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Examining the use of multiple representations to teach vectors in Grade 10 physical sciences
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The purpose of this paper was to examine the use of the multiple representation approach as a teaching strategy to improve learners understanding of vectors in Grade 10 Physical Sciences. The study also wanted to consider ... -
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 ... -
Experiences of a ‘thinking schools’ initiative: a case study of one Western Cape primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)In this study I researched the effectiveness of a ‘Thinking Schools’ initiative at a local primary school between April 2010 and September 2011. I looked at how the school began the journey, what has changed in the school, ... -
Explaining differential performance of teacher college students
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between identity and differential academic performance in a cohort of preprimary teachers-in-training. The study draws on indepth interviews with, and detailed ... -
An exploration of critical Latin American historical analyses of the capitalist state and the University system in Argentina
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This investigation into certain elements of critical Latin American Literature was prompted by the apparent post-1980s neglect by academics of Anglo-Saxon origin to engage with the state and social class, in the contextual ... -
An exploration of how teachers’ use of video-stimulated recall as a reflective practice tool enhances mathematics teacher professional development
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The aim of professional development is to enhance teaching and learning. Reflection is a valuable way of developing professionally. However, teachers may need support and feedback on a regular basis to reflect on their ... -
An exploration of micro-teaching skills with digital technology (cell phone) in B.ED. programmes at a Western Cape University
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Micro-teaching provides a framework for teachers’ professional development with emphasis on the teach and re-teach cycle as a practical procedure for the development of micro-teaching skills. One fundamental element in ... -
An exploration of micro-teaching skills with digital technology (cell phone) in B.Ed. programmes at a Western Cape University
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Micro-teaching provides a framework for teachers’ professional development with emphasis on teach and re-teach cycle as a practical procedure for the development of micro-teaching skills. One fundamental element in this ... -
An exploration of the use of African proverbs and metaphors in a visual communication design course
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study was envisioned to investigate and improve multicultural education in a visual communication design course. It aimed to explore the educational use of proverbs for the benefit of improving multicultural teaching ... -
Exploring beginner teachers' perceptions of school support to enhance their capability sets in relation to teacher education policy
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa of 2006 (NPF) outlines seven principles which underpin this policy as expressed in the Norms and Standards for Educators (2000). These ... -
Exploring capabilities of learners in a quintile 1 school in Metro Central of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study explore the capabilities of Intermediate Phase (grades 4-6) learners in a Quintile 1 school in the Metro Central of Cape Town, through the lens of the capabilities approach theorized by Amartya Sen. This approach ... -
Exploring first-year Students’ Voice and Subjectivity in Academic Writing at a University in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Literacy development in South African higher education is increasingly challenged by several issues in dialogue and language of tuition. Despite the widening of access to South African universities, research shows that a ... -
Exploring first-year students’ voice and subjectivity in academic writing at a university in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Literacy development in South African higher education is increasingly challenged by several issues in dialogue and language of tuition. Despite the widening of access to South African universities, research shows that a ... -
Exploring Grade 9 Mathematics learners learning of congruency based proofs in geometry via a web-based learning system
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Globally, research and evaluation reports show that students are not learning congruency-based proofs, as part of the Geometry section of mathematics, efficiently. One identifier of student understanding related to ... -
Exploring grades 11 learners' scientific and indigenous worldviews of selected phenomena relative to traditional expository and argumentation instruction
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)In response to the emerging multicultural classrooms in South Africa, the amended National Curriculum Statement (NCS) for grades R - 12, in the light of current curriculum policy and the NCS (Grades 10 - 12), has proposed ... -
Exploring habitus and writer identities : an ethnographic study of writer identity construction in the FET phase at two schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The purpose of this study is to investigate the writing identities constructed in the Further Education and Training (FET) Phase and the ways in which these identities either strengthen or impede academic writing at ... -
Exploring meaning-making and criticality in the analysis of Afrikaans First Additional Language novels in Grade 11
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Guided by Cultural Historical Activity Theory and Socio-cultural Theory, this research explored meaning-making and criticality in Grade 11 classrooms in respect of their analysis of the prescribed Afrikaans First Additional ... -
Exploring passion killing and its implications on the academic wellbeing of university students in Botswana and Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)This study explored the consequences of passion killing (PK) on the academic wellbeing of undergraduates in Botswana and Namibia. The study is motivated by the alarming rate of intimate partner femicide popularly referred ... -
Exploring poetry as a tool for critical literacy
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The use of literature-based reading has a significant impact on the development of critical literacy (Tung and Chang, 2009). Based on the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory and Vygotsky’s theory of collaborative learning, ... -
Exploring practices adopted by African students to attain completion in the University of the Western Cape
(UWC, 2020)This study explores practices that enable African doctoral students to manage their experiences in order to make progress and eventually complete their doctoral study at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. ...