Browsing by Title
Now showing items 2511-2530 of 8878
-
The effectiveness of South African legislation in protecting black employees from racial discrimination
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The Apartheid government passed segregation laws which favoured the white minority and unfairly discriminated against black people. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa acknowledges the hardships caused by ... -
Effectiveness of task shifting in antiretroviral treatment services in health centres, Gasabo district, Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)In the context of human resource crisis in African countries, the World Health Organization has proposed task-shifting as an approach to meet the ever-increasing need for HIV/AIDS care and treatment services. Rwanda started ... -
Effectiveness of the asset register as a management instrument for the electricity distribution infrastructure within the Stellenbosch municipality
(2008)The study seeks to establish the state of infrastructure management system, pertaining to electricity distribution, as an example of policy implementation. -
The effectiveness of the South African critical skills visa in comparative perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)There are notable skill shortages in South Africa. This thesis explores the reasons behind the skills shortages, including the impact of apartheid on education, brain drain, brain waste, and lack of apprenticeships. ... -
The effectiveness of using pictograms and text on medication labels at primary healthcare facilities in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Medication labels are often the only information available to patients after obtaining medication 3 from the pharmacy or other healthcare practitioners. Inappropriately designed medicine labelling 4 contributes to poor ... -
The effects of a back education programme among employees at an industrial setting in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of a back education programme on biomechanical knowledge, back beliefs, the occurrence of LBP, disability, and work loss among employees at an industrial setting ... -
The effects of a dialogical argumentation and assessment for learning instruction model (DAAFLIM) on science students’ conception of selected scientific topics
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)The central concern of this study has been to determine the effectiveness or otherwise of a combined Dialogical Argumentation Instructional Method (DAIM) and the Assessment for Learning Model (DAAFLIM) strategies in ... -
Effects of a dialogical argumentation based instruction on grade 9 learners’ conceptions of a meteorological concept: cold fronts in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2012)This study looks at the effects of a dialogical argumentation instructional model (DAIM) on grade 9 learners understanding of selected meteorological concepts: Cold fronts in the Western Cape of South Africa. Using a ... -
Effects of a Dialogical Argumentation Instructional Model on Grade 10 Learners' Conception of Fermentation
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study catered for empirical and metaphysical dimensions of science and IKS. The study employed a quasi-experimental design as well as a qualitative research design. Two cohorts of students from a fictitiously named ... -
Effects of a dialogical argumentation instructional model on grade 10 learners’ conceptions of lightning
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The study employed a quasi-experimental design to determine the effect of DAIM on learners’ conceptions of lightning. The experimental group was taught using DAIM while the control group was taught the same content using ... -
Effects of a dialogical argumentation instructional model on science teachers’ understanding of capacitors in selected Western Cape schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This study investigated 1) the conceptions on capacitors held by a group teachers in the Western Cape; 2) the effect of a dialogical argumentation instructional model on the teachers’ conceptions on the capacitor; and 3) ... -
Effects of a distributed interleaved teaching strategy on automaticity in intermediate phase Mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 2015 indicate that South African learners fare poorly against their international counterparts. Results of these tests show that South African learners ... -
Effects of a mathematics teaching strategy based on distributed interleaved practice on procedural and conceptual knowledge
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This study investigated the effects a teaching strategy based on interleaved distributed practice had on learners in three grade 6 classes’ procedural and conceptual knowledge within a, previously disadvantaged, Cape Town ... -
The effects of a sports vision training programme on selected visual-motor skills in a non-fatigued and fatigued cardiovascular condition
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The aim of the study was to determine the effects of a sports vision training programme on peripheral awareness, eye-hand coordination, eye-body coordination, visual reaction time and visual-motor response time of physically ... -
The effects of a teacher development programme based on Philosophy for Children
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored the effects of a teacher development programme based on Philosophy for Children. One of the challenges facing education in South Africa is that the school curriculum has to promote the development of ... -
Effects of acid concentration on the extraction of rare earth elements from South African Coal Fly Ash
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Coal is seen as a reliable and secure energy source in many countries around the world despite the development of a number of alternative sources of energy. A rise in global energy demand has led to an increase in coal ... -
Effects of an argumentation-based instruction on grade 10 learners' understanding of the causes of pollution at a river site
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study was based on the Science and Indigenous Knowledge Systems Project (SIKSP) at the School of Science and Mathematics Education, University of the Western Cape. The project seeks to enhance educators' understanding ... -
The effects of an instructional strategy on Grade 11 learners understanding of genetics
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Research into learning genetics has largely focused on issues such as problem solving and the process of meiosis. The central concept of genetics, however, has received very little attention despite the fact that it is ... -
The effects of an instructional strategy on grade 11 learners' understanding of genetics
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Research into learning genetics has largely focused on issues such as problem solving and the process of meiosis. The central concept of genetics, however, has received very little attention despite the fact that it is one ... -
The effects of anthropogenic disturbance upon African penguin colonies
(University of Western Cape, 2020)African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) mainland colonies are a popular tourist attraction in the Western Cape of South Africa. The African penguin population is in decline and the species is listed as endangered on the ...