Angie Motshekga dismisses claims officials misled Parliament
Basic education minister says only preliminary results of the Sacmeq report were presented to ad hoc committee and it was made clear it was not the final report
BASIC Education Minister Angie Motshekga has dismissed claims that officials in her department misled Parliament after they presented a key report showing that the performance of teachers was getting worse in SA, while pupil performance had improved.Last week officials from the department presented to MPs a key Africa-wide report by the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (Sacmeq) on education outcomes.The officials highlighted that the performance of grade 6 pupils had improved in the key subjects of maths and English. But they could not explain the stated improvement in pupil performance while at the same time teacher performance had dipped.READ THIS: Parliament has been misled about teacher and pupil performance, expert saysAccording to education researcher and former Sacmeq consultant Nic Spaull this anomaly was because weaker pupils were excluded from the final results, thereby inflating the score. Spaull recently resigned from Sacmeq, cit...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.