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Addressing the needs of underachieving students in an extended curriculum programme
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The purpose of this study is to determine the nature of support services offered to Extended Curriculum Programme students in a South African university. The primary goals of support services in higher education are to ... -
Administration of the adjusted Rorschach comrehensive system to learners in a previously disadvantaged school in the western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)The study focuses on the administration procedure of Adjusted Rorschach Comprehensive System (ARCS) to learners from a previously disadvantaged school in the Western Cape. ARCS is the Rorschach administration procedure ... -
The admission policies of ex-model C primary schools in Cape Town during 1998
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)ln the past all black learners were excluded from ex-Model C schools by Apartheid laws. ln the context of transformation, the South African Schools Act (1996) aims to equalize opportunities for learners from all racial and ... -
Adult learners, access and higher education: learning as meaning-making and negotiation in context
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)This study focuses on the learning experiences of adult learners entering higher education for the first time. Based in the Department of Adult Education and Extra-Mural Studies at the University of Cape Town, it analyses ... -
Adult learning and social reconciliation: a case study of an academic programme at a Western Cape Higher Education Institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Heterogeneous school communities are becoming more apparent under local and global conditions. A school community is more diverse and similar, not only racially but also in respect of economic, cultural, national and ... -
African Renaissance in health education: developing an integrative programme of Unani-Tibb training for health care professionals in Southern Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The present healthcare system in South Africa suffers from a number of serious deficiencies. Whilst orthodox bio-medicine is well established in most first world countries, its total introduction and implementation into ... -
Alternative assessment strategies within a context-based science teaching and learning approach in secondary schools in Swaziland
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The aim of this study was to use a case study approach to explore and describe how students and teachers perceived performance assessment and context-based assessment models that were used within a real world context ... -
An analysis of Grade 12 national examinations marking memoranda on the topic of measurement in Mathematical Literacy using a mathematical modelling framework.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The research study conducted an in-depth analysis of the national marking memoranda on the topic of measurement in Mathematical Literacy. The object of analysis was the grade 12 national examinations. The purpose of ... -
An Exploration of School-Based Substance-Abuse Prevention Programmes in the Cape Metropolitan Region
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The prevalence of substance abuse globally has been a cause for concern. South Africa is regarded as one of the countries with the highest substance abuse rates in the world. As a consequence, families, communities and ... -
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 ... -
An Investigation into time allocation in the curriculum and assessment policy statements (CAPS) for grade 10 physical sciences
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study investigated the suitability of the prescribed and recommended time allocations for Physical Science in Grade 10 CAPS curriculum. More specifically, the study explored how different teachers in the rural part ... -
An investigation of the relationship between bullying and physical activity at one high school in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)According to Morrison (2007), bullying is considered a critical issue in the Western Cape Schools as well as in South African schools in general. This phenomenon of bullying can affect learners in schools and may lead to ... -
An analyse of work team learning processes of second year University mathematical 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 ... -
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 ... -
An analysis of english academic writing in a Libyan university
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)This study explores English academic writing in a Libyan university. The results show a number of challenges and issues that Libyan university students experience in using English for academic writing. The study suggests ... -
An analysis of learners’ ways of working in high stakes mathematics examinations: quadratic equations and inequalities
(2012)Every year there is a national outcry by educationists in South Africa relating to the poor performance of grade 12 mathematics learners. This is an unsatisfactory state of affairs in a country where mathematics is seen ... -
An analysis of learning barriers among deaf learners in the structured workplace component of a learnership programme
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)In this research paper, guided by Prof Z Groener, I explore the learning barriers experienced by deaf learners in the structured workplace component of a learnership programme. I focus on the learning barriers of deaf ... -
An analysis of mathematical modelling competencies of grade 11 learners in solving word problems involving quadratic equations
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This study analysed the modelling competencies of grade 11 learners and also explored the degree to which the learners’ competency in setting up a mathematical model inhibits the development of an acceptable solution for ... -
An analysis of pre-service teachers‘ ability to use a dialogical argumentation instructional model to solve mathematical problems in physics
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This study chronicles a teacher training education programme. The findings emerged from the observation of argumentation skills employed by students in a physical science education classroom for pre-service high school ... -
An analysis of the concept of decentralization in South African education policy after 1990
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)This mini-thesis traces the evolution of the South African education policy of decentralization from 1990 to 1996. The tracer study is guided by Bowe, Ball with Gold (1992)'s conceptualization of the policy process and the ...
