Cross‐country data on skills and the quality of schooling: A selective survey
Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 3-26, February 2024.Abstract Scores in standardized international student achievement tests and some recent adult literacy studies provide interesting data on the quality of educational outputs and on the skill level of the population that can be a useful complement to the data on the quantity of schooling which have been most commonly used in the growth literature.
Ángel de la Fuente, Rafael Doménech
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The effect of instructional efficiency on grade 6 learners' mathematics achievement in Mpumalanga in SACMEQ III [PDF]
, 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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First‐year undergraduate students’ statistical problem‐solving skills
Teaching 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
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The Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (superseded version) [PDF]
, 2015 The Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) carries out large-scale cross-national research studies in member countries in the Southern and Eastern Africa region.
Australian Council for Educational Research
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Relationships between mathematics and literacy: exploring some underlying factors [PDF]
, 2008 This paper focuses on Grade 7 learners in two township schools where the relationships between performance on language and reading tests in the home language and English were investigated in relation to examination performance in mathematics.
Bohlmann, Carol, Pretorius, Elizabeth
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Harassment Free Schools: Sexual Harassment and Academic Performance of Primary School Pupils in Kenya [PDF]
, 2021 Improvement of learning outcomes in primary schools is one of the remaining challenges in the Kenyan education sector. Exam scores are commonly used globally to measure outcomes of learning activities of pupils in schools.
USUI, Sayaka, BLEVINS, Benjamin K.
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, 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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A Generalizable Model for Educational Policy Research in Developing Countries [PDF]
, 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
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A Preliminary Analysis of SACMEQ III South Africa [PDF]
The many and varied links between student socio-economic status and educational outcomes have been well documented in the South African economics of education literature. The strong legacy of apartheid and the consequent correlation between education and
Nic Spaull
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How effective are poor schools? Poverty and educational outcomes in South Africa [PDF]
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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