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Do survey items function equivalently in diverse contexts?

This study investigates whether the quality of school-based assessment (SBA) influences matriculation performance in Mathematics within quintile 1 to 3 schools in Limpopo, South Africa. It builds on previous literature that identified poor schools in Limpopo excelling in Mathematics achievement at the matriculation level.

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May 13, 2026 By: Bianca Böhmer PDF

Schooling and learning? How South African students get through high school despite low academic outcomes in the early grades

This study investigates whether the quality of school-based assessment (SBA) influences matriculation performance in Mathematics within quintile 1 to 3 schools in Limpopo, South Africa. It builds on previous literature that identified poor schools in Limpopo excelling in Mathematics achievement at the matriculation level.

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February 19, 2026 By: Ursula Hoadley, Gabrielle Wills, Carol Bertram and Servaas van der Berg PDF

Assessing the Relationship Between School-Based Assessment and Matric Performance in Mathematics: A Quantitative Analysis of Poor Schools in Limpopo

This study investigates whether the quality of school-based assessment (SBA) influences matriculation performance in Mathematics within quintile 1 to 3 schools in Limpopo, South Africa. It builds on previous literature that identified poor schools in Limpopo excelling in Mathematics achievement at the matriculation level.

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April 24, 2025 By: Janke Claasen PDF

Incomplete resourcing of inclusive education in South Africa: Implications for the reading crisis

In 2021, teachers instructing the average Grade 4 student in South Africa faced reading abilities spanning almost four grade levels in one classroom (Böhmer & Wills, 2023). In this context, curriculum or instruction differentiation is a necessary classroom strategy. The South African curriculum and inclusive education policies recognise learner diversity and envisage class teachers as responsible for curriculum differentiation supported by district and circuit experts.

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April 24, 2025 By: Gabrielle Wills, Nicola DeghayeNicola Deghaye & Gabrielle Wills PDF