by Admin | Aug 1, 2024 | Early Grade Research Focus
Introduction The Grade 3 Mathematics Backlogs Action Research Project was undertaken by the University of Fort Hare’s Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development (NMI) to: (i) explore the nature of mathematics backlogs, and (ii) design materials to...
by Admin | May 28, 2024 | Early Grade Research Focus
Introduction Reading is the fundamental basis upon which education is built. Therefore, it is important to assess and track learners’ ability to read with reference to the standards of vocabulary and fluency as laid out in Foundation Phase Grade curriculums. While...
by Admin | Nov 25, 2023 | Early Grade Research Focus
Why … review ICT programmes in early-grade mathematics education? Mathematics is powerful. A strong mathematical understanding can unlock opportunities, but South African learners gravely underperform in this subject. ICT applications hold enormous potential to teach...
by Admin | Nov 25, 2023 | Early Grade Research Focus
Why … investigate the role of language in early-grade mathematics teaching and learning? South African learners in Grades 4 and 5 performed dismally in reading and mathematics in two recent international assessments (PIRLS 2021 and TIMSS 2019, respectively)....
by Admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Early Grade Research Focus
Grade 4 Reading Catch-Up Programme: summary of impact report Name of organisation/service provider: Wits University: Led by Prof. Brahm Fleisch, Dr Stephen Taylor and Dr Thabo Mabogoane Name of Project / Intervention: Reading Catch-Up Research Project Duration of...
by Admin | Mar 14, 2021 | Early Grade Research Focus
Introduction The South African national curriculum promotes Group Guided Reading (GGR) as the core Foundation Phase reading instructional strategy. Following GGR, learners with similar reading abilities are placed in small groups and appropriate reading material is...
