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An analyse of work team learning processes of second year University mathematics students in Rwanda when dealing with a mathematical modelling problem
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
In our daily lives, we always have to tackle various problems in order to survive. The outcome of our effort is then our daily bread. Surely all of us are concerned. We solve some of these problems through research in ...
Problem-solving in geometry in collaborative small group Settings: how learner’s appropriate mathematical tools while working in small groups.
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Problem-solving in Mathematics is an important skill. The poor perforrnance of South
African learners in international tests such as the Trends in Intemational Mathematics and
Science Study (TIMSS) and in schools in ...
The effects of an instructional strategy on Grade 11 learners understanding of genetics
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Research into learning genetics has largely focused on issues such as problem solving and the process
of meiosis. The central concept of genetics, however, has received very little attention despite the fact
that it is ...
An epistemological critique of action research
(University of the Western cape, 1991)
Part Two investigates claims of action research authors Grundy,
Carr anrl Kemn1s ln respect of their clalm that actlon research
is a democratic form of research. I state this claim and draw
attention to the primacy, for ...
Eritrean grade eight student understanding of algebraic variables
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
This study investigated Eritrean grade eight students' understanding of algebraic variables. A complete count survey of all secondary schools of one province was done and the one that took part in the study was Gash-Barka ...
The effects of an instructional strategy on grade 11 learners' understanding of genetics
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Research into learning genetics has largely focused on issues such as problem solving and the process of meiosis. The central concept of genetics, however, has received very little attention despite the fact that it is one ...
An activity -based approach towards developing critical thinking in the Geography classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)
This thesis deals with an attempt to employ the research methodology of action research to focus on classroom strategies involving a range
of resources, including indigenously generated ones, as a way of enhancing critical ...
An analysis of work team learning processes of second year university mathematical students in Rwanda when dealing with a mathematical modelling problem interpretation, discussion and recommendations
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
In our daily lives, we always have to tackle various problems in order to survive. The outcome of our effort is then our daily bread. Surely all of us are concerned. We solve some of these problems through research in ...
An analysis of the feasibility of incorporating production activities in school Mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)
I taught for fourteen years, as a secondary school mathematics teacher, at schools in disadvantaged communities in South Africa. During this period pupils' attitude towards school mathematics textbooks drew my attention, ...
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 ...