Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003: School background questionnaire (BCG) - South Africa as one of 50 countries

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Description: This data set (School questionnaire grade 8 - BCG) contains the responses of the principal when asked questions referring to school characteristics, parental involvement, grade 8 teaching and teachers of mathematics and science, student behaviour, resources and technology.

265 Schools were sampled accross South Africa and 10600 students (administered). This data set has 253 cases and 127 variables. Abstract: In November 2002, about 9000 grade 8 learners from South African public schools participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). South Africa was one of 50 countries (and educational systems) that participated in this study. In TIMSS the students completed achievement tests in mathematics and science and answered questions on their home background, prior experiences and attitudes towards mathematics and science. Mathematics and science teachers completed questionnaires on, among other aspects, their preparation to teach, their teaching styles, professional development and attitudes towards science and mathematics. .

This questionnaire was completed by the principals of the schools and they were asked questions pertaining to school characteristics, parental involvement, grade 8 teaching and teachers of mathematics and science, student behaviour, resources and technology

Self-completion

Ministry of Education (School Register of Needs: 2000) database

Ministry of Education (School Register of Needs: 2000) database served as the sampling frame. The TIMSS sampling design is a three-stage (TIMSS 2003 School Sampling Manual) stratified cluster design:

Selecting a sample of schools from all eligible schools; Randomly selecting a mathematics and science class from each sampled school; and Sampling learners within a sampled class in cases where the number of learners in a class in greater than 40.

The sample was explicitly stratified by two dimensions:

by province; and by the language of teaching and learning which was English and Afrikaans in the case of South Africa (SRN 2000).

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DOI https://doi.org/10.14749/1400827492
Metadata Access https://api.datacite.org/dois/10.14749/1400827492
Provenance
Creator Reddy, Vijiyaluxmi; Department Of Basic Education, Human Sciences Research Council
Publisher HSRC - Human Science Research Council SA
Contributor Department Of Basic Education; Human Sciences Research Council
Publication Year 2011
Funding Reference South African National Department of Basic Education
Rights Other; Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials must adhere to the rules as set by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) (see http://timss.bc.edu/timss2003i/userguide.html).
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Resource Type Dataset
Version 1.0
Discipline Social Sciences
Spatial Coverage South Africa