![Page 1: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Presentation to
Parliamentary Portfolio Committee22 May 2012
![Page 2: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Functions of NEEDUIdentify factors that:
inhibit school improvementadvance school improvement
Evaluate:how DBE and PDEs monitor schools;how DBE and PDEs support schoolsquality of leadership, teaching and learning in schools
Make proposals: for improving school quality
Publish reports: on the state of the education system
![Page 3: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
MISSION
NEEDU’s mission is to facilitate school improvement through
systemic evaluation
![Page 4: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
NEEDU’s approach
![Page 5: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Align and synergise
![Page 6: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
National
Strategic discussion with:DGCurriculum: CAPSAssessment: ANALTSM: Workbooks
Individual discussions with each of the above
![Page 7: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Evaluations
Assess how province monitors & supports schools
Assess how 1 district does the same
Assess 8 schools in district
Recommendations: S → D → P → N
Follow up (+ 1 year) S → D → P → N
![Page 8: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
2012 Programme
This year: Evaluation 1 district and 8 schools in
each province
Three year cycle:
![Page 9: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Method1. Interviews • Two fieldworkers x 2 days in each school x 6 hrs/day
= 24 person hrs: • Interview principal and all members of SMT: 7h• Interview SGB Chair or senior member: 1h• Analyse school level records: 1h • Interview as many teachers as possible, max of 12– include analysis of teacher records and learner
books: 12h • Total: 21 person hrs
![Page 10: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
2. Documentary evidence• Learner books: topics covered, on how many days was
writing done, quality of writing (eg words, sentences or paragraphs in language; single step or multi-step in maths)
• Year plan: how many weeks (38-40)? does it follow the curriculum?
• Assessment records (Teacher, school)• Book inventory• Teacher attendance register• Minutes of meetings: SMT, SGB• School logbook (especially for visits by district officials)
![Page 11: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
3. Data analysis
• Triangulation
– The same questions are asked of all the teachers and of all SMT members:
– when interviewee accounts differ, arrive at the truth by reading across the interviews;
– examples of events add credibility;– documentary evidence is paramount
![Page 12: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
4. Description
• Descriptive, don’t judge• Objective, don’t pontificate
![Page 13: NATIONAL EDUCATION EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 22 May 2012](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062805/5697c0151a28abf838cce1bc/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
5. Recommendations
Few in number and directed specifically to: • DBE, especially ANA, CAPS, workbooks• Province: systems for monitoring and supporting
work of districts• District: systems for monitoring and supporting
teaching and learning in schools• Within the school: – Principal– SMT– Teachers