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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 ... -
The effects of examination-driven teaching on mathematics achievement in Grade 10 school-based high-stakes examinations
(AOSIS, 2018)Various efforts are underway to improve achievement in high-stakes examinations in school mathematics. This article reports on one such initiative which focuses on the development of quality teaching of school mathematics ... -
Emergences and affordances as opportunities to develop teachers’ mathematical content knowledge
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Teachers’ mathematical content knowledge has been under scrutiny for some time. This development is in the wake of learners’ unsatisfactory performance in national examinations and international achievement tests. A widely ... -
English: Language of hope or broken dream?
(Oxford University Press, 1992)In this chapter, the ESL approaches adopted by seven different literacy organisations in South Africa are described and analysed. The approaches are identified in relation to developments in the field of applied linguistics ... -
Factors influencing the in-service programmes: Case study of teachers with learner-centred strategies in Blue Waters setting
(Education Association of South Africa, 2018)Key policies on teacher development emphasise the necessity of a teaching force that is competent to apply learner-centred practices. Barriers to learning, like poverty, present huge classroom challenges and have implications ... -
First year students’ experience of access and engagement at a University of Technology
(Bioinfo Publications, 2017)Universities in South Africa have opened access to a diverse population of students, which has resulted in an increased participation of first-generation, low-income and mature students. Concomitant to the widening access, ... -
From theory to practice: Beginner teachers’ experiences of the rigour of the Postgraduate Certificate in Education programme
(© UV/UFS, 2016)This article focuses on how recent graduates perceive the rigour of the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) initial teacher education (ITE) programme. The article is based on qualitative data collected from a ... -
Gender differences on student disciplinary behaviours by disciplinary panels of selected Kenyan Secondary Schools
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2013)The study investigated gender differences in decisions on student disciplinary behaviours by selected Kenyan secondary school disciplinary panels which may be due to composition of disciplinary panels, perceptions of ... -
Gender, age and teaching experiences differences in decision-making behaviours of members of selected Kenyan secondary school disciplinary panels
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013)The study investigated gender, age and teaching experiences differences in decision- making behaviours of members of selected Kenyan secondary school disciplinary panels. Mixed Methods design was adopted for the study. ... -
Indigenous knowledge systems and early literacy development: An analysis of isiXhosa and isiZulu traditional children’s folktales and songs
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This paper provides an analysis of IsiXhosa and IsiZulu folktales and traditional children’s songs in order to highlight the relationship between Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and early literacy development in young ... -
Inducting BEd Hons students into a research culture and the world of research: the case of a research methods course in the BEd Hons programme
(Unisa Press, 2013)It has become a policy imperative that the training of future researchers in Education should start at the Honours level. This training presents particular challenges as students entering the Bachelor of Education Honours ... -
An instrument to determine the technological literacy levels of upper secondary school students
(Springer, 2014)In this article, an instrument for assessing upper secondary school students’ levels of technological literacy is presented. The items making up the instrument emerged from a previous study that employed a phenomenographic ... -
Integrating principles underlying ancestral spirits belief in counseling and psychotherapy
(Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, 2013)This article discusses the traditional beliefs, of many indigenous cultures of Africa, associated with ancestral spirits and its use as powerful therapeutic agent for influencing behavior or lifestyle changes. Explanatory ... -
Interim guidelines for the national ABET curriculum framework
(Centre for Education Policy Development (CEPD), 1995)In anticipation of the reconstruction and development of the education and training system, the CEPD established a number of curriculum task teams to develop subject-specific curriculum frameworks in line with the vision ... -
Key dimensions of effective leadership for change: a focus on township and rural schools in South Africa
(SAGE, 2010)The article identifies key dimensions of effective leadership for change in historically disadvantaged, township and rural schools in South Africa. It is based on original case study research in 13 schools in Kwa-Zulu ... -
The lack of good governance in Nigeria and its impact on functional science education
(ISDS LLC, 2017)The paper reviewed the importance of science education in the development of every nation of the world including Nigeria. However, it argued that the science education in Nigeria as studied in the Universities, Polytechnics, ... -
Learner perceptions of the introduction of computerassisted learning in mathematics at a peri-urban school in South Africa
(Springer, 2014)This study responded to a national call to improve the outcomes in mathematics in the Grade 12 matriculation examination in South Africa by reporting learners’ perceptions of the introduction of computer-assisted learning ... -
Learning about action research
(Juta & Company Ltd, 1997)The book gives detailed and theoretically-grounded practical advice on how to proceed collaboratively through the various stages of the action research cycle, including building a repertoire of literacy practices and ... -
Literacy teaching in disadvantaged South African schools
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019)This article analyses the experiences of teachers of literacy working in underprivileged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa. The purpose is to provide teachers in poorly resourced schools within economically ... -
Local languages: good for the informal marketplace but not for the formal classroom?
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)The maxim that ‘Languages develop through use, particularly in high domains such as education and the courts’ was propagated by Neville Alexander. He was committed to ‘intellectualising African languages’. In the spirit ...
