Browsing Faculty of Education by Author "Faculty of Education"
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A comparison of grade 8 to10 urban and peri-urban learners context preferences for mathematical literacy
Blaauw, Christopher (University of the Western Cape, 2009)The study explored the comparison of grade 8 to 10 urban and peri-urban learners' contexts preferences in mathematical literacy. There is currently a strong emphasis on the use of contexts for school mathematics. This has ... -
A conceptual exploration of the teaching and assessment of values within the South African outcomes-based curriculum
Solomons, Inez Denise (University of the Western Cape, 2009)Both international and local authors argue strongly that state education systems have an important role to play in the development and nurturing of positive values and attitudes in learners. In some instances, as is the ... -
The contestation, ambiguities and dilemmas of curriculum development at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College, 1978-1992
Govender, Rajuvelu (University of the Western Cape, 2011)The main problem being investigated is why there were such divergent views on the appropriate curriculum for ANC education-in-exile from within the ANC, and in the light of this contestation, what happened in reality to ... -
Context preferences of teachers in South Africa and South Korea for mathematics in schools
Van Schalkwyk, Gregory Peter. (University of the Western Cape, 2007)The study was located within the project : Relevance of school mathematics Education (ROSME) of the Department of Dicactics at the University of the Western Cape. The research was undertaken in the belief that mathematics ... -
Contexts preferred for use in mathematics by Swaziland high performing public schools' junior secondary learners
Ngcobo, Minenhle Sthandile Faith (University of the Western Cape, 2011)At primary school learners are excited about mathematics. This may be an indication that learning related to familiar contexts, connected to the learners’ interests, values and goals is necessary for motivation. At secondary ... -
The Contribution of Higher Education to Regional Socioeconomic Development : The University of Buea, Cameroon, as a Growth Pole
Fongwa, Neba Samuel (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This research investigates how higher education institutions contribute to regional development, using the University of Buea in the Fako region as a case study. Policy documents reviewed and interviews with major stakeholders ... -
Cryptology: A didactical transposition into grade 10 school Mathematics classroom
Whittles, Kalvin (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study in an extension of a Master's study, entitled Realistic Mathematics Education and the strategies grade 8 learners develop for the solution of two simultaneous linear equations. the current study investigates how ... -
Decentralized health care services delivery in selected districts in Uganda
Mayanja, Rehema (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Decentralization of health services in Uganda, driven by the structural adjustment programme of the World Bank, was embraced by government as a means to change the health institutional structure and process delivery of ... -
A description of entry level tertiary students' mathematical achievement: towards an analysis of student texts
Jacobs, Mark Solomon (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This research provided insights into the mathematical achievement of a cohort of tertiary mathematics students. The context for the study was an entry level mathematics course, set in an engineering programme at a tertiary ... -
The design, implementation and evaluation of student support and development services in further education and training colleges in South Africa
Ferreira, Stephanus Lourens (University of the Western Cape, 2002)The Student Support and Development Services (SSDS) at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges represent a holistic and systemic approach to addressing barriers to learning and development. College SSDS are based on ... -
Deurlopende formatiewe assessering in skriftelike stelwerk in graad 5: 'n aksienavorsingsprojek
Joshua, Elizabeth Caroline (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this study was to determine the effects of continuous assessment within the written curriculum in a grade 5 class with Afrikaans as first language. -
Developing a model of education support for the Khomani San School community
Nel, William Nico (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The aim of the research was to establish the factors relevant to the delivery of education support to the Khomani San school community, and to propose a model for appropriate education support to the Khomani San school ... -
Developing academic writing at the National University of Rwanda: a case study of first year economics and management
Kereni, Ildephonse (University of the Western Cape, 2004)This aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which writing skills offered in the one-year intensive English course and in the 75 hour course of Speaking and Writing Skills, prepare students for academic writing ... -
The development and evaluation of a learning styles assessment tool for the South African higher education context
Mkonto, Patricia Nosisana (University of the Western Cape, 2010)A literature study focusing on teaching and learning in higher education in South Africa was conducted. Theories relevant to adult learning were also examined. These included behaviourist, cognitive, humanistic and social ... -
The development and evaluation of a metacognitive programme for young learners in the South African context
Benjamin, Louis (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The Basic Concepts Mediated Learning Programme (BCMLP) was developed to enhance the cognitive and scholastic functioning of learners who experience barriers to learning in the early years of schooling in the South African ... -
The development and implementation of school governance policy in South African Schools Act (SASA) and the Western Cape Provincial School Education Act (WCPSA)
Maharaj, Ameerchund (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The study was concentrated on the period following the first democratic elections for a new government in South Africa, that is, post -1994 up to the year 2000. The change from a system based on fixed apartheid ideology ... -
The development of the teacher support team in assisting teachers of learners with special educational needs in one school in Khayelitsha
Thabana, M. (University of the Western Cape, 2004)This research study explored the process in the development of the Teacher Support Team in assisting teachers of learners with special educational needs in the mainstream classroom. This research was conducted in the context ... -
Die Afname van Leerdergetalle by ʼn Hoërskool in ʼn Sub-ekonomiese Woonbuurt van Kaapstad
Johnston, Michael Antony (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This research report investigated the impact of the decrease in numbers of learners at a working class high school in Cape Town. The decrease is a consequence of the early school leaving and learner migration. -
Die impak van onderwysers se identiteitsbasis op hul ontvang en implementering van kurrikulum 2005 in sekere verafgelee skole van die Wes-Kaap
Visagie, Clarence Vernon (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This thesis was undertaken as an empirical study which focused on curriculum implementation in a remote geographical region in post-apartheid South Africa, known as the Overberg. The identity basis on which teachers receive ... -
The DR Congo English state examination: some fundamental validity issues
Katalayi, Godefroid Bantumbandi (University of the Western Cape, 2011)The test context is of paramount importance in language testing as it provides an understanding of the kind of tasks to be included in the test, how these tasks are executed by the test takers and how they can be efficiently ...