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Browsing Science, Mathematics and Technology Education by Title
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Mothobi, Neo Jack
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to determine how South African learners compare with their selected international counterparts according to their teachers_ views (Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Norway, Thailand, United Arab Emirates ...
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Mahlangu, T.P. (Thoko); Fraser, William John
(South African Journal of Higher Education, 2017)
This article reports on a study focusing on the academic experiences of top achievers in maintaining excellence in first-year university programmes. The study investigated in particular the academic experiences of Grade ...
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Mahlangu, Poppy
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
The purpose of this study was to explore, understand and explain the academic performance and experiences of Grade 12 top achievers in first-year university programmes. The study also aimed at exploring the perceptions and ...
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Yani, Bridgette; Harding, Ansie; Engelbrecht, Johann
(Taylor and Francis, 2019)
This paper focuses on the students who are registered in the University of Pretoria’s academic development programme, named the Four-year Programme (FYP). The programme was introduced as a gateway for students who are ...
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Pringle, Kirsten
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Education is the front line for the growth and expansion of ICT and is therefore regarded as essential for national improvement. For this reason, modern educators are required to move away from traditional teaching methods ...
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Dale, May
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
Why do so many learners fail to learn Mathematics, and experience severe anxiety and confusion in their Mathematics classes? It seems that the answer is that these learners have not cracked the code of Mathematics - in ...
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Mamombe, Charles; Mathabathe, Kgadi Clarrie
(Modestum LTD, 2024)
Teaching methods can help learners to develop problem-solving skills and enhance their
achievement in stoichiometry. Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) is one of the
teaching methods that promote problem-solving ...
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Beukes-Amiss, Catherine Margaret
(University of Pretoria, 2011)
The increasing rate at which e-Learning is implemented in institutions of higher education has been reported widely. The literature suggests that institutions of higher education, across the globe, use the efforts of ...
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Joubert, Jody
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Lesson Study (LS) is a trusted format for teachers to work in communities of practice (COP). The process is a cyclic repetition of collaborative planning, teaching, observation of lessons, group reflections and lesson ...
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Ogbonnaya, Ugorji Iheanachor
(International Association of Online Engineering, 2019)
Social media networks are fundamentally changing the way we
socialize, communicate, and perhaps the way students learn. This paper explored
the patterns of pre-service teachers’ adoption and perceived usefulness of
social ...
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Van Wyk, Mari; Van Ryneveld, Linda
(Springer, 2018-07)
Note-taking is one of the more common and ever-present learning
activities that form an important part of all students’ daily lives. The potential
of using technology to enhance note-taking activities has recently come ...
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Crawford, Dawn
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
An agile approach is most often used in software development but has been applied in other areas such as manufacturing and project management as well. Within literature, there are only a few studies that investigate the ...
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Bango, Siduduzile
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Ratio is one of the key mathematics concepts included in the South African Mathematics curriculum. It is applied in other topics of the Grade 7 curriculum, including geometry, functions and relationships, algebra, similarity ...
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Dvuba, Samukelisiwe Thandazile
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Mobile technology has become an important tool to use in many private schools. Private schools are increasingly finding new and exciting ways to use mobile technology to facilitate teaching and learning. The purpose of ...
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Ndondo, A.M.; Munganga, J.M.W.; Mwambakana, Jeanine; Saad-Roy, C.M.; Van den Driessche, P.; Walo, R.O.
(Taylor and Francis (open access), 2016-01)
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) and Nagana in cattle, commonly called sleeping sickness, is caused by trypanosome protozoa transmitted by bites of infected tsetse flies. We present a deterministic model for the ...
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Mthethwa, Halalisani Mzomuhle
(University of Pretoria, 2023-06)
In the present study, Euclidean geometry learning opportunities in four Grade 11 mathematics
textbooks used in South African schools were investigated. The study adopted the Kurz
Opportunity to Learn (OTL) Model as the ...
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Adebayo, Ronke
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
This research study explored the types of errors that Grade 11 learners make in trigonometric function graphs and the possible causes of these errors. The investigation was done in the quest for answers to these two research ...
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Chimhande, Tinoda; Naidoo, Ana; Stols, Gerrit Hendrikus
(Routledge, 2017-07)
This article reports on a study of six Grade 11 learners’ levels of understanding of concepts related to the function definition and representation. Task-based clinical interviews were used to elicit the learners’ ...
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Venter, Bianca
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Topics such as photosynthesis and respiration are interrelated. From the literature, it is evident that learners cannot make the connections between topics such as photosynthesis and respiration, and for this reason it is ...
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Garira, Elizabeth; Howie, Sarah; Plomp, Tjeerd
(Education Association of South Africa, 2019-05)
This study sought to analyse quality of education and its evaluation in Zimbabwean primary schools. A qualitative research methodology was adopted. Thirty-five schools, 73 teachers, 15 school administrators and four Education ...