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Research

Monitoring and evaluation of projects have been cornerstones of the Basic Concepts Programme. 

A broad range of assessment and evaluation tools have been developed over the past 10 years. 

Some of the tools that have been developed:-

  • Observation of Mediation Scale - used by teacher mentors
  • Summary of Key Visit Information - used by teacher mentors
  • Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge - used by teachers, mentors and researchers
  • Test battery to assess the scholastic and cognitive functioning of learners (Grade 1 - 3) - used by researchers
  • Evaluation of Basic Concepts Knowledge - used by teachers
  • Transfer of learning monitoring sheet - used by parents

Administrators, teachers and project partners are given regular and detailed feedback on progress. 

Read more about the research that has been done below.

 

Core Research

Louis Benjamin's doctoral research study that helped to establish the BCP is available through the University of Western Cape Library.

Additional Research

Research Documents Project Referencesort descending Posted
Microsoft Office document icon Project Evaluation (2003-2006), Office presentation icon Presentation of project findings (2003-2006) Hantam Community Education Trust (HCET) 18 October 2008
Microsoft Office document icon Test Results One Year After Intervention Hantam Community Education Trust (HCET) 22 October 2008
Microsoft Office document icon Project Results (2006-2009) Kamiesberg, Namaqua District, Northern Cape 16 October 2010
PDF icon Summary of Results for Grade R learners (2008 and 2009), Office presentation icon School Preparedness Results for Grade R learners (2008), Office presentation icon School Preparedness Results for Grade R learners (2009) Metro South Education District, Western Cape Department of Education 15 January 2010
PDF icon Mid-term Evaluation Report (2009) Pixley Kaseme District, Northern Cape Department of Education 10 October 2009
Microsoft Office document icon Pixley Kaseme, Final Report (2010) Pixley Kaseme District, Northern Cape Department of Education 12 December 2010
PDF icon Research Paper in the SA Journal of Education (2016) Pixley Kaseme District, Northern Cape Department of Education 17 July 2014
Thinking Stars @ Floreat: A project of Basic Concepts Unlimited 30 October 2014
Microsoft Office document icon Baseline Results For Grade 1 - 3, 2014 Thinking Stars @ Floreat: A project of Basic Concepts Unlimited 08 December 2014
File Word Test Results: Maintenance Year 5, 2019 Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 27 January 2020
File TBCK Year 5 Results (2019) Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 19 January 2020
Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 17 September 2019
Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Results Year 4 (2018) Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 09 December 2018
File Word Test Results: Baseline + Year 1 + Year 2 + Year 3 + Year 4 Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 02 December 2018
Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Year 1 Results (2015), Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Year 2 Results (2016), Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Year 3 Results (2017) Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 05 December 2016
File Word Test Results: Baseline + Year 1, File Word Test Results: Baseline + Year 1 + Year 2, File Word Test Results: Baseline + Year 1 + Year 2 + Year 3 Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 28 December 2017
Microsoft Office document icon TBCK Year 1 Results (2015) Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 10 January 2016
File Word Test: Baseline Study and Year 1 Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 04 December 2015
Microsoft Office document icon Report on Baseline Data (2014) Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 17 October 2014
Namaqua Education District, Northern Cape (Phase 2) 25 March 2018

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