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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 ...
Ideology and the training of history at colleges of education in South teachers Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)
This dissertation is an attempt at locating the connections that there exist between ideolog and education. To this end I have looked at the training of History teachers at Colleges of Education under the Department of ...
Ubuntu-Botho, Education, Nationalism and Democracy
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)
This mini-thesis is concerned with the examination of whether Ubuntu-Botho (as taught in KwaZulu Homeland schools) can promote the development of democratic agents. I begin in Chapter 1 by providing a brief sketch of the ...
Investigating first-year student teachers’ English (l2) academic writing proficiency and its impact on identity construction: A case of a South African university
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This study focuses on first-year student teachers’ academic writing proficiency in relation to their
identity construction. Specifically, it investigates first-year student teachers’ English secondlanguage
(L2) academic ...
Emotional and social education rethinking the curriculum for primary school student teachers
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)
The aim of this thesis is to explore the notion of emotional and social education in the curriculum for primary school student teachers, focusing on the development of students 'emotional and social competence. I argue ...
Exploring transformative possibilities in the use of computers in education
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)
This mini-thesis deals essentially with the issue of computers in- education. It, is a very basic investigation into the impact of computers on the learning and teaching environment and is particularly concerned with the ...
Effects of a distributed interleaved teaching strategy on automaticity in intermediate phase Mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 2015 indicate that South African learners fare poorly against their international counterparts. Results of these tests show that South African learners ...
Promoting participatory teaching and learning in the senior primary classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)
Educational change is perhaps one of the most difficult processes that teachers might, experience in search of democratising their classroom practices. Being a traditional mathematics teacher who resorted to autocratic ...
Effects of a mathematics teaching strategy based on distributed interleaved practice on procedural and conceptual knowledge
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This study investigated the effects a teaching strategy based on interleaved distributed practice had on learners in three grade 6 classes’ procedural and conceptual knowledge within a, previously disadvantaged, Cape Town ...
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 ...