Browsing Masters Degrees (Science and Technology Education) by Title
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A description of mathematical proficiency in number skills of grade ten learners in both the mathematics and mathematics literacy cohorts at a north Durban school.
(2008)The main objective of this study was to determine the progress made in the development of mathematical proficiency, in the domain of number skills, by learners in the two cohorts (namely: Mathematics and Mathematical ... -
Environmental education case studies for curriculum development in science teacher education.
(1998)Science student teachers' participation with practising teachers in developing curriculum in environmental education for implementation in schools has been a neglected field. This study focuses on the collaboration of ... -
An exploration into grade seven teacher assessment practices in technology education within the Pinetown district.
(2013-08-07)As the political milieu in South Africa changed in 1990, a new curriculum framework guided by the principles of Outcomes Based Education (OBE) emerged. The paradigm shift from a traditional to an OBE curriculum was ... -
An exploration of biology teachers' practice with regard to practical work and how it relates to the NCS-FET life science policy document.
(2004)When democracy was achieved in South Africa there was a need to create an education system that served the needs of all South Africans. An education system which would produce literate, creative, critical and productive ... -
An exploration of grade 11 mathematical literacy learner's engagement with start-unknown and result-unknown type problems set in a variety of real life contexts.
(2014-10-30)With the introduction in 2006 of the school subject Mathematical Literacy (ML) in the further Education and Training band, there have been expectations that such a subject might develop responsible citizens, contributing ... -
An exploration of mathematical literacy teachers' perceptions of, and performance in mathematical literacy tasks based on algebra.
(2010)Mathematical Literacy (ML) has only recently been introduced to learners, and research in South Africa concerning learners’ conceptual understanding in ML is not widely available. However an important predictor of learners’ ... -
An exploration of quantity surveying students’ engagement with engineering graphics and specification drawings.
(2016)This study sought to explore N4 Quantity surveying students’ engagement with engineering Graphics and specification drawings at the Durban Computer College in a class taught by the researcher. The study was guided by the ... -
An exploration of the role of the advanced certificate in education on the professional development of mathematical literacy teachers.
(2012)Mathematical Literacy (ML) was introduced as a new subject in 2006, as an alternative to Mathematics for learners in Grade 10 to 12 in South African schools. The challenge of the shortage of Mathematics teachers (and hence ... -
An exploration of the strategies used by grade 12 mathematical literacy learners when answering mathematical literacy examination questions based on a variety of real-life contexts.
(2011)With the introduction in 2006 of the school subject Mathematical Literacy (ML) in the further Education and Training band, there have been expectations that such a subject will develop responsible citizens, contributing ... -
Exploration of use of the science resource centre by physical sciences teachers.
(2012)Science Resource Centres (SRCs) were initiated by an educational non-governmental organisation in various districts of the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. These SRCs were intended to assist with professional ... -
Exploring grade six educators' understanding of the integration of the natural sciences and technology in the Mafukuzela-Ghandi Circuit, Ethekwini Region.
(2016)This qualitative study sought to explore Intermediate Phase Natural Sciences and technology educators’ understanding of the integration of Natural Sciences andtechnology. This was donein order to ascertain whether there ... -
Exploring grade ten physical science learners' conceptions of nature of science.
(2009)The purpose of this study was to explore Physical Science learners' conceptions of nature of science. Grade ten learners were the focus in this study. They were the second group of learners who had experienced outcomes-based ... -
Exploring pre-service mathematics teachers' knowledge and use of mathematical modelling as a strategy for solving real-world problems.
(2008)Mathematical modelling is an area in mathematics education that has been much researched but conspicuously absent from the South African curriculum. The last few years have seen a move towards re-inclusion of mathematical ... -
Exploring pre-service teachers' knowledge of proof in geometry.
(2013-08-07)Over the past years geometry has posed a challenge to most learners in South African schools. The Government, in particular the Department of Basic Education (DBE), have tried and are still trying to implement new ... -
Exploring science teachers' experiences of diversity in the multicultural science classroom.
(2004)I have found that as a rule of thumb, when the majority of our learners in our science classrooms respond to expectation under examination conditions, the teacher's focus is on the minority who did not succeed. However, ... -
Exploring teacher's beliefs about the nature of science and their relationship to classroom practices : a case study with special reference to physical science teachers in the Empangeni / Richards Bay area.
(1998)This research explored the complex issue of the nature of science. The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between teachers 's beliefs about the nature of science and their classroom practices. Limited ... -
Exploring the relationship between policy and practice : a study of continuous assessment.
(1997)Research reveals that policy intentions seldom define classroom practice. This research study uses continuous assessment as the 'case' to explore the policy-practice relationship. The research approach adopted involved a ... -
Food for thought : a closer look at Ipolokeng primary schools’ nutrition programme.
(2016)The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) was initiated in 1994 to improve the learning capacity of children through school feeding; to increase the attendance of learners; to obliterate school dropout; to increase ... -
From learner algebraic misconceptions to reflective educator : three cycles of an action research project.
(2010)This was a qualitative study carried out with one grade 8 multicultural, multiethnic, mathematics class. This research study began with the idea of finding out whether the learners home language (especially Zulu Xhosa) ... -
Grade twelve learners' understanding of the concept of derivative.
(2008)This was a qualitative study carried out with learners from a grade twelve Standard Grade mathematics class from a South Durban school in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The main purpose of this study was to ...
