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Investigating pre-service natural science teachers’ perceptions of earth in space through spatial modelling and argumentation
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study involves a group of pre-service teachers who are specialising in Science and Mathematics education at a university in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The aim of the study was to investigate perceptions ... -
Investigating Pre-service Natural Science Teachers’ perceptions of earth in space through spatial modelling and argumentation
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study involves a group of pre-service teachers who are specialising in Science and Mathematics education at a university in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The aim of the study was to investigate perceptions ... -
Investigating the challenges facing Itinerant Learning Support Educators (ilse) in the context of inclusive education in the Metro South Education District
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study aims to understand the challenges facing the Itinerant Learning Support Educators in an Inclusive Education framework. At the onset of the study there were very limited research studies and literature available ... -
Investigating the challenges that senior phase natural sciences teachers face in making science content meaningful for deaf and hard-of-hearing learners
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The 1994 transition process provided an opportunity for a massive change in South African society in all spheres, including education. In the previous political era, deaf learners and other learners with disabilities were ... -
Investigating the development of the learning environment at a disadvantaged primary school in the Western Cape through a participatory action research process
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)South Africa (SA) is a developing country struggling to address transformation and various institutional reforms inherited from a previous apartheid regime and also created by the current democratic government. Education ... -
Investigating the effect of role play on Grade 10 learners’ conception about the human circulatory system, at a selected township school in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Role-play is a teaching strategy which is very useful in enhancing the acquisition of knowledge and conceptualisation of some topics in Life Science. According to the theory of constructivism, learning science is a process ... -
Investigating the effectiveness of concept mapping in improving science language writing for English second language grade 12 learners at Lagunya finishing school in Langa
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)This research deals with a particular type of learner - a learner having English as a second language as medium of instruction at a finishing school, repeating a subject which he/she has failed in the final matriculation ... -
Investigating the effects of continuous professional development on ICT integration in the classroom of Foundation Phase Mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The use of technology is becoming the norm in the 21st century classroom to enhance teaching and learning. This rapid move to incorporate technology in the classroom brought the need for teachers to be upskilled on the use ... -
Investigating the english language proficiency and communication skills of first-year education students at the khomasdal campus of the university of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This research investigates proficiency in English and communication skills among first-year education students at the Khomasdal Campus of the University of Namibia. Drawing on the Interactionist Theory and the Constructivist ... -
Investigating the impact of an intervention programme in a Grade 11 mathematics class : a case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The general performance of learners in mathematics in most secondary schools in South Africa is not encouraging. Statistics reveal that there is a general poor performance in mathematics and related science subjects ... -
Investigating the implementation of a school-based literacy intervention programme: A case of grade one isiXhosa speaking learners in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The purpose of this study was to investigate the implementation of a Literacy Intervention Programme with Grade One isiXhosa speaking learners in one primary school in the Western Cape. The study was motivated by the ... -
Investigating the implementation of learning support strategies by teachers in the intermediate phase of a school in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The purpose of the study was to investigate the implementation of learning support strategies by Intermediate Phase teachers. The study also determined the factors (enhancing or limiting) that impact upon the successful ... -
Investigating the incremental implementation of African languages program: a case study of two primary schools in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study seeks to investigate the Incremental Introduction of African Languages (IIAL) program in relation to the teaching and learning of isiXhosa in Grade two classes. It is set to focus on the guidelines for implementation ... -
Investigating the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Grade 6 English Home Language Literacy: A Case Study of one Primary School in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), through the use of iPads in English Home Language in the Intermediate Phase, with a special focus on Grade ... -
Investigating the relationship between parental literacy and Grade 3 learners' literacy abilities at a primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The study set out to investigate the relationship between parental literacy levels and the literacy abilities of their children who were Grade 3 learners at a primary school in an impoverished area. The study initially ... -
Investigating the Teaching and Learning of Creative Writing in English First Additional Language in selected Grade 9 classrooms in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Writing is an important aspect of language learning and a tool for assessment in Basic and Higher Education across the globe. Learners need to acquire proficient writing skills to learn and to demonstrate their knowledge ... -
Investigating the Teaching and Learning of Creative Writing in English First Additional Language in selected Grade 9 classrooms in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Writing is an important aspect of language learning and a tool for assessment in Basic and Higher Education across the globe. Learners need to acquire proficient writing skills to learn and to demonstrate their knowledge ... -
Investigating the Teaching and Learning of Creative Writing in English first additional language in selected grade 9 classrooms in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Writing is an important aspect of language learning and a tool for assessment in Basic and Higher Education across the globe. Learners need to acquire proficient writing skills to learn and to demonstrate their knowledge ... -
Investigating the use of computer tablets in the teaching of mathematics in a grade 9 classroom
(Anthony Marlon Williams, 2019)The use of technology in mathematics education has many potentially positive outcomes. There is, however, little evidence to show where the use of technology has made a significant impact on mathematics education in South ... -
Investigating the use of computer tablets in the teaching of mathematics in a grade 9 classroom
(UWC, 2020)The use of technology in mathematics education has many potentially positive outcomes. There is, however, little evidence to show where the use of technology has made a significant impact on mathematics education in South ...