{"id":1040,"date":"2016-08-15T20:33:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/"},"modified":"2016-08-31T14:41:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T14:41:24","slug":"teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"carouselwrap\"><div id=\"menu-south-africa\" class=\"carouselmenu\"><a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/the-mathematics-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Mathematics Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/the-science-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Science Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/instruction-for-mathematics-and-science-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Instruction for Mathematics and Science in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/monitoring-student-progress-in-mathematics-and-science\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Monitoring Student Progress in Mathematics and Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/special-initiatives-in-mathematics-and-science-education\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Special Initiatives in Mathematics and Science Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/use-and-impact-of-timss\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Use and Impact of TIMSS<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/references\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>References<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<style>\n\t\t.carouselwrap{\n\t\t\tbackground: #e5eaef;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a{\n\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\tcolor: #000000;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a:hover,\n\t\t.owl-item a:focus,\n\t\t.owl-item a.current-menu-item{\n\t\t\tbackground: #00667f;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n<h2>Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development<\/h2>\n<h3>Teacher Education Specific to Mathematics and Science<\/h3>\n<p>The revised Minimum Requirements of Teacher Education Qualifications Policy (MRTEQP) of 2015 provides guidelines for initial teacher education that may follow two training options: completing a four year Bachelor of Education degree or completing an appropriate first degree, followed by a one year Advanced Diploma in Education, and registering with the South African Council for Educators.<sup>10<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Mathematics and science teachers have similar routes. The first option is a bachelor\u2019s degree in education comprising an academic component to strengthen the content knowledge of mathematics and science, and a professional component to learn how to teach mathematics and science.<\/p>\n<p>The second option is a Bachelor of Science degree with an Advanced Diploma in Education or with the Postgraduate Certificate in Education. However, South African university programs vary considerably; some focus on content knowledge, while others focus on pedagogical knowledge. In general, however, the majority of programs do not provide skills and knowledge for practice.<\/p>\n<h3>Requirements for Ongoing Professional Development<\/h3>\n<p>South Africa has a history of poor teacher education, especially for African teachers. Institutions have developed qualifications that will assist in upgrading teachers\u2019 skills and providing the necessary knowledge for teaching mathematics and science. Currently, the Advanced Certificate in Education is used as professional development for mathematics and science teachers who have no teaching qualifications in these two subjects. The advanced certificate is also being used to address the issue of underqualified teachers in the system. The Continuing Professional Teacher Development system, overseen by the South African Council for Educators, has begun monitoring the quality of teacher professional development, and recording teachers\u2019 professional development points in order to incentivize continuing education.<sup>11<\/sup> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development Teacher Education Specific to Mathematics and Science The revised Minimum Requirements of Teacher Education Qualifications Policy (MRTEQP) of 2015 provides guidelines for initial teacher education that may follow two training options: completing a four &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/south-africa\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":171,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1040","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1040"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5028,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1040\/revisions\/5028"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}