rasch model

open access: yes, 2007
Master of EducationEducational reforms are brought about through policy decisions which should be based on sound information. To ensure that the policy decisions are realistic, the data collected by the test administered need to be valid and reliable ...
Ashraf, Fazli Shamim
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Exploring school effects across southern and eastern African school systems and in Tanzania

open access: yes, 2008
The Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) II data are analysed, using multilevel modelling techniques, to explore the key issues underlying the development of school effectiveness models.
Yu, G, Thomas, SM
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