Posted on September 12, 2023
Two representatives from the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), Prof Funke Omidire and Mr Gabriel Mokoena, attended a roundtable discussion at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies on 19 June.
Posted on September 11, 2023
Prof Funke Omidire and Mr Gabriel Mokoena attended the panel discussion at the Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) Conference 2023, hosted by UNISA at Emperor’s Palace on 17 August 2023. The conference focused on the staff wellness in the ODeL in times of volatility, uncertainty, complexity...
Posted on September 11, 2023
The Literacy Association of South Africa (LITASA) and the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) co-hosted a seminar entitled ‘Utilising results from PIRLS 2021: How can teacher practice be informed’ on 24 October at the Centre for Visual Impairment Studies (VISUP).
Posted on May 16, 2023
The South African portion of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2021 conducted by UP has found that 81% of South African Grade 4 learners are struggling to read for comprehension at age 10.
Posted on January 18, 2023
The team of four colleagues, Prof. Rinelle Evans, Mr Hendrick De Kock, Mr Gabriel Mokoena and Ms Taslima Ahmed from the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) met with the Directorate of Research, Western Cape Education Department (WCED), The School Development Unit (SDU) of the University of...
Posted on January 18, 2023
Two staff members from the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), Mr Mishack Tshele and Mr Gabriel Mokoena, joined delegates at the national workshop on Improving the Quality of Assessment at School Level, organised by the Department of Basic Education at its offices in Pretoria. The purpose...
Posted on January 18, 2023
Prof. Funke Omidire attended the fifth RESEP Quantitative Education Research Conference at the STIAS Conference Centre in Stellenbosch on 12 and 13 September, 2022. There were a number of interesting and informative presentations.
Posted on August 12, 2021
The Centre for Evaluation an Assessment (CEA) has completed the packing of assessment material in preparation for the data collection phase of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2021
Posted on October 30, 2020
The Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), Dr Surette van Staden attended the second Questionnaire Development Group (QDG) meeting on 13 and 14 July for the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021).
Posted on October 30, 2020
The Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), with the help from the Department of Basic Education, conducted the pilot study of the international reading assessment, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021) in South Africa as the country prepares to roll out the PIRLS 2021.
Posted on April 24, 2020
Mrs Karen Roux, a researcher at the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), was invited to speak at the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) annual reading conference on the 6th of March.
Posted on March 13, 2020
Dr Surette van Staden attended the 4th PIRLS National Research Coordinators meeting in Belgrade from 1-6 March 2020.
Posted on February 14, 2020
The staff members of the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) met with the representatives from Western Cape Education Department, School Development Unit (SDU) and Dark Data on the 10th February 2020 to review the items for the Western Cape Education Department’s 2019 provincial...
Posted on January 03, 2020
Mr Last Sinandawa represented the University of Pretoria (UP) at the Stellenbosch quantitative data analysis meeting, hosted by the Research on Socio-Economic Policy (RESEP) centre.
Posted on October 04, 2019
The University of Hamburg’s Diversity in Education Research Centre (DiVER) is headed by Prof. Ingrid Gogolin. DiVER’s research focuses on problems of migration and linguistic diversity in education
Posted on September 20, 2019
The Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) has been hosting a series of seminars to explore the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) results.
Posted on September 20, 2019
The European Educational Research Association (EERA) hosted their 2019 conference in Hamburg with the theme: “Education in an Era of Risk – the Role of Educational Research for the Future”
Posted on July 01, 2019
The Centre for evaluation and Assessment (CEA) will be hosting a series of seminars from 28 June 2019 to further explore the findings of the international study Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2016).
Posted on July 01, 2019
Mrs Karen Roux and Mr Gabriel Mokoena from the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) hosted a seminar to discuss the selection and development of English Home Language passages and items.
Posted on June 14, 2019
The staff members of the CEA took a leisurely time out to express artistic creativity at the Clay Café at The Big Red Barn in Olifantsfontein in May 2019.
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