n Standaardiseringsondersoek na die MB-10 op graad sewe leerders in die Wes-Kaap Provinsie

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:In the light of the political dispensation and the subsequent changes in Education, it has becomeimperative to offer every learner the best possible opportunities with regard to the curriculum.This would imply that every learner has to be equipped with skills and values which would enablehim / her to enter the Labour market with confidence in order to realise his / her potential and tobecome a useful member of society. It should also be kept in mind that learners would be able toexit from the schooling system at an earlier stage, as education is compulsory only to the level ofgrade nine.This presupposes that learners will have to receive information on different types of school,subject choices and further training as early as grade seven. Research also proves that interest isthe most important factor in the choice of a career. Previously, the Kodus was the onlystandardised measuring instrument used to determine fields of interest of learners in grade seven,and it was only standardised in relation to white learners. The need for a measuring instrument,which will include all race groups (white, black and coloured) seems to be a pressing one at themoment.The purpose of the investigation was to standardise the MB-IOon learners in grade seven. In theprocess, special attention had to be devoted to cross-cultural factors, gender, interest in differentoccupations as well as the permanence and stability of this interest.The investigation was conducted in two phases. Firstly, 710 learners from 10 different schools(urban / rural) were tested. Afterward, English and Afrikaans glossary were compiled toaccommodate black learners whose mother tongue was not English, and to make provision forregional variants of Afrikaans. Secondly, an experimental group, consisting of 1923 learnersfrom 26 schools (urban / rural), was tested; during this process the new glossary were used. Theresults of the experimental group were then processed statistically.From the investigation the following become evident:• an analysis of the fields and items indicates that there are 14 items in four fields with anunacceptably low reliability - an inspection of content indicated that this could be attributedmainly to a lack of knowledge of the meanings of words, poor word comprehension, a lack ofexposure and the general unfamiliarity of the activity.• that there are no significant differences in the ten fields of interest between white, colouredand black learners; such differences do, however, exist between the sexes.• That an investigation of validity confirmed that the MB-lO indeed measures levels of interest.On the basis of the result of the investigation and statistical analysis, the compilation of separatenorms for boys and girls in grade seven went ahead.According to Meyer (1998) it is not desirable to change a questionnaire which is generallyreliable, as it will not necessarily lead to an improvement. In the light of this we recommend thatthe MB-lO be used unmodified for grade sevens, as well as the glossary. In the case of the 14problem items, learners must be referred back to the glossary specifically in order to check themeanings of words.

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