The field of psychological assessment in South African schools faces many challenges at
present. To be able to meaningfully respond to these challenges, it was important to gain
an understanding of how psychological assessment is being perceived by educators,
whether as being necessary (or not), in their workplace. The study aimed to gather
information and generate knowledge in order to provide some pointers about the
educators’ perceived use of psychological assessment measures. Thereafter, analyse their
perceptions in terms of these assessments. It was a mixed study using both quantitative
and qualitative research methods. The proposed sample was seventy-five (n = 75)
educators from former model-c and township schools. Data was collected through the use
of a self-response questionnaire (quantitative) and then used to identify themes. The
identified themes were then used for discussion in focus group interviews (qualitative).
Descriptive and thematic content analysis were used for the interpretation of the research
data and triangulation thereof.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/5927 |
| Date | 08 January 2009 |
| Creators | Setshedi, Monyeki John |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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