Thesis (M. Dev.) -- University of Limpopo, 2018. / School Improvement Plan is introduced to improve learner performance in South
Africa. This plan is integrated within the whole School Evaluation so as to enhance
the quality of education in the country. Malegale Circuit of Education in Limpopo
Province is central to the investigation. In terms of the Whole School Evaluation
(WSE) schools are required to annually develop and implement a School
Improvement Plan (SIP). As part of a SIP, a school should plan to monitor and
examines at regular intervals, whether its practices and learner achievement are
undergoing changes.SIP maps out the actions needed to bring about improvement.
It is compiled annually after School Self-Evaluation (SSE).
The focus areas used by school management teams to draw their School
Improvement Plan (SIP) are: basic functionality of the school; leadership,
management and communication; governance and relationships; quality of teaching
and educators development; curriculum provision and resources; learner
achievement; school safety, security and discipline; school infrastructure; and
parents and community.
It outlines the school’s strategies for improvement and sets clear targets of action. All
the schools are obliged to draw their School Improvement Plan (SIP) in the
curriculum of every subject. The programme helps in assisting towards improving
performance in terms of quality of teaching and learning, educator development,
curriculum provision and resources, learner achievement and school infrastructure.
The study provides insight into the research design, qualitative case study which
includes Semi-structured interviews, Document review, Field notes and Observation
and quantitative in the form of questionnaires research paradigms, purposeful
sampling, site selection, the participants, and data analysis. The members of the
school management teams should be encouraged to implement School
Improvement Plan in an effective and professional manner. The members of the
school management team should be encouraged to appoint qualified physical
science teachers to enhance the impact of whole school evaluation on school
improvement plan. Government officials should be encouraged to monitor and
evaluate the implementation of the whole school evaluation and school improvement
plan, so as to enhance the teaching of Physical Science.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/2215 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Mphahlele, Thokgela Millington |
| Contributors | Milondzo, K. S. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | v, 98 leaves |
| Relation |
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