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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Supervisor "Gaigher, Estelle"
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Practical investigations are an essential part of formal assessment in Physical Sciences in the South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). In rural schools, individual and group works are frequently ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010)This study explores how technology teachers evaluate, select and use commercially prepared textbooks, comparing practices in well-resourced and medium-resourced schools in South Africa. The study is led by two research ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-10-11)Science education becomes more important for future national development globally in high-technology-based society. In reaction to the trend, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)This study explored how Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) elicits learners’ reasoning about stoichiometry. The study further explored the perceptions of both teachers and learners over the use of POGIL in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)This study investigated the nature and extent of inquiry practices in high school science classrooms in a South African city. The study comprised of two phases, namely a small survey followed by a multi-case study. Data ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The aim of this study was to understand how teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) recorded through non-observational means is related to their interpretation of the South African curriculum in Faraday’s law. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-05-01)This dissertation reports on the secondary analysis of data obtained in 2013 about first-year university student’s conceptual understanding of concepts related to simple DC-circuits. The aim was to investigate the nature ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The general view of the literature is that there is not ample research on the implementation of Cooperative Teaching and Learning Strategy (CTLS) in South African science classrooms. This study explored the implementation ...
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Influence of guided inquiry-based laboratory activities on outcomes achieved in first-year physics (University of Pretoria, 2017)In this study, the effect of ‗explicit reflective guided inquiry‘ (ERGI) laboratory practical activities on first-year physics students‘ understanding of nature of science (NOS) and academic performance is investigated. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)This study aimed to explore the influence of inquiry-based science education (IBSE) in eliciting learner understanding of the particulate nature of matter (PNM) in the gaseous phase. A comparison of the lecture method and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The study was carried out to investigate how teachers integrate practical tasks at school level. The main aim was to explore the manner in which the teachers who participated in this study assisted the learners to develop ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009)This is a four year longitudinal study into learner experiences of transition from the General Education and Training band to the Further Education and Training band in science. The study focused on Natural Science in the ...
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Performance and confidence levels of students entering physics at three South African Universities (University of Pretoria, 2009-07-20)A test instrument, made up of 25 items, derived from existing standardized tests from literature, was used to probe for the students' knowledge and understanding of basic mechanics concepts, as well as the confidence in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)This study explored the relationship between teachers’ ideas on teaching electricity and their awareness of learners’ misconceptions. A sample of six participants was conveniently selected from six different schools in an ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)This study investigated the comparison between captured and revealed Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) about graphs of motion. The aim of the study was to explore PCK when captured in a written format and discussions ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study is concerned with the impact of an intervention on the development of the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of pre-service teachers in the topic of electromagnetism, during a physics methodology module. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Teacher effectiveness is argued to depend on sound pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) at topic level referred to as topic specific (PCK). The development of sound content knowledge for in-service science teachers through ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)This study investigated the effect of training in equipment use on science teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) about the wave concept. The levels of teachers' reported PCK was explored before and after in-service ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)An in-depth case study was undertaken with the purpose of exploring teachers use of Lesson Study as they progressively strive to enhance their teaching of electricity and magnetism. A sample of four physical sciences ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)This study investigated the relationship between teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) about electrostatics and learners' performance in the topic. Two in-service and two pre-service physical science teachers, ...
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