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Research

Monitoring and evaluation of projects have been cornerstones of the Basic Concepts Programme

A broad range of assessment and evaluation tools have been developed over the past 10 years. 

Some of the tools that have been developed:-

  • Observation of Mediation Scale - used by teacher mentors
  • Summary of Key Visit Information - used by teacher mentors
  • Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge - used by teachers, mentors and researchers
  • Test battery to assess the scholastic and cognitive functioning of learners (Grade 1 - 3) - used by researchers
  • Evaluation of Basic Concepts Knowledge - used by teachers
  • Transfer of learning monitoring sheet - used by parents

Administrators, teachers and project partners are given regular and detailed feedback on progress. 

Read more about the research that has been done below.

 

Core Research

Louis Benjamin's doctoral research study that helped to establish the BCP is available through the University of Western Cape Library.

Additional Research

Research Documents Project Reference Postedsort ascending
BCP Focus Schools: South Africa 16 November 2023
PDF icon BC Advocacy Project: Final Evaluation Report (2022), PDF icon BC Advocacy Project: Summary of the Main Findings (2022) The Northern Cape Project (2018 - 2024): Reaching All Grade R Learners 15 September 2022
The Northern Cape Project (2018 - 2024): Reaching All Grade R Learners 03 May 2022
PDF icon TBCK: META-ANALYSIS 2007-2020 21 October 2021
Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Results for Phase 1 (Year 1) The Northern Cape Project (2018 - 2024): Reaching All Grade R Learners 01 April 2020
File Word Test Results: Maintenance Year 5, 2019 Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 27 January 2020
File TBCK Year 5 Results (2019) Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 19 January 2020
Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 17 September 2019
Metro Central Education District, Cape Town 13 June 2019
Microsoft Office document icon Baseline Data (1): Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge The Northern Cape Project (2018 - 2024): Reaching All Grade R Learners 27 April 2019
Namaqua Education District, Northern Cape (Phase 2) 03 February 2019
Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Results Year 4 (2018) Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 09 December 2018
File Word Test Results: Baseline + Year 1 + Year 2 + Year 3 + Year 4 Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 02 December 2018
File TBCK Results for Control and Intervention Learners (2008-2018) 24 April 2018
Namaqua Education District, Northern Cape (Phase 2) 25 March 2018
File Word Test Results: Baseline + Year 1, File Word Test Results: Baseline + Year 1 + Year 2, File Word Test Results: Baseline + Year 1 + Year 2 + Year 3 Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 28 December 2017
Metro Central Education District, Cape Town 04 April 2017
File Baseline Data: Set 2 Namaqua Education District, Northern Cape (Phase 2) 17 January 2017
Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Year 1 Results (2015), Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Year 2 Results (2016), Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Year 3 Results (2017) Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 05 December 2016
Microsoft Office document icon Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge, 2017 Etafeni Day Care Centre Trust 01 December 2016

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