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Activity theory as a lens to examine pre-service teachers' perceptions of learning and teaching of mathematics within an intervention programme
(Routledge, 2012)
This study was prompted by concerns around mathematics teaching and learning in the South
African education system. Contributory factors to this situation are the lack of competent
mathematics teachers in the classroom ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Preparing isiXhosa home language teachers for the 21st century classroom: Student teachers' experiences, challenges and reflections
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
The aim of the article is to identify the gaps between theory and practice in pre-service teacher training with special reference to the teaching of isiXhosa as a home language in the Further Education and Training (FET) ...
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 ...
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. ...
The stability of learners’ choices for real-life situations to be used in mathematics
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
One of the efforts to improve and enhance the performance and achievement in mathematics of learners is the incorporation of life-related contexts in mathematics teaching and assessments. These contexts are normally, with ...