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Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge
Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge Revised Version
Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge
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Data was gathered during the first term from 18 primary schools (n=578) by Learning Support Teachers.
10 June 2017 to 24 June 2017
24 October 2017 to 01 November 2017
A new training for Learning Support Teachers in the Metro.
21 February 2017 to 23 February 2017
Contract Kristin Poulter at Metro Central Education District.
28 February 2017 to 02 March 2017
Contract Kristin Poulter at Metro Central Education District.
03 March 2017
Continuation of Training:- Conceptual Domain of Size

This was my third visit to the project since its inception in September 2016.
13 March 2017 to 17 March 2017

First Visit to Project in 2017
Results from the Test of Word Knowledge
13 February 2017 to 17 February 2017
Support Visit to Project Schools in 2017

This was the first of three visits to the project in 2017, the final year of the project.

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Now I can help the learners from our poorer areas to verbalize for themselves…  they are becoming more confident and starting to love their educational journey.

Metro Central (2013); Training

‘All foundation phase educators, esp. Grade R, should attend this workshop. If everyone in the education system uses this BCP model, we should see remarkable improvements in the learners' LIT/NUM over a couple of years.’ (Metro North, 2009)

Teacher Feedback

Basic Concepts are the building blocks on which cognition and perception is built.

Metro Central Training: WCED (February, 2015)

What stood out for me - was not teaching the content, but how to teach the concept and so much vocabulary is elicited …

Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014

If you understand the basic concepts you will have a better understanding of more complex concepts.

 

Metro Central, October 2013

Before the workshop I thought (that) I knew how to teach or introduce my lessons, but now I know that I was not doing justice to my learners. I took them for granted ... as if (they would) very easily understand my instructions.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training (January, 2013)