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  • Teaching Mathematics in primary schools: Zalman Usiskin lectures at Groenkloof

    Posted on August 14, 2013

    The Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (SMTE) and the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), in collaboration with the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA) and the ZENEX Foundation, coordinated a seri

  • Researchers from CEA present at the 5th IEA International Research Conference in Singapore

    Posted on August 14, 2013

    Prof Sarah Howie (Director), Dr Surette Van Staden (Senior Researcher) and Mrs Karen Roux (Junior Researcher) of the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) attended the 5th International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)

  • CEA’s Queen of Logistics is hard at work

    Posted on March 08, 2013

    Ms Sibongile Sibanyoni, Project Assistant at the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) is hard at work, providing logistical research support to the North-West Education Department’s 2011 Systematic Evaluation project undertaken by the CEA, whe

  • Applications of Rasch Measurement Theory presented at the SAARMSTE Conference 2013

    Posted on March 08, 2013

    Interest in the Rasch measurement theory is fast emerging in South Africa and the revolution is not passing the University of Pretoria by. The Rasch measurement theory is applied in many of the CEA’s projects by researchers who are fast developing s

  • CEA gives feedback to LEAP Maths and Science schools

    Posted on February 28, 2013

    The Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) is currently involved in a study with LEAP Maths and Science schools in Gauteng, Western Cape and the Inanda Seminary in KwaZulu-Natal.

  • CEA conducts scoring training for the Impact and Baseline Study

    Posted on February 26, 2013

    The Centre for Evaluation and Assessment

  • International reading literacy research study results announced

    Posted on December 14, 2012

    Prof Sarah Howie of the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) at the University of Pretoria officially announced the results of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2011) at a media briefing held at Irene Country lodge on 11 D

  • Professor Sarah Howie attends the European Conference On Educational Research (ECER 2012)

    Posted on October 16, 2012

    Prof Sarah Howie, Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), recently attended the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2012) in Spain. More than 2 700 participants from over 30 countries worldwide participated in the confere

  • Dutch researcher presents to CEA

    Posted on October 16, 2012

    Ms Mechteld van Kuijk, a Phd student from the Netherlands, is currently hosted by the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment at the University of Pretoria

  • CEA researcher receives a travel grant

    Posted on September 19, 2012

    Dr Surette van Staden of the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) visited the Groningen Institute for Educational Research (GION) in the Netherlands during August 2012.

  • Researcher from the University of Groningen visits CEA

    Posted on September 19, 2012

    Ms Mechteld van Kuijk (MSc), a researcher from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, is currently visiting the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) on a staff exchange programme.

  • Posted on September 19, 2012

    The Centre for Evaluation and Assessment at the University of Pretoria

  • The CEA

    Posted on August 03, 2012

    Dr Caroline Long, a senior researcher at the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA),was recently invited by Dr Christine Merrell, Deputy Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM Centre) and the Education Department at the University o

  • The CEA visits rural schools for PIRLS (2011) Case Studies

    Posted on August 03, 2012

    Dr Rakgadi Phatlane from the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) recently visited schools in rural areas of Limpopo and North West Province. Three schools in each of the two provinces were sampled for the Progress in International Reading Literacy

  • CEA delegates attend National Research Coordinators meeting, Singapore

    Posted on July 06, 2012

    Two delegates from the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), Dr Surette van Staden, a senior researcher at the CEA and also the co-national research coordinator for PIRLS 2011 and Mr Mishack Tshele, the data manager at the CEA, attended the 8th PIRL

  • CEA staff members present conference papers

    Posted on May 29, 2012

    Dr Vanessa Scherman and Dr Caroline Long presented papers at the Conference on Education Standards, organised by Umalusi, the quality council for general and further education and training, in May 2012.

  • Cilla Dowse attends the European Writing Centers Association 2012 conference

    Posted on May 21, 2012

    Ms Cilla Dowse from the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) at the University of Pretoria attended the European Writing Centers Association conference on Creating Communities of Collaboration: Writers, Learners, Institutions, held at the American U

  • Netherlands professors visit CEA

    Posted on March 12, 2012

    Prof Tjeerd Plomp and Prof Roel Bosker from the Netherlands have long-standing collaboration with the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) in the Faculty of Education.

  • International reading literacy evaluated by the CEA

    Posted on February 21, 2012

    The Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) has been conducting the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2011 (PIRLS 2011). The main objective of the study is to measure trends in children

  • PIRLS 2011 shows success in South African Schools: Centre for Evaluation and Assessment involved

    Posted on November 28, 2011

    The Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) has, over the past three months, been conducting the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2011 (PIRLS 2011) in South African schools.

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