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NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT

NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT. NEEDU. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012. Functions of NEEDU. Identify factors that: inhibit school improvement advance school improvement Evaluate:

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NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT

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  1. NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT NEEDU ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012

  2. Functions of NEEDU Identify factors that: inhibit school improvement advance school improvement Evaluate: how DBE and PDEsmonitor schools; how DBE and PDEs support schools quality of leadership, teaching and learning in schools Make proposals: for improving school quality Publish reports: on the state of the education system

  3. MISSION NEEDU’s mission is to facilitate school improvement through systemic evaluation

  4. NEEDU’s approach

  5. Align and synergise

  6. National Strategic discussion with: DG Curriculum: CAPS Assessment: ANA LTSM: Workbooks Individual discussions with each of the above

  7. Evaluations Assess how province monitors & supports schools Assess how 1 district does the same Assess 8 schools in district Recommendations: S → D → P → N Follow up (+ 1 year) S → D → P → N

  8. 2012 Programme This year: Evaluation 1 district and 8 schools in each province Three year cycle:

  9. Method 1. Interviews • Two fieldworkers x 2 days in each school x 6 hrs/day = 24 person hrs: • Interview principal and all members of SMT: 7h • Interview SGB Chair or senior member: 1h • Analyse school level records: 1h • Interview as many teachers as possible, max of 12 • include analysis of teacher records and learner books: 12h • Total: 21 person hrs

  10. 2. Documentary evidence • Learner books: topics covered, on how many days was writing done, quality of writing (eg words, sentences or paragraphs in language; single step or multi-step in maths) • Year plan: how many weeks (38-40)? does it follow the curriculum? • Assessment records (Teacher, school) • Book inventory • Teacher attendance register • Minutes of meetings: SMT, SGB • School logbook (especially for visits by district officials)

  11. 3. Data analysis • Triangulation • The same questions are asked of all the teachers and of all SMT members: • when interviewee accounts differ, arrive at the truth by reading across the interviews; • examples of events add credibility; • documentary evidence is paramount

  12. 4. Description • Descriptive, don’t judge • Objective, don’t pontificate

  13. 5. Recommendations Few in number and directed specifically to: • DBE, especially ANA, CAPS, workbooks • Province: systems for monitoring and supporting work of districts • District: systems for monitoring and supporting teaching and learning in schools • Within the school: • Principal • SMT • Teachers

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