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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’ ...
A survey of life sciences teachers' understanding of the theory of evolution.
(2012)
The theory of evolution is relatively new to the majority of teachers who teach Life Sciences in South African schools. It was introduced into the Grade 12 Life Sciences curriculum in 2008.
The purpose of this study ...
An exploration of the interface between schools and industry in respect of the development of skills, knowledge, attitudes and values (SKAV) in the context of biotechnology.
(2010)
This study traces how the National Curriculum Statement-Further Education and Training (NCS-FET) Life Sciences Policy is constructed and translated as it circulates across the Department of Education (DoE), schools and ...
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 ...
The promotion of mathematical proficiency in grade 6 mathematics classes from the uMgungundlovu District in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)
The research conducted in this study is inextricably linked to a larger study of teacher
quality and student performance in KwaZulu-Natal. The aim of the larger study was to
explore and establish the relationship between ...
Exploring pre-service teachers' knowledge of proof in geometry.
(2012)
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 ...
Teaching matter and materials in grade 4 natural sciences : a case study in the Camperdown circuit of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014)
Since 1994 when the new democratic government came into power many changes have taken place within the South African education system. The implementation of a new curriculum made demands on educators in terms of teaching ...
How teachers construct teaching-learning sequences in chemistry education in the further education and training phase.
(2013)
The purpose of this study was to understand how teachers design and implement teaching-learning sequences. A teaching-learning sequence can be described as a well-coordinated step by step series of teaching and learning ...
An exploration into grade seven teacher assessment practices in technology education within the Pinetown district.
(2013)
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 investigation of grade 11 learners' understanding of the cosine function with Sketchpad.
(2010)
This study investigated how Grade 11 learners from a school in KwaNdengezi, near
Pinetown, in Durban, understood the cosine function with software known as The
Geometer’s Sketchpad. This was done on the basis of what ...