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What mathematics education may prepare students for the society of the future?
(Springer Verlag, 2017)
This paper attempts to engage the field in a discussion about what mathematics
is needed for students to engage in society, especially with an increase in
technology and digitalization. In this respect, mathematics holds ...
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 ...
“Walking the talk”: The influence of an introduction to cognitive education on school leaders
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
The current emphasis on curriculum leadership implies the need to update school leaders’ pedagogical knowledge. This paper will interest local and international readers because it highlights both essential content and the ...
Predictors of academic performance among second-year nursing students at a university in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch University, 2016)
Students with low grades in high school science related subjects as well as those that obtained low grades in their first year of study should be given the necessary support to avoid the risk of unsatisfactory academic ...
The baseline assessment of Grade 1 learners’ literacy skills in a socio-economically disadvantaged school setting
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)
Research has revealed that the academic performances of learners in South Africa are below the required level. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) launched the literacy and numeracy strategy 2006–2016 in response ...
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 ...
Sexual diversity and the role of educators on a South African teacher education module
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2017)
This article is a reflection on a 5-credit, 50 hour stand-alone module titled ‘Sexual Diversity and the Role of Educators’ for final-year pre-service education students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...