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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 ... -
An investigation into barriers to participation in adult learning among refugees: The case of the Somalis in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)This study seeks to investigate barriers to participation in adult learning among Somali refugees in Cape Town. It draws on scholarship around various conceptual frameworks on migration perspectives, and barriers to ... -
An investigation into effective management by principals of selected schools in the Rundu region of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This M.Ed. mini-thesis is concerned with how schools are managed effectively by primary school principles. The major question addressed is: “what do principles do to manage schools effectively”? The researcher explored six ... -
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 ... -
An investigation into English home language teachers’ use of the English home language textbook in Grade 11
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)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 ... -
An investigation into pre-service teachers mathematical behaviour in an application and modelling context
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothetical view that the use of familiar social institutions in the formulation of mathematical problems by mathematics pre-service teachers will enable them to find solutions ... -
An investigation into some causes of cognitive deficiencies among high school pupils in the learning of differential calculus and implications for further study
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)Little attention is usually given to the disadvantaged pupils' lack of problem solving skills and thinking skills needed for successful learning of differential calculus. Factors like what makes (disadvantaged) pupils not ... -
An investigation into the adjustment problems experienced by an initiated Xhosa male student in a high school
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)This study set out to investigate the impact of being a circumcised Xhosa male student at a high school where the rights and privileges promised by this status are not necessarily entrenched in the school's ethos nor guarded ... -
An investigation into the causes of the high failure rate in std. 10 Xhosa in the Transkei Senior Secondary Schools between 1981 and 1985.
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)This study1 which followed immediately after a sub-dissertation entitled "An investigation into the problems and pitfalls inherent in the teaching and learning of Xhosa in the .Senior Secondary schools of Transkei" and ... -
An investigation into the cognitive skills required by pupils to master concept formation in the field of homeostasis, an aspect of human physiology.
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)Pupils experience various problems when trying to solve problems in Biology, particularly on Higher Grade. This problem was profound in the area of Homeostasis, an aspect of Human Physiology. During this investigation a ... -
An investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African Sport : 1970-1979
(University of the Western Cape, 1979)There is confusion in literature concerning the early beginnings of sport in South Africa. Indications are that it was informal in nature and only took on organised form with the arrival of the British in 1795. Black spoLt ... -
An investigation into the factors which impinge on the reading comprehension abilities of first year human ecology students at UWC
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)The study deals with the reading comprehension abilities of first year Human Ecology students as they attempt to interpret commercial patterns. A commercial pattern is a retail pattern which is mass-produced in different ... -
An investigation into the impact of globalization on the intergenerational transmission of oral literature in Namibia: a community based education perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study endeavoured to gauge the impact of globalization on the intergenerational diffusion of oral literature and its pedagogic role in Namibia. The study also sought to highlight the contribution of oral literature ... -
An investigation into the implementation of cooperatively planned resource-based learning from the perspective of teachers
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)This study investigates from the teacher’s perspective how the teachers' experiences with cooperatively planned resource-based learning 'teaching had influenced their use of this teaching method. The four schools studled ... -
An investigation into the implementation of outcomes based education in the Western Cape Province
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An investigation into the implementation of outcomes based education in the Western Cape province
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)The aim of this research was to establish how successfully schools in the foundation phase (Grades 1 and 2), where training and implementation of OBE has been completed, were able to reach the goals of OBE. As part of the ... -
An investigation into the nature of verbal interactions during the practical training of medical technology students
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)various ideas have been propagated regarding the way people come to know in apprenticeship situations. The particular set of social practice theory that informs this study is that related to old-timers and newcomers. The ... -
An investigation into the scope, role, and function of student development and support within the context of higher education in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This study is an investigation into the scope, role, and function of student development and support (SDS) within higher education in South Africa. The underpinnings and frameworks of SDS were explored during the research, ... -
An investigation into the use of a computer algebra system for the teaching of introductory school calculus
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)Mathematics education in South Africa is in a state of crisis. One manifestation of this crisis is that students in the former Department of Education and Training (DET), which catered for blacks in the former Apartheid ... -
An investigation into the use of graphic calculators for teaching the manipulative aspects of school calculus
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)In a teaching experiment conducted over a period of three weeks, matric pupils were exposed to the teaching of introductory calculus in a graphically enriched environment. Materials were designed to explore and experiment ...