The Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged the health systems, economies and social wellbeing of citizens around the globe. This has prompted the need to understand the views of the public in relation to their understanding and experience of this pandemic. Many countries, including South Africa, have therefore conducted surveys with the public to elicit the ...

Studies of the public understanding, and experience, of Covid-19 have been conducted around the world, including in South Africa. With the first confirmed cases of Covid-19 occurring in the country in March 2020, and the current confirmed number of cases at 17 200, understanding these aspects has become even more important. This infographic present ...

The staggered reopening of schools in South Africa is set to begin in June, starting with the return of Grade 7 and 12 learners. This infographic explores whether our schools are adequately equipped to handle the required precautions against Covid-19. Using data from the August 2019 National Education Infrastructure Management System Standard Repor ...

TIMSS 2019 kicked off with the team working on national adaptations to the international instruments (maths and science achievement booklets, learner background questionnaires, educator questionnaires, and school questionnaires). These adaptations are done to ensure that South African terminology is used, and to allow for consistency with previous ...

There is an assumption that a positive relationship between the public, and science and technology, can support economic, personal and social development, as well as strengthen democracy and citizenship. Using data from the 2013 South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) and the 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Stud ...

Efforts to reverse historic inequalities in school spending have been a priority for the South African government since 1994. Educational policies have focused on how to make schooling more affordable for the poorest South Africans, but households also differ in the personal time and money that they invest in education. We use the 2011 Trends in ...

The well-being of educators is key to ensuring quality education. Well-being is influenced by factors such as mental and physical health, as well as elements of the school environment. Using data from the Health of Educators in Public Schools Study and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, we examine the physical and mental wel ...

The achievement tests in the 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) were designed to assess the thinking processes that learners engage in when solving mathematics problems. The hierarchy of cognitive processes included three domains: knowledge, applying and reasoning. We examine these three cognitive domains and provide ...

The National Learner Transport Policy was introduced in 2015 to address problems associated with access to education in public ordinary schools due to the distances learners have to travel to and from school on a daily basis. Using the National Household Travel Survey (2013)and General Household Survey (2013), we explore how learners travel to scho ...

A critical constraint on the education and training system and the labour market is the inadequate quality of basic education. Success in the school subjects of Languages, Mathematics and Science forms the basis for participation and success in technical subjects in post-school education and training institutions, and in the workplace. It is clea ...