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Overlapping grid spectral collocation methods for nonlinear differential equations modelling fluid flow problems.
(2020)The focus of this thesis is on computational grid-manipulation to enhance the accuracy, convergence and computational efficiency of spectral collocation methods for the solution of differential equations in fluid mechanics. ... -
Exploring grade five learners’ perceptions on the use of technology when learning fractions in one grade five class in the iLembe District of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2020)Teaching and learning that incorporates the use of a digital device is becoming popular at institutions of learning all around the globe. This research study examined the perceptions of one class of Grade 5 learners on the ... -
Application of bivariate spectral quasilinearization method to second grade fluid flow equations.
(2020)In this study, the steady flow of a second grade magnetohydrodynamic fluid in a porous channel is investigated. We further investigate the hydromagnetic flow of a second grade fluid over a stretching sheet. The partial ... -
An exploration of the teaching and learning of Information Technology (IT) programming in a higher education institution in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
(2019)In this study, classic grounded theory, threshold concepts, self-study and practitioner research capture the processes of Information Technology (IT) academics who teach computer programming to first-year IT students at a ... -
An exploration of the integration of technology by mathematics teachers: the case of 10 schools in KwaZulu-Natal under Umlazi District.
(2020)This interpretive qualitative study sought to explore the integration of technology by mathematics teachers in Umlazi district of KwaZulu-Natal province. A purposive non-probability sample of ten teachers from ten different ... -
An exploration of General Education and Training (GET) teachers’ mathematical knowledge and its influence on the quality of instruction in the teaching of functions.
(2020)This thesis documents a study of the General Education and Training teachers’ mathematical knowledge of functions and what this knowledge brings to the quality of instruction. The study made use of Variation Theory and ... -
An investigation of secondary school mathematics teachers’ knowledge and utilization of their students’ learning styles.
(2019)This study explores secondary school mathematics teachers’ knowledge of students’ learning styles and how they used the knowledge when they were teaching mathematics. The study went further to explore barriers which the ... -
Exploring Grade 11 mathematics learners learning of trigonometric identities: a case study of one school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)The purpose of this study was to explore the learning of trigonometric identities in grade 11 mathematics. The study sought to discover and understand the learning of trigonometric identities by grade 11 mathematics learners. ... -
Examining computer-based technology skill and academic performance of students in Nigerian universities.
(2019)The introduction of blended learning into face-to-face classroom teaching and learning has made traditional education more simple, flexible and customised to students’ expectations. This study examined computer-based ... -
An exploration of pre-service teachers use of visualization when teaching and solving problems in the mathematics classroom.
(2020)One of the objectives of mathematics instruction, according to the Department of Education (DoE) in South Africa, and elsewhere globally, is to prepare learners to become proficient in mathematics problem solving. There ... -
Design model for integrating learning management systems and massive open online courses on a digital e-Learning platform: implications for Zimbabwean universities.
(2019)Available affordances for learning provide opportunities for advanced technology-enhanced teaching and learning. Digital learning environments can make relevant learning content available to students using existing ... -
An exploration of preservice teachers’ Mathematics knowledge for teaching in Trigonometry at a higher education institution.
(2020)This study investigates the extent of final-year preservice teachers’ understanding and development of the mathematics knowledge for teaching in trigonometry. Teachers’ lack of adequate mathematics knowledge to teach ... -
Exploring the factors influencing Grade 11 learner performance in Geometry in two high schools in the Umlazi District.
(2019)Performance of learners in geometry has persistently been poor compared to other sections of mathematics. Learning geometry has been identified as an area of mathematics that poses various problems ... -
Exploring learners’ understanding of mathematical concepts necessary in the learning of grade 11 algebraic functions: the case of three schools in uMgungundlovu District.
(2019)The purpose of this study was to explore learners’ understanding of mathematical concepts in the learning of grade 11 algebraic functions in uMgungundlovu district, KwaZulu-Natal. In order to gain insights into learners’ ... -
Exploring university students' mental constructions of the limit concept in relation to sequences and series.
(2019)The present thesis refers to some first semester calculus 1 university students’ mental constructions of the limit concept in relation to sequences and series. A plethora of research on the limit concept is available and ... -
Mathematics teachers’ constructions and enactments of learner-centred practices.
(2019)An important aspect of effective teaching is the personal understandings that teachers have of theories about teaching and learning. In this qualitative case study, I sought to explore Mathematics teachers’ constructions ... -
Pupils' perceptions of study of Mathematics as a subject for the Senior Certificate examination: two case studies.
(1995)This study was conducted at two Secondary schools in the Pietermaritzburg area which is in the province of Kwazulu - Natal, South Africa. Of the 182 pupils who participated in this investigation, 97 were from a Black High ... -
Evolving dynamic fitness measures for genetic programming.
(2018)This research proposes dynamic fitness measure genetic programming (DFMGP). DFMGP modifies the conventional genetic programming (GP) approach: rather than applying a single fitness measure individually throughout GP, a ... -
Exploring Grade 9 Mathematics teachers’ usage of the curriculum planner and tracker in secondary schools in the ILembe and Pinetown districts.
(2017)This study attempted to determine the extent to which Grade 9 mathematics teachers, from a sample of six schools, have utilised the Jika iMfundo Curriculum Planner and Tracker (CPT), formulated by the Programme to Improve ...
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