The 2015 publication titled “Beyond Benchmarks: What do twenty years of TIMSS data tell us about South African education?” provides a measured assessment of what has been achieved over the last 20 years based on the evidence provided by TIMSS. The report aims to redefine what ‘good’ progress means in light of South Africa’s developmental pathway and to recommend what evidence based interventions can be considered as the next realistic steps in South Africa’s educational development.
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National reports
Mathematics and Science performance in the middle school years in South Africa (1997).
Mathematics and Science literacy of final-year school students in South Africa (1998)
Mathematics and Science performance in grade 8 in South Africa 1998/1999.
Mathematics and Science achievement at South African Schools in TIMSS 2003.
Highlights from TIMSS 2011: South Africa.
Periodical articles
The good, the bad and the potential: unpacking TIMSS 2011
Use what you have to get what you need: The appropriateness of TIMSS to appraise and inform policy
Solid foundations: the role of the home in education
A climate of achievement: factors that impact scholarly performance
The good teacher: what teachers need to teach well
The missing link: language skills crucial to mathematics and science
I ❤ maths and science: exploring the views of learners
TIMMS 2011 in a nutshell: Mathematics and science levels improve, but still low
Journal articles
Home and school resources as predictors of mathematics performance in South Africa
Attitudes to science: part of the puzzle to improve educational achievement?
Educational outcomes: Pathways and performance in South African high schools
Alignment between South African mathematics assessment standards and the TIMSS assessment frameworks
Item readability and science achievement in TIMSS 2003 in South Africa
Books and Book chapters
Contexts of learning mathematics and Science: Lessons learned from TIMSS
Policy briefs
Have we reached gender equity in mathematics education? (443.2 KiB)
Safe And Sound? Violence And South African Education (1.3 MiB)
Does it matter if students enjoy learning science? (442.8 KiB)