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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 descending
Microsoft Office document icon Project Evaluation (2003-2006), Office presentation icon Presentation of project findings (2003-2006) Hantam Community Education Trust (HCET) 18 October 2008
Hantam Community Education Trust (HCET) 22 October 2008
Microsoft Office document icon Test Results One Year After Intervention Hantam Community Education Trust (HCET) 22 October 2008
Office presentation icon Research Poster, 2008, Office presentation icon Internal Evaluation, 2008 Metro Central Education District, Cape Town 24 October 2008
PDF icon Central results for Grade 1 (2009) Metro Central Education District, Cape Town 11 September 2009
PDF icon Mid-term Evaluation Report (2009) Pixley Kaseme District, Northern Cape Department of Education 10 October 2009
PDF icon Summary of Results for Grade R learners (2008 and 2009), Office presentation icon School Preparedness Results for Grade R learners (2008), Office presentation icon School Preparedness Results for Grade R learners (2009) Metro South Education District, Western Cape Department of Education 15 January 2010
Microsoft Office document icon Project Results (2006-2009) Kamiesberg, Namaqua District, Northern Cape 16 October 2010
Microsoft Office document icon Pixley Kaseme, Final Report (2010) Pixley Kaseme District, Northern Cape Department of Education 12 December 2010
Microsoft Office document icon IKWEZI RESULTS 2010-2012 Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit 04 April 2012
Microsoft Office document icon Report on baseline data (2012) Etafeni Day Care Centre Trust 12 June 2012
Microsoft Office document icon Evaluation of the BCP Namaqua Education District, Northern Cape (Phase 1) 11 October 2012
PDF icon Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge of Grade 1 learners (2012) Namaqua Education District, Northern Cape (Phase 1) 20 October 2012
PDF icon Ikwezi Evaluation Report, 2012 Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit 01 November 2012
Microsoft Office document icon Northern Cape Department of Education: Testing Programme For Teachers Namaqua Education District, Northern Cape (Phase 1) 15 November 2012
Microsoft Office document icon Namaqua Project: Project Results (2012) Namaqua Education District, Northern Cape (Phase 1) 24 November 2012
Office presentation icon Summary of Results: Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge 2008-2012 09 September 2013
Microsoft Office document icon Report on baseline data 2013 Etafeni Day Care Centre Trust 20 November 2013
PDF icon Research Paper in the SA Journal of Education (2016) Pixley Kaseme District, Northern Cape Department of Education 17 July 2014
Microsoft Office document icon Report on Baseline Data (2014) Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 17 October 2014

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