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"Political changes and access policies in Malagasy Higher Education since independence (1960-2008)"
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The objective of this research was to investigate the relationships between the political change and the access policy changes in Madagascar since independence. In this study qualitative and quantitative data were used. ...
The information and communication technology infrastuctures in public schools in the Western Cape : a case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This mini-thesis attempts to explain the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure in public schools in the Western Cape. The mini-thesis uses the case study as research design to explore aspects such ...
Effects of a Dialogical Argumentation Instructional Model on Grade 10 Learners' Conception of Fermentation
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The study catered for empirical and metaphysical dimensions of science and IKS. The study employed a quasi-experimental design as well as a qualitative research design. Two cohorts of students from a fictitiously named ...
The Contribution of Higher Education to Regional Socioeconomic Development : The University of Buea, Cameroon, as a Growth Pole
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This research investigates how higher education institutions contribute to regional development, using the University of Buea in the Fako region as a case study. Policy documents reviewed and interviews with major stakeholders ...
A teaching strategy to enhance mathematical competency of pre-service teachers at UWC
(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 ...
Factors influencing the academic attainment of undergraduate sponsored students at the University of the Western Cape: a strength-based approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Deficit models dominate current research on academic retention and success in South African higher education and internationally. Most studies focus on students who are at risk of exiting higher education prematurely or ...
Tracking learners’ performances in high-stakes Grade 10 mathematics examinations
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
One of the educational ideas used in mathematics education to improve mathematics
achievement in schools is examination-driven teaching. Its effects have sparked intense
debates in different didactic circles regarding ...
An Ethnomethodological analysis of learners' ways of working in a high-stakes Grade 12 Mathematics National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examination: The case of Trigonometry
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
In South Africa the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination is the capping external
examination taken at the culmination of twelve years of schooling. Levels of success in the
examination offer examinees access to a ...
A reflective study on factors that influenced the matric results in physical sciences in four secondary schools in a district in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This is a reflective study of the factors that influenced the performance of
learners in Physical Sciences National Senior Certificate examinations in
four secondary schools in a district in Eastern Cape. The study ...
An Investigation into the Impact of an Extensive Reading Programme on the Reading Proficiency and Reading Motivation of a Class of Grade 9 Learners
(University of Western Cape, 2016)
Although more than twenty years have passed since South Africa became a democracy and
one education department was established, learners from poor socio-economic backgrounds
still do not achieve good results in their matric ...