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Browsing Science, Mathematics and Technology Education by Type "Dissertation"
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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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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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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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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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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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Breedt, Magrietha
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
This dissertation reports on a study that was conducted on six Accounting teachers in South
African private schools in Gauteng. The focus of this study was on the motivational aspects
that influence Accounting teachers ...
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Leepile, Gosetsemang
(University of Pretoria, 2009)
The aim of this research was to explore how examiners achieve and maintain high quality assessment during marking and moderation of the BGCSE (Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education) Home Economics coursework ...
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Botha, Joalise
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
Without the support of school leaders, particularly the school management team (SMT), the educational potential of information and communications technology may not be realised. SMT’s need to assume a major responsibility ...
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Kubayi, Moses Langutani
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Teachers are motivated by different factors to choose teaching, including mathematics education as a career. Before 1994 career guidance was not often used to inform career choice, especially in the rural schools of South ...
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Kunene, Looksmart Lucky Zamokuhle
(University of Pretoria, 2011)
The purpose of the study was to explore and compare key classroom level factors affecting mathematics learner achievement for South Africa and Australia. The study focused in the classroom where teaching and learning takes ...
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Van Rooyen, Annèl
(University of Pretoria, 2021-03)
This study explored the digital didactical designs of four senior and FET language teachers at a private school. Participants collaborated within a Community of Practice during the study that served as a Teacher Professional ...
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Baloyi, Hlupheka Edward
(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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Ramaligela, Manto Sylvia
(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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Mnisi, Thabo Moses
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
The study reports on two Grade 7 mathematics teachers’ assessment practices in an attempt to
identify the knowledge and competencies that they have and use in designing Grade 7
mathematics tasks and how they provide ...
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Tromp, Hanno Dirk
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Open educational resources (OERs) have been around since 1994, however, after a series of events, UNESCO officially coined the term ‘Open educational Resources’ in July of 2002. The movement was aimed at providing students ...
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Kazeni, Mungandi Monde Monica
(University of Pretoria, 2008-07-04)
The South African Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS), curriculum guides, and instructional materials on the Outcomes Based Education (OBE), emphasize the development and use of science process skills. Learners ...