Browsing Magister Educationis - MEd (Mathematics and Science Education) by Title
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Teaching electrical circuits in grade 10 physical science using a conceptual change approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the teaching of electric circuits in Grade 10 Physical Sciences using a conceptual change approach would enhance learners' understanding of the concept. The conceptual ... -
Teaching Electrostatics in Grade 11 Physical Sciences using a Conceptual Change Approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The study was conducted at a senior secondary school situated in a deep rural area of the district of Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape Province. It was motivated by academically struggling grade 12 learners in my school who ... -
Teaching Newton's Second Law of Motion in Grade 11 Physical Sciences using a Conceptual Change Approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate how the use of a conceptual change approach could contribute to enhance the teaching and learning of Newton's second law of motion in Grade 11 Physical Sciences. More specifically, ... -
Teaching Ohm's law in Grade 11 Physical Sciences using a Multiple Representations Approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of teaching Ohm's law in Grade 11 using a Multiple Representations Approach (MRA). The need to promote knowledge and skills in problem solving in Physical Sciences ... -
The application of cooperative learning to enhance the teaching of Nature of Science for scientific literacy advancement in secondary school physical science students
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The purpose of this study was to explore, demonstrate and apply cooperative learning when explicitly exposing Nature of Science (NoS) to physical science secondary students aiming at advancing scientific literacy. Secondary ... -
The Effectiveness of the Use of Practical Work in Teaching Electric Circuits in Grade 11 Physical Sciences
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)There is a history of poor results in grade 12 physical sciences in South Africa. This underperformance is particularly evident in the Eastern Cape's rural areas generally and in previously disadvantaged schools in specific. ... -
The influence of language on the teaching and learning of Natural Sciences in Grade 7
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)It has been noticed in many schools that Grade 8 learners arrive in the secondary school with a big gap in their understanding of the meaning of science concepts. In science cluster meetings teachers identified science ... -
The influence of Practical Work in the teaching and learning of acids, bases and neutrals in Natural Sciences
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of practical work in the teaching and learning of acids, bases and neutrals, a section of the senior phase Natural Science curriculum. In regional meetings of science ... -
Using a conceptual change approach as a teaching strategy for improving learners' understanding of Chemical Change in Physical Sciences.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of a Conceptual Change Approach as a teaching strategy to improve learners' understanding of Chemical Change in Physical Sciences. In addition, learners' attitudes toward ... -
Using a conceptual change approach to improve learners' understanding of ions in aqueous solutions in Physical Sciences.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate how the use of a conceptual change approach could contribute to enhancing the teaching and learning of ions in aqueous solutions in Grade 10 Physical Science. More specifically, ... -
Western Cape Senior Phase Learners' Conceptions of Magnetism, Chemical Change of substances and the Environment
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)A large percentage of South African learners held inadequate or alternative conceptions that might hinder them from developing a valid understanding of various scientific concepts and generalizations. This study explored ...