Pupil Repetition in the Primary Schools of CiskeiResearch Unit for Education System Planning, University of the Orange Free State, 1982 - Education, Primary - 218 pages The study examined the phenomenon of repeaters as a part of wastage via a review of the literature on the subject and a 5-year study (1977-81) of primary schools in Ciskei. The literature revealed that the impact of repeaters on educational system manifests itself in different ways, i.e., large classes, high drop-out rate, the demoralizing effect of repeaters on other pupils, and the high cost of repeaters. It revealed that most developing nations have a high incidence of repetition of grades, particularly in the first and last grades of primary school. The Ciskei study of percentage of repeaters by year and standard was accomplished through questionnaires and interviews with teachers, principals, and government officials. It revealed that repetition of grades in Ciskei primary schools neither increased nor decreased; incidence of repetition of standards was highest in the higher primary section of schools; more boys than girls tended to repeat; and no direct connection was found between size of school and percentage of repeaters. Factors contributing to repeaters included: irregular attendance, high pupil-teacher ratio, uninterested parents, poverty, lack of facilities, motivation, teaching methods, and inadequate qualifications of teachers. Nine recommendations are provided for possible solution to the problem. (AH) |
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ACCORDING TO PUPIL-TEACHER Africa Afrikaans Bloemfontein Brimer and Pauli cause of pupil CAUSES OF REPETITION cent repeaters Ciskei Department Ciskei Education Ciskei primary schools Ciudad Guayana classes classrooms cohort model Department of Education Enrolment Repeaters EXTERNAL FACTORS F M F flow of pupils GIVEN BY PRINCIPALS Hewu Circuit HIGH AND LOW HIGH PERCENTAGE high pupil-teacher ratio in-service training incidence of repeaters INSPECTION CIRCUIT irregular attendance Lesotho LOW PERCENTAGES Mdantsane South East medium of instruction Middeldrif Middledrift Orange Free parental attitude peaters Peddie PEDDIE SCHOOLS percentage of repeaters PERCENTAGE REPEATERS ACCORDING phenomenon of pupil phenomenon of repeaters Platoon system poverty primary education pupil repetition questionnaire rate of repetition repeater percentage repeaters in Ciskei repetition of grades repetition of standards RUEP school phase SCHOOLS WITH HIGH SOURCE statistics on repeaters Substandard TABLE teacher ratio teacher training teaching aids tion training of teachers Unesco unpublished statistics Verwey wastage Xhosa Zwelitsha Circuit
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