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An examination of teaching strategies employed to improve results in Grade 12 Physical Sciences by secondary schools in an education district in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The purpose of this study was to examine teaching strategies employed by teachers to improve Grade 12 results in Physical Sciences. Although the national Physical Sciences pass rate has increased, critics and analysts ... -
Examining mother’s related socioeconomic and demographic determinants of infant and child mortality in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(2010)Infants and under 5 mortality have been universally researched and it reduction by twothird by 2015 has been announced as one of the millennium development goal of the United Nation. Continuous monitoring in form of studies ... -
Examining teachers’ experiences of implementing the Grade 12 Life Sciences curriculum
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The implementation of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) in different subjects in South Africa has been studied before, but the literature is generally lacking on the lived experiences of life sciences ... -
Examining the challenges experienced by teachers with the implementation of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) in Grade 10 Physical Sciences in an education district in the Eastern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Recently Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) were introduced in South Africa in response to confusion precipitated by previous curriculum documents. The purpose of this study is to uncover the challenges ... -
Examining the incentives for knowledge production : the case of the University of Nairobi in Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Following the understanding that incentives influence behaviour both in terms of eliciting and sustaining it, this thesis seeks to explore the link between incentives and knowledge production at the University of Nairobi. ... -
Examining the influence of co-curricular activities on learner attitudes and achievement in physical sciences
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study seeks to examine the influence of co-curricular activities on learner attitudes in Further Education and Training (FET) Physical Sciences. Butterworth FET school in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa was ... -
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 ...