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The role of practical work in the teaching and learning of Physical Sciences in the context of high-stakes examinations.Indima edlalwa ukwenziwa komsebenzi ekufundisweni nasekufundweni kwe-Physical Science uma kubhekwa isimo sokuhlola esibucayi.
(2021)Practical work implementation continues unchanged despite a lack of empirical evidence on its value. Enduring ideas about the role of practical work are used to justify exorbitant outlays on equipment, despite anecdotal ... -
Exploring grade 12 learners’ understandings of, and problem-solving approaches to work-energy-power in physical sciences in high schools.Ukhuphenya abafundi bebanga 12 Ukuqonda kanye nezindlela zokuxazulula izinkinga ekusebenzeni kwamandla kagesi esifundweni sePhysical Sciences ezikoleni zamabanga Aphezulu eLimpopo.
(2021)Learners in high schools are performing poorly on the topic Work Energy Power as is evident in the National Senior Certificate Examinations (NSC) since 2008. The purpose of this study was to explore Grade 12 learners’ ... -
Understanding teachers’ integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching Grade 7 natural sciences.
(2022)Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have evolved into the most fundamental component of modern industrial civilization. Many countries have now acknowledged, adopted and are starting to master and understand ... -
Nigerian root and tuber farmers’ responses to climate change: the role of indigenous knowledge.Izindlela abalimi bokusampande baseNigeria ababhekana ngazo nesimo sokushintshashintsha kwesimo sezulu: Iqhaza lolwazi lwendabuko.
(2022)This study explores the role of indigenous knowledge (IK) in Nigerian root and tuber farmers’ responses to Climate Change (CC). Root and tuber production in Nigeria has been steadily increasing despite the adverse effects ... -
Grade 9 learners’ views concerning the environment: a correlation study in Msunduzi and the Midlands, Kwazulu-Natal.
(2022)Environmental justice is one of the leading principles infused throughout the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) Grades R-12 (DBE, 2011). The NCS places an emphasis on an active and critical approach to learning. Furthermore, ... -
Towards decolonising a unit of work in the curriculum: exploring the inclusion of scientists of non-western descent in the science curriculum, by pre-service teachers.
(2021)Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements of 2010, was established after 1994 to deal with several things such as gender and racial inequalities in education. However, women and individuals of non-western descent continue ... -
A self-study of a novice teacher’s experiences of using information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching grade 10 physical sciences.
(2020)The purpose of this study is to improve my technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) in teaching grade 10 Physical Sciences. I use my experiences of ICT in education to understand my current teaching as a ... -
Exploring the development of TSPCK of grade six natural science and technology pre-service teachers: a case for matter and materials.
(2021)The literature suggests that pre-service teachers lack an integrated Natural Science and Technology pedagogical content knowledge and as a result cannot make good pedagogical decisions in classroom practice. This study ... -
Exploring how Science teachers engage with the curriculum to teach socially responsive Science.
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Exploring university-community engagement by pre-service Science teachers through the study of a Biology module.
(2019)Abstract available in 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. -
Secondary school learners' intuitive modelling strategies for solving problems in kinematics.
(2000)Abstract available in the PDF. -
The intersection between ICT and climate smart agriculture in adapting to the impacts of climate change on food production by uMsinga’s smallholder farmers: implications for climate change education.
(2020)This study drew on community based participatory action research (CBPAR) and living theory (LT) to explore the intersection between information and communication technology (ICT) and climate smart agriculture (CSA) in ... -
Unmasking how pre-service engineering graphics and design teachers read and interpret assembly drawing at a university of technology: a case study in Umgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)The study sought to find out how engineering graphics and design (EGD) pre-service teachers (PSTs) read and interpret assembly drawing (AD). This study was undertaken because newly qualified teachers of EGD need the relevant ... -
Exploring understandings of key concepts in electric circuits: a case of 20 grade 11 Physical Sciences learners in uMgungundlovu District collaboratively constructing concept maps.
(2020)This study presents an action research project on teaching and learning where understanding of fundamental concepts and their relationships in electric circuits were explored. A sample of 20 Grade 11 Physical Sciences ... -
Mainstreaming climate smart technology adaptation in Msinga’s farmers’ everyday agricultural practices through university, smallholding farming community and government partnerships: the place and space for indigenous knowledge systems.
(2020)This study adopted the Sustainable Livelihood Approaches (SLA) and the Quintuple Helix Innovation Model (QHIM) to explore the mainstreaming of climate smart technology adaptation in the everyday agricultural practices of ... -
Integrating Indigenous Knowledge (IK) artefacts and IK strategies in teaching mechanics: insights from community elders, physics teachers, and learners in Zimbabwe.
(2019)The study is an exploration of how physics teachers can integrate indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) through using indigenous artefacts when teaching Advanced Level concepts in mechanics. It adds to the growing body of ... -
Putative HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors: design, synthesis, in vitro evaluation and in silico analysis.
(2018)One of the most significant treatments for HIV-1 infection has been the combination of drugs targeting the HIV life cycle with the aim of preventing further destruction of the host immune system. This study addresses the ... -
Exploring how Science teachers engage in curriculum innovating in environment and sustainability education.
(2017)Life Sciences and Natural Sciences teachers are expected to adapt and to implement curriculum changes that are designed by the Department of Basic Education. The new Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for ... -
Exploring gender representations in selected science textbooks.
(2019)South African education policies such as Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements of 2010, and legislation such as National Education Policy Act of 1997, and South African Schools Act of 1996, were established after ...