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An investigation into English home language teachers’ use of the English home language textbook in Grade 11
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The study investigates how English Home language teachers use the English Home language textbook in the grade 11 classroom. It aspires to generate an understanding of the strong relationship between the teacher, textbook ...
Evaluation of an in-service degree programme at a Nigerian University
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Sandwich degree programme is an in-service training programme run by Nigerian Universities for primary and secondary school teachers who either do not have a first degree or those who do not have professional teaching ...
Exclusion by design: A constitutional analysis of admission policies and practices in selected Cape Town schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
School admission policies are powerful tools that can sometimes contain provisions that are in conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and other legislation and policies which regulate education in ...
Implementing an intentional teaching model to investigate the algebraic reasoning of grade 9 mathematics learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This research has employed an intentional teaching model to investigate the algebraic reasoning of grade 9 learners from a low socio-economic background. It has also sought to study how learners engage with algebra to make ...
Exploring the potential of digital storytelling in the teaching of academic writing at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of The Western Cape, 2019)
Writing is an important skill throughout learners’ schooling trajectory because it is through writing that learners need to situate meaning and sense-making across the curriculum. Writing proficiency becomes even more ...
A study of the leadership approaches of principals heading National Strategy Learner attainment (NSLA) schools in the Metro Central education District in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This thesis investigated the leadership approach associated with sustained improved
academic performance of principals heading National Strategy for Learner
Attainment (NSLA) schools. The research problem addressed the ...
Parental involvement at a school of skills in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Parental involvement in their children’s schooling has been found to be an important factor with regard to children’s experience of schooling including their academic performance. This quantitative study focused on parental ...
The impact of using technology through cooperative learning on learners’ performance on grade 11 circle geometry
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Euclidean geometry was recently re-introduced as a compulsory topic in the Mathematics Curriculum for learners in the Further Education and Training (FET) band in 2012. The diagnostic analysis reports on the National Senior ...
An examination of teaching strategies employed to improve results in Grade 12 Physical Sciences by secondary schools in an education district in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The purpose of this study was to examine teaching strategies employed by teachers
to improve Grade 12 results in Physical Sciences. Although the national Physical
Sciences pass rate has increased, critics and analysts ...
Workplace Learning: Understanding financial sector institutions as learning environments
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The objective of the research is to understand the learning affordances offered at Insure Company, a large financial sector institution in South Africa and to explore how employees exercise their agency in responding to ...