A5087836671- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- School Choice and Performance
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2013-2021
We used our previously defined ‘Equity Index’ to determine the demographic profile of 23 universities in South Africa’s higher education sector. undertook an analysis profiles both students and staff based on audited 2011 data from Higher Education Management Information System. also considered equity-weighted research index. show general applicability Euclidean formula calculating 230 equity indices within university All institutions country were ranked these categories. These rankings are...
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The South African education system bears evidence of fluctuations in the final Grade 12 mathematics marks occurring across different learner profiles. This study reflected on National Senior Certificate (NSC) results from Western Cape Education Department for years 2009 to 2014, period just after introduction NSC 2008 and including updated introduced 2014. Accordingly, this aimed examine learners’ performance by socio-economic school quintile district learners Cape. Instead ordinary...
South Africa’s National Senior Certificate examination system was introduced in 2008 as a single national system, order to facilitate fair and standardised assessment provide all learners with an equal chance of access higher education. However, limited research has been done investigate the discrimination power actual items spread difficulty level for from different school quintile types. The purpose study reported on here differential performance 2009 mathematics examination. dataset used...