Browsing Masters Degrees (Science and Technology Education) by Title
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Readiness of learners to study space, shape and measurement in mathematical literacy : case studies at two Durban schools.
(2006)This dissertation reports case studies conducted at two secondary schools in Durban. With the introduction of the Further Education and Training (FET) curriculum in 2006, learners who terminate their study of Mathematics ... -
The role of practical work in learning the division of fractions by grade 7 learners in two primary schools in Mpumalanga ward of Hammarsdale circuit in Kwazulu-Natal.
(2005)The researcher's personal conviction that major problems in the teaching of mathematics are inherited from elementary levels inspired the investigation of the contribution of practical work in the teaching of fraction ... -
The role of visual literacy on grade 11 learners' conceptual understanding of graphical functional relationships.
(2009)This study intends to foreground visual literacy within the wider context of visualisation and visual thinking in mathematics teaching and learning. Visualisation in general has been receiving attention in mathematics ... -
Science foundation students' experiences at a tertiary institution.
(2008)Abstract not available. -
Secondary school learners' intuitive modelling strategies for solving problems in kinematics.
(2000)Abstract available in the PDF. -
Senior certificate examinations November 1996 Physical Science : factors contributing to pupils' performance as perceived by various role players.
(1997)Abstract available in the PDF. -
Students' understanding of elementary differential calculus concepts in a computer laboratory learning environment at a university of technology.
(2007)This thesis investigates the mathematical cognitive errors made in elementary calculus concepts by first-year University of Technology students. A sample of 34 first year students, the experimental group, from the Durban ... -
A study of learners conceptual development in mathematics in a grade eight class using concept mapping.
(2009)This study encompasses the use of concept maps to investigate learners' conceptual understanding of mathematics of a grade eight class in the predominantly Indian suburb of Shallcross. The grade eight learners that were ... -
A study of the influence of common tasks for assessment on the pedagogical practices of grade nine natural science teachers.
(2009)This study explores the influence of Common Tasks for Assessment (CTAs) on the pedagogical practices of Grade 9 Natural Science teachers. CTAs are assessment tasks set by the National Department of Education and administered ... -
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 ... -
Teacher assessment practices : case study of three grade 9 mathematics teachers in the Northern region of KwaZulu-Natal province.
(2009)The research project explored the Grade 9 mathematics teachers' assessment practices in the context of the National Policy on Assessment and Qualifications for Schools in the General Education and Training Band in South ... -
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 ... -
Teaching physical science in rural (under-resourced) secondary schools.
(2004)The study provides a closer look at Physical Science teachers in the rural secondary schools (of the Bafokeng area). It puts focus on the different teaching methods that they use in order to overcome the realities of ... -
Towards a new framework for reconstruction of the primary science curriculum in South Africa.
(1996)The purpose of this study is to ascertain, from a review and analysis of the literature, if any key messages emerge within which curriculum reconstruction of primary science education in South Africa can be ... -
Voices from the classroom : beliefs of grade 11 learners about science and indigenous knowledge.
(2004)The dismantling of apartheid in South Africa provides educational researchers with the opportunity to explore many issues in education one of which being knowledge and its epistemology. Since colonization Africa has been ...