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Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane 

Research Associate

Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane is an education researcher at the Department of Basic Education, South Africa. The unit is responsible for system monitoring, supporting performance information management, and conducting research and evaluation of education interventions. She is part of the research team for the government-led Early Grade Reading Study randomised control trials (2015-2018, 2018-2021,2021-2023).

She has a Doctorate in Education Policy from Stellenbosch University; her thesis contributes to the language in education debate through an analysis of history, policies, and large-scale data. She has a Master’s Degree (with distinction) in Education from the University of Witwatersrand. Her studies focused on substantiating the contribution of Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) to evaluating early-grade reading acquisition using literature analysis and empirical data analysis of large sample data.

Nompumelelo is also a Centre for Global Development non-resident fellow and a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute of Statistics (UIS) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the Sustainability Development Goal 4.1.1 on reading and numeracy.

September 24, 2023 in 2023, Authors, Conferences and Workshops, Debra Shepherd, Education 2023, Gabrielle Wills, Martin Gustafsson, News and Opinion, Nic Spaull, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Nwabisa Makaluza, Presentations, Rebecca Selkirk, Servaas van der Berg, Uncategorized

Conference on Quantitative Education Research (QER) 2023

RESEP held its 7th annual conference on Quantitative Education Research (QER) from 5-6 September 2023 at STIAS, Stellenbosch University.
September 24, 2023 By: RESEP PDF
July 18, 2021 in Education - Publications, Gabrielle Wills, Journal Articles, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Publications, Research Outputs

Benchmarking oral reading fluency in the early grades in Nguni languages

To prevent children from falling behind in the developmental sequence of reading, a shared vision of what reading success looks like is required. This paper…
July 18, 2021 By: Cally Ardington, Gabrielle Wills, Elizabeth Pretorius, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, and Alicia Menendeze PDF
November 5, 2020 in Education - Reports & Policy, Gabrielle Wills, Nangamso Mtsatse, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Policy Briefs, Reports, Servaas van der Berg

SUMMARY REPORT: Benchmarking early grade reading skills in Nguni languages

This is a summary report that presents the key findings and approach used in identifying early grade reading benchmarks and thresholds in three Nguni languages:…
November 5, 2020 By: Gabrielle Wills, Nangamso Mtsatse, Nicola Deghaye, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Servaas van der Berg, Cally Ardington, Elizabeth Pretorius, Alicia Menendez PDF
November 5, 2020 in Education - Reports & Policy, Gabrielle Wills, Nangamso Mtsatse, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Policy Briefs, Reports, Servaas van der Berg

TECHNICAL REPORT: Benchmarking early grade reading skills in Nguni languages

This report presents the key findings and approach used in identifying early grade reading benchmarks and thresholds in three Nguni languages: isiZulu, isiXhosa and siSwati. 
November 5, 2020 By: Gabrielle Wills, Nangamso Mtsatse, Nicola Deghaye, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Servaas van der Berg, Cally Ardington, Elizabeth Pretorius, Alicia Menendez PDF
May 6, 2020 in Education, Education - Working Papers, Education 2020, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Non-economic Working Papers, Research Outputs, Working Papers

Mother-tongue Instruction or Straight-for-English? The Primary Education Policy Dilemma

Language-in-education policy has a powerful influence on social and economic relations, with complex dimensions in multilingual and unequal societies such as South Africa.
May 6, 2020 By: Nompumelelo Mohohlwane PDF
September 4, 2018 in Education, Education - Reports & Policy, Education 2018, Nic Spaull, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Policy Briefs

Creating reading fluency benchmarks in African languages

Learning to read for meaning is the most important skill that children learn in primary school. If a child cannot read well, then they will…
September 4, 2018 By: Nic Spaull, Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Elizabeth Pretorius PDF