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Learner Progression Programme
Key Features:
- The Maths Centre solution is a professional intervention strategy,
using tried and tested methodology, aimed at turning the crisis in our
schools around. It is not only possible, but affordable, immediately
implementable, manageable and results in quantifiable progress as early
as within 2 terms of starting the programme.
- Teachers are given regular feedback to ensure strategic planning for
success. Lessons learnt are transferred to whole classes in all our
programmes throughout the country.
- The Learner Progression Programme is a research and development feature
of all Maths Centre programmes. A certain number of learners are selected
from within all our projects and their progress is tracked using appropriate
tools.
LPP learners from the Maths Centre moving on…
15 learners from Giyani in Soweto and 10 from Zenzeleni in Alexandra were
chosen to move to Sekholo sa Borokgo. Sekholo sa Borokgo is a bridging school
that offers:
- Accelerated learning in Maths and Science.
- Smaller classes and better qualified teachers giving learners a better
chance to gain bursaries to high schools such as St. Stithians, Roedean,
Brescia, Saheti and St. Johns.
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Learner Progression Programme for High Schools
Objectives of LPP for High Schools
The LPP for High Schools has been set up to meet the QLP
objectives as set out in the terms of reference.
The Maths Centre's objectives are to:
- Improve Teachers conceptual knowledge in Mathematics
- Increase teaching time, and effectiveness of classroom practices
- Provide graded sets of assessment items in exemplifying the details
and the standards of the required knowledge outcomes
- Develop strategies to fill key gaps to correct the cumulative backlog
in knowledge and skills that learners brought to the grade.
Benefits of the LPP for High Schools
Benefits of LPP for High Schools if supported well by districts, principals and teachers
are:
- It is practical and achievable and based on sound world-wide practice.
Schools will have functional departments of mathematics. Simultaneous
developments can be rolled out into other departments.
- If teachers can understand thoroughly the errors that learners make
are in fact blockages at various stages of conceptualisation, concepts
and sub-concepts, they can assist learners better towards progression
and away from complete destruction of self-esteem and self respect.
- Teachers will be well equipped to understand WHOLE coverage of the
curriculum and how to plan for Teaching, Learning and Assessment.
- Learners better prepared for CASS.
- Teachers will clearly know if a learner is competent, approaching
competence or not yet competent:
- What a learner can do and what a learner cannot.
- Learn to evaluate their own lessons honestly and at different
levels.
- Mathematics teaching becomes WHOLE instead of fragmented, particularly
Senior Phase.
- Success will raise confidence, aspirations and achievement
- LPP for High Schools will be able to provide limited causal explanation for learner
performance.
Mathematics Higher Grade
MATHS
CENTRE: Grade 12 Maths HG Results
(525 rural & quasi-rural secondary
schools) |
| Year |
Total Wrote |
Total Passed |
Pass Rate |
| 2000 |
1,295 |
385 |
29.7 |
| 2001 |
1,110 |
472 |
42.5 |
| 2002 |
1,404 |
661 |
47.1 |
| 2003 |
1,604 |
893 |
55.7 |
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NATIONAL
MATHEMATICS RESULTS FOR GRADE 12 HG
(approximately 6000 secondary
schools) |
| Year |
Total Wrote |
Total Passed |
Pass Rate |
| 2000 |
38,520 |
19,327 |
60 |
| 2001 |
34,870 |
19,504 |
65 |
| 2002 |
35,465 |
20,528 |
66 |
| 2003 |
35,956 |
23,412 |
69 |
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- National results have improved by 9% over a four year period, while
Maths Centre schools improved by 26% over the same period.
- Maths Centre has managed to improve the learner participation rate
by 19%, while National learner participation has decrease by 7%.
Mathematics Standard Grade
MATHS
CENTRE: Maths SG Results
(525 rural & quasi-rural secondary schools) |
| Year |
Total Wrote |
Total Passed |
Pass Rate |
| 2000 |
23,814 |
6,312 |
26.5 |
| 2001 |
21,681 |
5,634 |
26.0 |
| 2002 |
21,692 |
10,518 |
48.5 |
| 2003 |
20,874 |
10,554 |
50.6 |
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MATHEMATICS RESULTS FOR GRADE 12 SG - 2000 to 2003 |
| Year |
Total Wrote |
Total Passed |
Pass Rate |
| 2000 |
245,497 |
79631 |
32 |
| 2001 |
229,075 |
72301 |
32 |
| 2002 |
225,524 |
96302 |
43 |
| 2003 |
222,366 |
99425 |
45 |
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- National results have improved by 12% over a four year period, Maths
Centre schools had managed to increase their grade 12 pass rate by 24,1%
over the same period.
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