This study reports on the findings of a research project into the problems
facing the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) for Grade 9
learners in the North West Province. To do this, the views of school
management staff, teachers and professional support staff were sought. This
study confined itself to the North West Province, South Africa. The sample
size was two hundred individuals, comprising professional support staff,
school management staff and teachers who are directly involved with GETC
and Outcomes-Based Assessment (OBA). Three main problem areas were
selected for the purpose of this study. l)lese are (a) OBA assessment training
(b) follow-up activities needed for teachers (c) challenges facing the school
level implementation. The study culminated in recommendation of a
professional support model for teachers.
The findings of this study revealed that teachers in the province were not
adequately trained for the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC)
implementation. Professional Support Staff did not offer enough follow-up
activities to support the teachers during the implementation period and there
after. Lack of this monitoring and supporting mechanism adversely affects the
school level implementation of the GETC for Grade 9 learners. It was also
revealed that schools are experiencing challenges regarding time management,
implementation of CASS and CTA and in the processes and procedures
followed in the GETC administration. The final recommendation is that there
is a need to include in the pre-service training programmes, CASS and CTA
assessment and develop an on-going professional support plan for teachers who
are in the service. / Thesis (Ph.D) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2005
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/11377 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Mammen, Emily Varughese |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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