Monitoring of Partner Schools Shows Impressive Progress
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The monitoring of DBE3 partner schools which was conducted in February and March 2010 shows clear progress on almost all indicators compared to the previous year and even more so when compared to schools which have not been involved in the DBE3 program.
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THE MONITORING was conducted in 156 out of 250 DBE3 partner schools in the 25 extension districts. The school level indicators were divided into three groups related to (a) teaching and learning, (b) student performance and (c) school management and teachers' professional development.
The summary of the groups of indicators (a) and (c) are shown in three columns in the charts: (1) conditions in the 156 partner schools in 2010 monitoring, (2) conditions in the 156 partner schools in 2009 monitoring, (3) conditions in 20 comparison schools, which have not been involved in DBE3 program.
a) Teaching and Learning
Chart 1 shows the results of the group of three indicators related to teaching and learning. There was a clear improvement between 2009 and 2010 in the areas of teachers' activities, classroom environment and students' activities. The comparison schools hardly register on these indicators. DBE3 partner schools have achieved a 90% level of implementation in all these indicators. This reflects the teacher training program which has been focused on these indicators.
b) Students' Performance
DBE3 undertook an assessment of student performance in 54 schools, using tests focusing on students' skills. The tests were conducted in 2009 and 2010 in the same schools. Chart 2 shows a considerable rise in students' average scores. Analysis of individual scores shows that all groups - boys, girls, SMP, MTs, state and private schools - showed substantial rises in their average scores in each test.
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SUMMARY OF MONITORING INDICATORS
Teachers' Activities
- Teachers encourage students to interact
- Teachers give challenging and varied tasks (discussions, experiments, problem solving, etc.)
- Teachers use formative assessment
Students' Activities
- Students do a variety of activities, including cooperative work, problem solving, experiments, etc.
- Students express their ideas in writing or orally
- Students use a variety of learning media
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Classroom Environment
- Students sit and work in groups
- There are displays of students' work
- Varied learning resources available (media, environment).
School Principal Leadership
- Principals encourage change
- Principals support teachers' professional development
Management and Use of School Library
Professional Development through the MGMP
- Programs are developed to support changes in practice
- Interesting and practical activities are planned
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Sharing Innovation in Junior Secondary Education
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Edition 07/August 2010
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