SENIOR PRIMARY TEXTBOOK CATALOGUE Grades 4-7

REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE

SENIOR PRIMARY TEXTBOOK CATALOGUE Grades 4-7

Revised Curriculum

2015

Ministry of Education, Arts & Culture National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) Private Bag 2034 Okahandja Namibia

? Copyright NIED, Ministry of Education, Arts & Culture 2015 Textbook Catalogue for Senior Primary (Grades 4-7)

ISBN: 9789994521821

Printed by NIED Website:

Publication date: July 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 2. Minimum learning support materials profile ....................................................................................................................................................................3 3. How should schools select their instructional materials?.................................................................................................................................................5 3.1 The procedures...........................................................................................................................................................................................................5 3.2 Textbook selection advice and criteria ........................................................................................................................................................................5 3.3 Explanation of columns used in the textbook catalogue ..............................................................................................................................................6 4. Learner's books and teacher's guides.............................................................................................................................................................................7 4.1 Languages ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 4.2 Content subjects ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.3 Pre-vocational subjects ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 4.4 Support subjects ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Annexe A: Publishers' addresses and contact details .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 Annexe B: Publishers' code of conduct................................................................................................................................................................................31

1. INTRODUCTION

The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture thoroughly revised the curriculum for Pre-primary to Grade 12. A revised Textbook Catalogue format and procedures will go hand in hand with the implementation of the revised curriculum, which started in 2015 with the JP phase. Up to 2011 there was no limitation to the number of titles included in the Textbook Catalogue. However, since the evaluation of Junior Primary learning support materials in April 2014 the number of titles are limited to the best three titles per subject per grade.

This Textbook Catalogue for the Senior Primary phase (Grades 4-7) gives the revised, comprehensive list of textbooks and other instructional materials for use in government schools in the following subjects:

Languages

- Afrikaans First Language - Afrikaans Second Language - English First * - English Second Language

Language (the Teacher's Guide

must include a CD)

- German First Language - Khoekhoegowab First Language - Oshikwanyama First Language - Oshindonga First Language - Otjiherero First Language - Rukwangali First Language* - Rumanyo First Language* - Setswana First Language* - Silozi First Language - Thimbukushu First Language - Ju|'hoansi First Language (Grade

4 only)*

Content Subjects

- Mathematics - Natural Science and Health

Education - Social Studies

Pre-vocational subjects

- Elementary Agriculture - Home Ecology - Design and Technology

Support Subjects

- Life Skills - Religious and Moral

Education - Information and

Communication (Teacher's Guide only) - Physical Education (Teacher's Guide only) - Arts (Teacher's Guide only)*

The list of approved titles includes learner's books, teacher's guides and other instructional materials such as class readers. Currently some subjects in this catalogue have less than three titles. Titles for subjects indicated with an asterisk (*) above are not included in this catalogue due to limited submissions and other factors.

The Curriculum Panels for these subjects were instructed by the Ministry to select and recommend the best two titles from the previous Textbook Catalogue (2013). The recommended titles will be on this Senior Primary (Grades 4-7) Textbook Catalogue for one year (2016) only while gap

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submissions are awaited. For Arts, a teacher's manual developed by the Finnish Art Project at NIED in cooperation with the Finnish Namibian Society will be used. An updated Senior Primary (SP) list of approved titles will be provided to schools after the evaluation of gap submissions in April 2016. Note that the evaluation and vetting of the materials was guided by the quality and relevance of the materials to the level of the learner. Furthermore, the changes in the newly revised Senior Primary curriculum have been addressed. The curriculum will be reviewed every five years and the life span of a textbook should be five years. The Ministry will continue to request submissions in order to achieve the desired three titles per subject to be used for a period of five years. It should be noted that books currently available in the schools should not be regarded as completely obsolete as they can still be used as resources. Schools are expected to select all their books from this Senior Primary Textbook Catalogue and ensure that they examine the relevant books before they decide on the books to be purchased, using the criteria and procedures laid down in the School Textbook Management Handbook (2013) produced by the Directorate: Programmes and Quality Assurance (PQA). It is important to note that schools should select only one series per subject. The whole series, meaning the same title from Grade 4 to 7, should be used per subject. It is recommended that teachers/schools order one copy of the other approved titles for a subject listed in the catalogue and use them for enrichment purposes and as a resource for teachers. The listing of the learner's books is done alphabetically according to subjects. The list of titles within each subject does not in any way suggest an order of preference or evaluation ranking. Each senior primary school in Namibia will be supplied with a free copy of the Textbook Catalogue through their respective REOs. A school can order any textbook or other instructional materials that may be needed for any class and in any subject as long as these titles/items are contained in this 2015 Textbook Catalogue. The list will be revised regularly to include new instructional materials approved by the Ministry and to update prices.

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List of abbreviations

Gr GRN ISBN JP LSM MoEAC NPH LB PQA REO SM STSC SP TG VAT WB

Grade Government of Republic of Namibia International Standard Book Identification Number Junior Primary Learning Support Materials Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture Namibia Publishing House Learner's Book Programmes, Quality and Assurance Regional Education Office Supplementary Materials School Textbook Selection Committee Senior Primary Teacher's Guide Value Added Tax Workbook

2. MINIMUM LEARNING SUPPORT MATERIALS PROFILE

The Minimum Learning Support Materials profile is an agreed minimum list of learning support materials needed by learners and teachers in order for all learners to achieve the learning objectives of the curriculum. The minimum LSM profile is qualified with quantities (e.g. 1 per learner; 5 per class; 1 per teacher; etc). The minimum LSM profile is specified by grade level and by subject. It must be affordable to Government, it must fit Namibia's educational approach and it must be sustainable.

The minimum LSM profile that follows is based on the revised curriculum (2014 onwards), which is still a work in progress for some areas. It thus assumes a gradual introduction staged over a number of years and capable of taking into account changes initiated by future curriculum reviews.

Teacher's guides for English Second Language should be supported by a CD containing pronunciation guidance to teachers as well as audio recordings of texts (paragraphs, poems, stories) included in the learner book.

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Senior Primary Minimum Learning Support Materials profile:

CORE PACK

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

Type

Subject

Learner Book

Teachers' Guide

Type

Ratio per teacher

English First or Second language

1

1 + CD

DVDs Audio CDs

Literature1

1-3 titles

(set of volumes per teacher)2

Dictionaries Wall charts Grammar book Flash cards

15 volumes per phase

20 per phase 1 set

Promotional Subjects

Another language (First or Second language)

Literature1

1

1-3 titles (set of volumes per

teacher)2

1

Audio CDs

DVDs

Wall charts

Flash cards

Dictionaries Orthography3 Glossary3

Grammar book

15 vol. per phase 5 per phase 5 per phase 20 per phase

Mathematics

1

1

Flash cards Wall charts

1 set per phase

Natural Science & Health Ed.

1

1

Wall charts

1 set per phase

Social Studies

Wall charts

1

1

Maps (political, physical)

(Namibia + Africa +

Atlases

World)

DVDs

1 per phase

Promotional Pre-

Elementary Agriculture

1

vocational Subjects

Home Ecology

1

1

Wall charts DVDs

1

Wall charts

Design & Technology

1

1

Wall charts

Life Skills

1

RME

1

Support Subjects

Physical Education

-

1

1

Wall charts

1

CDs

Arts

-

Information & Communication

-

1

DVDs

1

Reading Period

Reading Period

1

Readers, all the languages At least 50 titles, in

offered at a school

various languages

1 Some publishers produce an anthology containing poetry, prose and drama texts.

2The ideal situation is that every learner should have a book, but a teacher could also have a full class set which is used by all class groups to which a teacher teaches.

3Orthographies and glossaries are for African languages only.

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3. HOW SHOULD SCHOOLS SELECT THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS?

The School Textbook Management Handbook gives detailed step by step advice on how schools should select their instructional materials. Nevertheless, here is a summary of the the steps to be taken and the traps to avoid:

3.1

The Procedures

The school should set up a School Textbook Selection Committee (STSC) and list the members of the committee in the Minute Book. Subject teachers should be involved in selecting the books. The STSC should first make a list of the textbooks, teachers' guides and other instructional materials that are already in the school so that the most

urgent priorities for new books can be decided. The committee should study the present Junior Primary Textbook Catalogue to determine which books and other instructional materials to

purchase. It should be noted that no books/items outside the approved list issued by NIED can be purchased using funds given to schools. Beware of "false" or locally made textbook catalogues; some have been known to be in circulation. When the STSC have all the information that they need, another STSC meeting should be called to decide on the books/items to order. The total cost of the selected items must not be more than the budget that the school has been allocated. All the decisions on selection should be recorded in the STSC Minute Book which must be signed by the chairperson and the secretary of the STSC.

3.2 Textbook selection advice and criteria

Although all the books in the official Textbook Catalogue have been evaluated by NIED subject evaluation panels, the school will still need to consider the following factors in relation to their own requirements:

Content of books How appropriate is the vocabulary and general language level to the specific school's learners? Are the content and activities relevant to the children's needs and interests? Does the accompanying teacher's guide fit the needs of your teachers?

Price Are the specific titles (that the school wants to order) affordable?

Overall Assessment What are the books' strong points? What are the books' weak points? How well do they compare with other books on the Textbook Catalogue?

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