An assessment of teaching and learning strategy in improving grade 12 results in Eastern Cape selected school Butterworth District

This is a study that was conducted at Nomaheya Senior Secondary School in the Butterworth in East of the Eastern Cape Province. The main purpose of this study was to assesses teaching and learning strategies in improving Grade 12 results. Teaching and Learning Strategies are defined as activities and methods used to move the learner towards achievement of the learning outcome. Crawford, Alan; 2005:16 views teaching and learning strategy, as an effective instruction, as an interactive process - students learn best when they are engaged, not only with their teacher, but also with one another. The researcher will provide the background and motivation of the study. The problem statement, research questions, research objectives, significance of the study, delimitations of the study, literature review, research methodology, and the conclusion of the study. Poor performance that is displayed by Grade 12 learners in the Eastern Cape has been a trend for the past three years. Well known contributory factor for poor performance is poverty, unemployment, high levels of illiteracy, low levels of management and leadership in schools, constant shortage of teachers with specific reference to critical subjects, learner teacher support material (LTSM) that is not delivered on time school safety, infrastructure, discipline amongst learners, absenteeism of learners, SMT with no well-defined roles, Annual Teaching plans, circulars are available but are not implemented. In other words, lack of support by the stakeholders, management and leadership in schools. This was observed by Solo, 1997: 37 who argues that, the atmosphere at home helps to foster or break school functionality, effects of parental interest in learner academic achievement. The background of the study, the problem statement, objectives, questions and also the objectives of research were fully discussed in chapter one. In chapter two, a research on recent publications in the subject was done. Keywords were: outcome-based education, educator, change, assessment and evaluation. The literature study was done to attain objectives in chapter one and also to provide the theoretical background to evaluate the findings in chapter four. Chapter three dealt presents the research methodology, research design, area of study, population, sampling method, purposive sampling method, research sample, data collection procedures, data collection instruments, interviews, observations, ethical considerations