Curricula, Examinations, and Assessment in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Curricula, Examinations, and Assessment in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Ramon Leyendecker |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Curriculum reforms first and foremost should focus on improving the current teaching and learning processes. As a systemic challenge, these changes need to include re-orientation from secondary education as pre-academic tertiary education to a wider range of options, including vocational education and the world of work. Curriculum reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) require comprehensive approaches directed at the complexity of the educational system at large. It requires the acknowledgement of past obstacles and current challenges to reform, as well as the challenges additionally created by the reforms. Human and physical resources, perceptions, experiences with past reforms and current school and classroom practices determine the limits of what educational systems can absorb in terms of development. Many high political ambitions have implications that are beyond current context and conditions. It therefore makes sense to have realistic ambitions and scope of curriculum reform, because these may increase the potential for successful implementation. Sometimes, less could actually be more. It is recommended that curriculum reform and strategies be based on the realities on the ground and much less on political ambitions. Implementation of curricula depends on improved coordination of development efforts with a focus on curriculum. It is recommended to increase the efficiency, clearly define institutional responsibilities, and provide for better cooperation and communication with across existing institutions and departments.
Curricula, Examinations, and Assessment in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Human Development Series
Title | Curricula, Examinations, and Assessment in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Human Development Series PDF eBook |
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Release | 2008 |
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Economic and social changes, fast evolution of technology, and the growing importance of internet services and international communications--all these require secondary education providers to adapt what is taught and learned in schools. However, in Africa the content of secondary curricula is in most cases ill-adapted to 21st century challenges, where young people are mobile, have access to "more and instant information," and face health threats such as HIV/AIDS. In addition, implementation problems exist, and the time for instruction is often much less than what is required by the prescribed secondary curriculum. In Africa there is a need to develop a secondary education curriculum adapted to the local economic and social environment, but with internationally-comparable performance indicators. This study analyzes that challenge: the quality of curricula and assessment, and their development processes in secondary education in Africa against the background of existing contexts, conditions, and ambitions on the one hand and current pedagogical thinking on the other.
Curricula, Examinations, and Assessment in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Curricula, Examinations, and Assessment in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | World Bank |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 2008-02-15 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0821373498 |
Economic and social changes, fast evolution of technology, and the growing importance of Internet services and international communications--all these require secondary education providers to adapt what is taught and learned in schools. However, in Africa the content of secondary curricula is in most cases ill-adapted to 21st century challenges, where young people are mobile, have access to 'more and instant information,' and face health threats such as HIV/AIDS. In addition, implementation problems exist, and the time for instruction is often much less then what is required by the prescribed secondary curriculum. In Africa there is a need to develop a secondary education curriculum adapted to the local economic and social environment, but with international-comparable performance indicators. This study analyzes that challenge: the quality of curricula and assessment, and their development processes in secondary education in Africa against the background of existing contexts, conditions, and ambitions on the one hand and current pedagogical thinking on the other. This World Bank Working Paper was prepared as part of the Secondary Education and Training in Africa (SEIA) initiative which aims to assist countries to develop sustainable strategies for expansion and quality improvements in secondary education and training.
Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Wout Ottevanger |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0821370715 |
Developing Science, Mathematics and ICT (SMICT) in Secondary Education is based on country studies from ten Sub-Saharan African countries: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, and a literature review. It reveals a number of huge challenges in SMICT education in sub-Saharan Africa: poorly-resourced schools; large classes; a curriculum hardly relevant to the daily lives of students; a lack of qualified teachers; and inadequate teacher education programs. Through examining country case studies, this paper discusses the lessons for improvement of SMICT in secondary education in Africa.
Capturing 21st century skills
Title | Capturing 21st century skills PDF eBook |
Author | UNESCO Office Dakar and Regional Bureau for Education in Africa |
Publisher | UNESCO Publishing |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 2020-08-20 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9231003917 |
Some Developments in Research in Science and Mathematics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Some Developments in Research in Science and Mathematics in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Lorna Holtman |
Publisher | African Minds |
Pages | 417 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1920299297 |
Much attention in late-developing countries is given to providing access to studies which allow school leavers to enter science and technology-related careers. This book reviews research related to the crucial dimension of epistemological access to the disciplines of import, which students need as much as institutional access in order to improve their chances of success. A significant feature of this collection's research studies is that their empirical bases are highly localised, covering areas such as research methods, access, curriculum, instruction and assessment, and the relevance of science and mathematics education in Zimbabwe, Uganda, Swaziland, South Africa, Namibia, Malawi, Ghana and Lesotho. It is the outcome of a doctoral research capacity-development project, the Graduate Studies in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (GRASSMATE).
Assessing Student Learning in Africa
Title | Assessing Student Learning in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Kellaghan |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2004-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780821358498 |
This title reviews four aspects of educational assessment: public examinations, national assessment, international assessment, and classroom assessment, and offers suggestions for using different forms of assessment to enhance student learning.