Search Results - "Fleisch, Brahm"

Twenty five years of the Journal of Educational Change: A Perspective from the Global South by Fleisch, Brahm

“…Over the past 20 years, the pages of the Journal of Educational Change have been filled with some of the most important and exciting thinking in the field…”
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Correction to: Twenty years of the Journal of Educational Change: A Perspective from the Global South by Fleisch, Brahm

“…The article title in the original publication contains an error. The correct title is presented in this Erratum, as the journal existed 20 years when this…”
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The effects of teaching assistants on letter knowledge of foundation phase students in South Africa: Findings from an exploratory trial by Fleisch, Brahm, Schӧer, Volker

“…There is increasing evidence that letter knowledge is a significant predictor of early grade reading achievements and that interventions designed to improve…”
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Identifying mechanisms of change in the Early Grade Reading Study in South Africa by Dixon, Kerryn, Fleisch, Brahm

“…The Grade 2 learner results of the Early Grade Reading Study (EGRS) randomised control trial (RCT) in the North West province showed that the structured…”
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The triple cocktail programme to improve the teaching of reading : types of engagement by Fleisch, Brahm, Motilal, Geeta B.

“…Background: South African-structured reading programmes have been implemented in schools in South Africa. The Early Grade Reading Study (EGRS) is an education…”
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The patterns and prevalence of monosyllabic three-letter-word spelling errors made by South African English First Additional Language learners by Pather, Kamala, Motilal, Geeta, Fleisch, Brahm

“…There is growing evidence of systematic underachievement of South African primary school learners in reading in English as the first additional language. There…”
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The value of large-scale randomised control trials in system-wide improvement : the case of the Reading Catch-Up Programme by Schöer, Volker, Mabogoane, Thabo, Fleisch, Brahm, Taylor, Stephen

“…This article illustrates the value of large-scale impact evaluations with counterfactual components. It begins by exploring the limitations of small-scale…”
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Large-scale instructional reform in the Global South : insights from the mid-point evaluation of the Gauteng Primary Language and Mathematics Strategy by Schoer, Volker, Fleisch, Brahm

“…This paper reports on a mid-point evaluation of the Gauteng Primary Language and Mathematics Strategy (GPLMS), an innovative large-scale reform designed to…”
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Working-Class High School Learners' Challenge to Change: Insights from the "Equal Education" Movement in South Africa by Robins, Steven Lance, Fleisch, Brahm

“…Hargreaves (2002) suggested that vigorous social movements have the potential to improve the quality of (and increase the equity in) public education. This…”
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Theory of Change and Theory of Education: Pedagogic and Curriculum Defects in Early Grade Reading Interventions in South Africa by Fleisch, Brahm

“…Much of the field of educational change has focused on better understanding the theory of change, that is, what knowledge is needed to make substantial…”
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Schooling for all in South Africa: Closing the gap by Shindler, Jennifer, Fleisch, Brahm

“…Es besteht gemeinhin die Ansicht, dass in Südafrika ein allgemeiner Zugang zu schulischer Grundbildung bestehe. Die vorliegende Studie überprüft diese Annahme,…”
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System-wide improvement at the instructional core: Changing reading teaching in South Africa by Fleisch, Brahm

“…The article describes the background to, and implementation of, the Gauteng Primary Language and Mathematics Strategy (GPLMS) in South Africa from 2010 to…”
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Storybooks in hand: A randomised control trial of a classroom library model by Fleisch, Brahm, Schöer, Volker

“…Significant progress has been made in evaluating effective programmes to improve the teaching of early grade reading in the Global South. Although sustained…”
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The Challenge of Sustaining Effective Teaching: Spillovers, Fade-out, and the Cost-effectiveness of Teacher Development Programs by Cilliers, Jacobus, Fleisch, Brahm, Kotze, Janeli, Mohohlwane, Mpumi, Taylor, Stephen

“…The cost-effectiveness of human capital investments depends on their sustained impacts on productivity. We test for this in a randomized evaluation of two…”
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Alternative forms of early grade instructional coaching: Emerging evidence from field experiments in South Africa by Kotze, Janeli, Fleisch, Brahm, Taylor, Stephen

“…•Structured pedagogic programmes are emerging as a promising approach to address low learning outcomes in developing countries.•On-site instructional coaching…”
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Can virtual replace in-person coaching? Experimental evidence on teacher professional development and student learning by Cilliers, Jacobus, Fleisch, Brahm, Kotze, Janeli, Mohohlwane, Nompumelelo, Taylor, Stephen, Thulare, Tsegofatso

“…Virtual communication holds the promise of enabling low-cost professional development at scale, but the benefits of in-person interaction might be difficult to…”
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Reading Skills Transfer Best from Home Language to a Second Language: Policy Lessons from Two Field Experiments in South Africa by Mohohlwane, Nompumelelo, Taylor, Stephen, Cilliers, Jacobus, Fleisch, Brahm

“…In many countries, children need to become proficient in both their home language (L1) and an international language, such as English (L2). Governments face…”
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System-wide improvement of early-grade mathematics: New evidence from the Gauteng Primary Language and Mathematics Strategy by Fleisch, Brahm, Schöer, Volker, Roberts, Gareth, Thornton, Amy

“…•Reports on a two-year evaluation of the Gauteng Primary Language and Mathematics Strategy (GPLMS), a system-wide reform intervention designed to improve…”
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Who is out of school? Evidence from the Statistics South Africa Community Survey by Fleisch, Brahm, Shindler, Jennifer, Perry, Helen

“…The South Africa Schools Act requires every child to “attend school from the first school day of the year in which such learner reaches the age of seven years…”
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Failing to catch up in reading in the middle years: The findings of the impact evaluation of the Reading Catch-Up Programme in South Africa by Fleisch, Brahm, Taylor, Stephen, Schöer, Volker, Mabogoane, Thabo

“…In many developing countries, children are far behind the grade-specific curriculum. This article reports on an impact evaluation of one promising initiative,…”
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