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A capability analysis on the implementation of the school progression policy and its impact on learner performance
(Wayne Hugo, 2016)
This paper focuses on the extent and consequences of learner progression in the form of ‘automatic
promotion’ or grade promotion for reasons other than academic achievement, as propagated by the
existing School Progression ...
Authentic learning for teaching reading: Foundation phase pre-service student teachers’ learning experiences of creating and using digital stories in real classrooms
(AOSIS, 2016)
Teaching and learning, an evolving endeavour, is associated with many factors, with
advancements in technology, playing an ever-growing role in the classroom. It is therefore
important to include the use of interactive ...
Philosophical enquiry as a pedagogical tool to implement the CAPS curriculum: Final-year pre-service teachers’ perceptions
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
In this paper, we argue that philosophical enquiry, as practised using community of enquiry pedagogy, is an appropriate implementation strategy for Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) if the principles that ...
Tuition fees and the challenge of making higher education a popular commodity in South Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2012)
The funding of higher education in South Africa has in the recent past been a subject of animated debate. This debate has ranged from the adequacy of government funding of higher education, the suitability of the funding ...
Supporting reading literacy: A grade 6 pilot study
(University of Venda, 2012)
This paper discusses a pilot reading-literacy development initiative in a class of Grade 6 township
learners. The purpose of the study was to pilot a model of literacy development that could be
implemented across a wider ...
The effect size of an intervention focusing on the use of previous national senior certificate mathematics examination papers
(University of Venda, 2016)
This study reports on an intervention that emanated from a concern a mathematics teacher had about the unsatisfactory performance of grade 12 learners in the school-based mid-year examination. The intervention was based ...
A narration of a physical science teacher's experience of implementing a new curriculum
(UNISA Press, 2016)
This article narrates the lived experiences of a Physical Science teacher named Thobani (pseudonym) in implementing a new curriculum in South Africa. Drawing on the work of Husserl and Heidegger, the article describes the ...
At-risk student teachers’ attitudes and aspirations as learners and teachers of mathematics
(AOSIS, 2015)
This study explored foundation phase first year student teachers’ perceptions about mathematics.
The focus on their attitudes towards mathematics in two roles – (1) as learners of mathematics,
based on their prior ...
Searching for research results to inform the design of an initial professional teacher education programme for the foundation phase: A systematic review
(AOSIS, 2016)
This article reports on a systematic review conducted to inform the development of a
professional teacher education programme for the foundation phase of schooling. The research
question was: What do quality research ...
For sustainable funding and fees, the undergraduate system in South Africa must be restructured
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)
South Africa has the most diverse and differentiated higher education system in Africa – despite some persistent
attempts at academic drift and mimetic normative isomorphism. Globally, in the 2008 country system ranking ...