Curriculum Studies

PETER BEETS

• Curriculum Studies
• Geographical Education
• Assessment and Pedagogy
• Formative Assessment as Educational Practice
• Environmental Education

CURRICULUM VITAE

Qualifications

PhDStellenbosch University 2007

APDLeeds Metropolitan University, UK. 2001 (Advanced Professional Diploma in Educational Development)

MAUniversity of South Africa 1991 (in Geography)

STDUniversity of the Western Cape 1981 (method subjects: Geography and Guidance)

Hons.-BAUniversity of the Western Cape 1980 (in Geography)

BAUniversity of the Western Cape 1979 (major studies: Geography and Psychology; minor studies: Anthropology, Afrikaans & Nederlands, Biblical Studies)

MatricEsselinParkSeniorSecondary School, Worcester 1976

Awards/distinctions

2006: Ad Hoc Award for building research capacity (R6000.00)

Travel and Study Grants

2000:Received funding from the Nuffield Foundation in England to visit education institutions in England during April 2000 as part of the Primary History Project which was a collaboration between Leeds Metropolitan University (UK), University of Cape Town and the Western Cape Education Department.

2000: Received from United States Agency for International Development and the Exchange Support Fund of the Gore-Mbeki Bi-national Commission to participate inter alia in the AMS/NOAA/NSF workshop, entitled Project ATMOSPHERE: Sensing, Analysing, and Forecasting, held at the NationalWeatherServiceTrainingCenter in Kansas City, Missouri, in July/August 2000.

Employment (full time)

1982Geography and Biology teacher, BeauvallonSecondary School.

1984Head of Department (Geography), BeauvallonSecondary School.

1986Acting deputy principal, BeauvallonSecondary School.

1988Lecturer, Wesley College of Education; Geography (Pre-service teacher education).

1994Senior Lecturer, RoggebaaiCollege of Education for Further Education and Training; Geography (Inset)

1997Senior Lecturer and Acting Head of Department, Western CapeCollege of Education (Preset and Inset).

1998Senior Subject Advisor for Geography, Western Cape Education Department (Bellville Region)

2002Deputy Chief Education Specialist (Geography), Western Cape Education Department

2004Lecturer, StellenboschUniversity

Current teaching

Under-graduate: Curriculum Studies (BEd I & II); Social Sciences Method (BEd I & IV); natural Sciences Method (BEd I, II, III, IV)

Post-graduate: (Diploma level) Method of Geography; (Honnours level) Assessment and Instructional leadership (contact and distance education); guidance and support of post-graduate research students (MEds & PhDs).

Current research interests

Formative assessment as educational practice; Constructivism and assessment; Assessment practices in higher, secondary and primary education with specific reference to Geography education

Current administration

Responsible for Social Sciences as well as Geography Method courses.

Member of:

• PGCE Programme committee ; BEd Honours Programme

• Faculty of Education Board

Previous administration work includes substantive administrative duties in senior posts at different educational institutions and departments.

Part-time appointments

1979, 1980Laboratory Assistant – Geography Department, University of the Western Cape

Honorary appointments, editorial work, consultancies, etc.

• Member of the committee responsible for organising the Fourth International Geography Olympiad in Durban August 2002 held under the auspices of the International Geographical Union.
• Member of the Educational Advisory Committee of the Cape Town Holocaust Centre (2002 – 2003)
• Served on the school governing bodies of CherèBothaSchool (Bellville) for learners with Down’s Syndrome and VeraSchool (Rondebosch East) for learners suffering from Autism.
• Consultant to the Social Sciences team (Geography) responsible for the streamlining and strengthening process of Curriculum 2005 (C2005) which led to the Revised National Curriculum Statement (grades R to 9)
• Co-ordinator and leader of the team responsible for the development of the National Curriculum Statement for Geography for FET Schools.
• Member of the writing team responsible for drafting Assessment Guidelines for Geography as part of the National Curriculum Statement.
• Consultant in the development of the Oxford Senior Atlas (ISBN 0-19-578296-8) and the Oxford Senior Atlas Teacher’s Guide (ISBN 0-19-578297-6) of Oxford University Press
• Consultant in the development of the Oxford Intermediate Atlas (ISBN 0-19-578296-4) and Oxford Intermediate Atlas Teacher’s Guide (ISBN 0-19-578297-2) of Oxford University Press

• Referee of journal manuscripts for Per Linguam, Perspectives in Education, South African Journal of Education, South African journal of Higher Education

Publications

Authored/edited books/monographs/teacher resources

1. Swanevelder, C. Kotzé, K. Smit, T. Beets, P. Hanekom, F. Innes & Van Kradenburg, L. 2004 New Senior Geography Grade 10 Learner’s Book. English (ISBN 0-625-03237-3) and Afrikaans (ISBN 0-625-03239-X) editions. Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
2. Beets, P. Hanekom, F. Innes, L. Kotzé, K. Samaai, G. & Smit, T. Swanevelder, C. 2004 OBE for FET Senior Geography Grade 10: Learners’ Book. English (ISBN 1770043640) and Afrikaans (ISBN 1770043659) editions. Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
3. Beets, P. Hanekom, F. Innes, L. Kotzé, K. Samaai, G. & Smit, T. Swanevelder, C . 2004 OBE for FET Senior Geography Grade 10: Teachers’ Guide. English (ISBN 0625032381) and Afrikaans (ISBN 0625032403) editions. Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
4. Beets, P. Dyssel, M. Hanekom, F. Innes, L. Kotzé, K. Najjaar, K. & Smit, T. Swanevelder, C. 2004 OBE for FET Senior Geography Grade 11: Learners’ Book. English (ISBN 978-1-77004-274-2) and Afrikaans (ISBN 978-1-77004-276-6) editions. Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
5. Beets, P. Dyssel, M. Hanekom, F. Innes, L. Kotzé, K. Samaai, G. & Smit, T. Swanevelder, C. 2004 OBE for FET Senior Geography Grade 11: Teachers’ Guide. English (ISBN 978-1-77004-275-9) and Afrikaans (ISBN 978-1-77004-277-3) editions. Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
6. Beets. P., Bowie, M., Dyssel, M., Hanekom, F. Innes, L., Llewellyn, E., Najjaar, K., Smit, T. & Swanevelder, C. OBE for FET Senior Geography Learner’s Portfolio and Programme of Assessment: Grade 11, (ISBN 978-1-77004-988-8). Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
7. Beets. P., Bowie, M., Dyssel, M., Hanekom, F. Innes, L., Llewellyn, E., Najjaar, K., Smit, T. & Swanevelder, C. OBE for FET Senior Geography Teacher’s Portfolio and Programme of Assessment: Grade 11, (ISBN 978-1-77004-974-6). Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
8. Beets. P., Bowie, M., Dyssel, M., Hanekom, F. Innes, L., Llewellyn, E., Najjaar, K., Smit, T. & Swanevelder, C. OBE for FET Senior Geography / UGO vir VOO Senior Geografie G11 CD/Kompakskyf, (ISBN 978-1-41540-019-7). Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
9. Beets, P. Hanekom, F. Innes, L. Kotzé, K. Najjaar, K. Samaai, G. & Smit, T. Swanevelder, C. 2007 OBE for FET Senior Geography Grade 12: Learners’ Book. English (ISBN 9781415400463) and Afrikaans (ISBN 9781415400487) editions. Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
10. Beets, P. Hanekom, F. Innes, L. Kotzé, K. Najjaar, K. Samaai, G. & Smit, T. Swanevelder, C. 2007 OBE for FET Senior Geography Grade 12: Teachers’ Guide. English (ISBN 9781415400470) and Afrikaans (ISBN 9781415400494) editions. Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
11. Beets. P., Bowie, M. Hanekom, F. Innes, L., Llewellyn, E., Kotzé, K., Najjaar, K., Smit, T. & Swanevelder, C. 2007 OBE for FET Senior Geography Learner’s Portfolio and Programme of Assessment: Grade 12, (ISBN 9781415402221). Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
12. Beets. P., Bowie, M. Hanekom, F. Innes, L., Llewellyn, E., Kotzé, K., Najjaar, K., Smit, T. & Swanevelder, C. 2007 OBE for FET Senior Geography Teacher’s Portfolio and Programme of Assessment: Grade 12, (ISBN 9781415402238). Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.
13. Beets, P. Hanekom, F. Innes, L. Kotzé, K. Najjaar, K. Samaai, G. & Smit, T. Swanevelder, C. 2007 OBE for FET Senior Geography/UGO vir VOO Senior Geografie Grade/Graad 12 DVD. (ISBN 9781415400180). Cape Town: Nasou via Afrika.

Book chapters

1. Beets, P. & Van Louw, T. 2005. Education transformation, Assessment and Ubuntu in South Africa. In Waghid, Y (ed.) African(a) philosophy of education: Reconstructions and deconstructions. Stellenbosch: StellenboschUniversity Press. pp. 126-139. (ISBN: 0-620-34077-0.

Academic journals

* articles in accredited journals

**ISI/IBSS accredited

International

1. **Le Grange, L. & Beets, P. 2005. Geography education in South Africa after a decade of democracy. Geography 90(3):267-277.Beets_Artikels\Geog Educ in SA Geog Journ_90_03.pdf

National

1. **Le Grange, L. & Beets, P. 2005. (Re)conceptualizing validity in outcomes-based assessment. South African Journal of Education 25(2): 114-119.Beets_Artikels\(Re)conceptualising validity_SAJE_v25_n2_a9.pdf

1. **Beets, P. & Le Grange, L. 2005. Continuity and progression: the Achilles’ heel of the national curriculum statement for Geography. South African Journal of Education. 25(3): 190-197.Beets_Artikels\Continuity&progression_SAJE_v25_n3_a9.pdf

1. *Beets, P. & Le Grange, L. 2005. Africanising assessment practices: Does the notion of ubuntu hold any promise? South African Journal of Higher Education. 19(5).Beets_Artikels\Africanising assessmpracs_ SAJHE_v19_sed_a3.pdf

1. Beets, P. 2007. Editorial. (Re)positioning assessment in higher education: the case of Geography in South Africa. South African Journal of Higher Education. 21(4) page numbers forth-coming.Beets_Artikels\(Re)positioning assessemnt in HE_SAHJE_v21_n4_a1.pdf

Study guides (chapters in study guides)

1. Beets, P. 2004. Instructional Leadership Module. BEd Hons Study Guide for Didactics,, 160-176. Stellenbosch: StellenboschUniversity.

Popular articles

1. Beets, P. 2002. Koerant in Klaskamer: Matriektips vir Aardrykskunde (5 articles). Die Burger.

Academic Presentations

Conference presentations

International

1. Le Grange, L. & Beets, P. 2004. (Re)conceptualizing validity in assessment. Paper presented at the annual ASEESA conference. Johannesburg: RandAfrikaansUniversity.
2. Beets, P. 2004. Issues of continuity and progression in the NCS for Geography. Paper presented at the annual ASEESA conference. Johannesburg: RandAfrikaansUniversity.
3. Beets, P & Le Grange, L. 2005. ‘Africanising’ assessment practices: does the notion of Ubuntu hold any promise? Paper presented at the 14th biennial conference of the South African Association for Research and Development in Higher Education, Durban, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 26-29 June.
4. Beets, P. 2005. Education transformation, Assessment and Ubuntu. Paper presented at the International Symposium on African Philosophy of Education organised by the German International Institute for Educational Research, Frankfurt, 29-30 August.
5. Beets, P. 2006 Towards an understanding of formative assessment. Paper presented at the annual ASEASA conference. Johannesburg: RandAfrikaansUniversity. 11-13 July.
6. Beets, P. & Le Grange, L. 2006 Some perspectives on assessment as an educational practice. Paper presented at the Tenth Biennial Conference of the International network of Philosophers of Education. Malta, University of Malta. 3-6 August.
7. Beets, P. 2006. Formative assessment from the perspective of learners. Paper delivered at the EASA / Kenton International Conference, Protea Hotel Wilderness Resort, South Africa 28 November - 1December.

National

1. Beets, P. 2001. Generating standards for Geography on the South African National Qualifications Framework. Paper presented at the Fourth Biennial International Conference of the Society for South African Geographers. Goudini Spa, 2-5 July.
2. Beets, P. 2005. Formatiewe sssessering as instrument tot effektiewe onderwys met spesifieke verwysing na Geografie-onderwys. Paper presented at the annual EASA conference, University of Northwest, Potchefstroom campus, 12-14 January.
3. Beets, P. 2005. Enhancing teaching, learning and assessment through productive pedagogies. Paper presented at the Education Student’s Fifth Regional Research Conference, StellenboschUniversity, 30 September – 1 October 2005.
4. Beets, P. 2005. Productive Pedagogy: Shepard or …? Paper presented at the Kenton Conference at Mpekweni, 27-30 October.
5. Beets, P. 2006. Die stemme van onderwysers oor deurlopende assessering. Paper presented at the annual EASA conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 18-20 January.
6. Beets, P. 2006. Convergent and divergent formative assessment practices in four geography classes. Paper presented at the sixth Annual Regional Research Conference, University of the Western Cape, Bellville. 27-28 October 2006.
7. Beets, P. 2008. Assessment for Learning: Fact of Farce? Paper presented at the annual EASA conference, Club Mykonos, Langebaan, 8-11 January.

Invited presentations

1. Beets, P. 1987. Delivered a series of lectures on Teaching of Geography and the then new Geography Syllabus at the Conference of the Namibian Teacher’s Society in Windhoek.
2. Beets, P. 2000. Educational transformation and curriculum change in South Africa post 1994. Address at the Project Atmosphere Teachers’ Conference of the American Meteorological Society in Kansas City (USA) in July.
3. Beets, P. 2005. NCS for Geography: Implications for teaching, learning and assessment. Paper delivered at the Independent Examination Board Geography Conference at DainfernCollege, Johannesburg, 3-4 March.
4. Beets, P. 2005. The new FET landscape: special reference to Geography. Addressing teacher and parents meeting at St. Mary’s College, Kloof in KwaZulu-Natal on 3 May.
5. Beets, P. 2007. Response to key note address by Prof. Wally Morrow: The Challenges and possibilities of curriculum support in transition, delivered at the SAcats Conference from 25-27 September 2007 at the LordCharlesHotel in Somerset West, Cape Town.

Conferences attended

1. Annual Conference: Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, New College, Oxford. 30th March to 1st April 2007.

Other academic presentations

1. Beets, P. 2005. The state of education in South Africa: critical reflections. Roundtable discussion at the International Symposium on African Philosophy of Education organised by the German International Institute for Educational Research, Frankfurt, 29-30 August.

Workshop presentations

I have conducted a number of in-service education workshops for teachers on invitation – at least twice per year.

Radio presentations

Participated in several national and regional radio presentations related to education.

Professional associations and offices held

Society for South African Geographers (SSAG)

• Member (2001-present)

• Member of International Geography Olympiad organising committee of the International Geographical Union (2002)

Education Association of South Africa.

• Member (2004-present)
• Referee to the Association’s Journal

Writing the National Curriculum Statement (Geography) for FET Schools.

• National Task team co-ordinator (2002-2003)

Development of Assessment Guidelines for NCS Geography for FET Schools

• National Task team member (2004-present)

Kenton Association of South Africa

• Member (2005-present)

Geography Subject Committee in the Western Cape Province

• Member (2004-present)

Social Sciences Learning Area Committee in the Western Cape Province.

• Member (2004-present)

Assessment Committee in the Western Cape Province

• Member (2004-present)

South African Qualifications Authority: Member of NSB 07 (Human and Social Studies)

• NSB link person to the Geography Standards Generating Body
• Co-ordinator for the subfield Urban and Regional Studies

South African Association for Research and Development in Higher Education.

• Member (2004-present)

Western Cape Education Department: Curriculum Board

• Member (2007- present)

External Examiner/Moderator

• University of Cape Town: Human and Social Sciences EDN402H (2003, 2004, 2005)
• University of the Free State: Curriculum Studies CUC 612; SOF 112 & 132
• CapeTechnikon: Classroom Management MEI41WC & MEI41RC (2004)
• CapePeninsulaUniversity of Technology: Educational Practice IV / Teaching Practice IV EDR440R / EDR440W (2005)
• CapePeninsulaUniversity of Technology: Teaching Practice IV GSD40RP & GSD40WP (2005)
• Examiner for Geography Higher Grade Grade 12 Matric examinations (2004) the Western Cape Education Department.
• Moderator for Geography Higher Grade Grade 12 Matric examinations for the cycle 2005 to 2007 in the Western Cape Education Department.

Graduate supervision and examination

Year

Candidate

Institution

Degree

My role

Current Status

2004

Aletta C. Harmse

University of South Africa

D.Litt et Phil

External examiner

Completed

2005

Johannes H. Viljoen

University of South Africa

MA

External examiner

Completed

2005

Maricke Jordaan

StellenboschUniversity

MEd

Associate supervisor

Completed

2006

Jennifer Swartz

StellenboschUniversity

MEd

Internal Examiner

Completed

2007

Milton L. van Wyk

StellenboschUniversity

BEd Hons

Internal Examiner

Completed

2008

Verna V.F. Stuurman

University of the Western Cape

MEd

External Examiner

2007/8

Sakiwo Matiwane

StellenboschUniversity

PhD

Associate supervisor

Referees

Professor Aubrey Redlinghuis

Vice-Rector: Human Resources

University of Johannesburg (RAU)

P.O. Box 524

Aucklandpark 2006

South Africa

+27 (0)11 489-2911

Mobile: 082 806 3457

E-mail:

Professor Joan Fairhurst
P.O.Box 1756
Morningside

2157
South Africa

+27 (0)11 783 4051
Mobile: 082 371 2656
E-mail:

Professor Lesley Le Grange

Department of Curriculum Studies

Faculty of Education

Private Bag X1

Matieland

7602

+27 21 808-2280

+27 21 808-2295 (fax)

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