Browsing Faculty of Education by Author "Holtman, Lorna"
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Alternative assessment strategies within a context-based science teaching and learning approach in secondary schools in Swaziland
Kelly, Victoria Louise (University of the Western Cape, 2007)The aim of this study was to use a case study approach to explore and describe how students and teachers perceived performance assessment and context-based assessment models that were used within a real world context ... -
A case study of practical work in a cell biology course at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique
Cossa, Eugenia Flora Rosa (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study was carried out with the assumption that practical work does contribute to the teaching and learning of cell biology at Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique. In this regard, the main purpose of this study ... -
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 ... -
Incorporating technology into the Lesotho science curriculum: investigating the gap between the intended and the implemented curriculum
Ntoi, Litšabako (University of the Western Cape, 2007)The inclusion of technology in the school curriculum has been a concern in many countries following the 1990 Jomtien World Conference on Education for ALL (Jenkins, 1996). However, there are different perspectives and views ... -
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
Mlauzi, Edith (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 ... -
Malawian secondary school students' learning of science: historical background, performance and beliefs
Dzama, Emmanuel Nafe Novel (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored the problem of poor performance in science among students who are provided secondary school places on merit in Malawi. Existing studies of the problem are inconsistent suggesting that these studies may ... -
Preferred contexts of Korean youth for the learning of school mathematics (grades 8-10)
Kim, Sun Hi (2012)This study investigated real life situations which learners in South Korea grade 8-10 learners would prefer to be used in school mathematics.This thesis is based on the ROSMEII (Relevance of School Mathematics ducation) ... -
A teaching strategy to enhance mathematical competency of pre-service teachers at UWC
May, Bruce Mathew (University of the Western Cape, 2017)In this study a mixed methods approach was employed to investigate how exposure to a teaching strategy based on spiral revision, productive practice and a mainly direct expository instructional method would influence the ...