This report is presented in three sections: • Part A presents the Introduction and Background and highlights some broad performance trends from the analysis of the Grade 9 TIMSS 2019 restricted use science items. • Part B presents the analysis of individual restricted use science items. • Part C presents ideas for remediation to improve t ...

This report is presented in three sections: 1. Part A presents the Introduction and Background and highlights some broad performance trends from the analysis of the Grade 5 TIMSS 2019 restricted use science items. 2. Part B presents the analysis of individual restricted use science items. 3. Part C presents ideas for remediation to improve the t ...

About TIMSS TIMSS is an assessment of the mathematics and science knowledge of fourth and eighth Grade learners around the world. A few countries, including South Africa, assess fifth and ninth Grade learners. The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (using IEA constructed scales designed for the group of inte ...

Statistics Canada selected the South African sample and Gauteng provincial sample of 150 schools from the 2018 Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) List of schools that offered Grade 9 classes (648 Public and 348 Independent schools). Public schools accommodate 88% of the province’s learners, and independent schools 12%. The sampling was based ...

In August 2019, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) collected achievement and contextual data in 150 secondary schools from 150 principals, 150 mathematics educators, 150 science educators, and 5 633 Grade 9 learners in the Gauteng province. The analysis of data was informed by a framework focused on how to build achievement and bridge achie ...