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Browsing Education by Type "Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)In this study, the influence of a 1:1 digital device on South African preparatory school teachers’ perceptions regarding their classroom practices is described. The focus is on the Chromebook as an ‘artifact’ of learning. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Research has shown that South African mathematics performance is extremely poor compared to other countries that participated in the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Most of the ...
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A professional development intervention in the teaching of English in a rural high school in Lesotho (University of Pretoria, 2017)The focus of this research is on implementing a professional development intervention aimed at improving the teaching practice of teachers teaching English as a subject at a rural high school in Lesotho. The study presents ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Many learners in the South African schooling system do not speak English as their first language. Mother-tongue instruction in schools is offered until Grade 3, after which learners are taught in English. As the country ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)This study is a systematic review of school-based interventions in high risk schools in Southern African context that make schools enabling spaces, and enhance young people’s positive educational psychology outcomes ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-07-22)This study focuses on blogging, as one of the possible uses of the computer in an Afrikaans class in order to improve integration between the learning areas in a school environment. It was a new experience for learners, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-08-27)Adolescents in South Africa are exposed to a rising number of infections owing to HIV/AIDS. In an effort to combat this scourge, HIV/AIDS education efforts have also increased. The prevention programme coined as the ABC ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-01-22)The demands of a rapidly changing future on learners of Higher Education Institutions who need to be effectively employed, necessitate that these institutions become responsive to the demands and challenges of the future ...
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Academic performance, bilingualism, and rurality : insights from Grade 10 history classroom contexts (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-14)The language of learning and academic performance has drawn the interest of researchers from around the world for some years. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) on ...
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(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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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The study examines how the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) is currently being implemented in South African schools. It focuses on the contradictory discourses found within the IQMS, i.e. accountability and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)This research set out to explore the acculturation of immigrant children from Zimbabwe in the Foundation Phase with reference to its influence on academic performance. Participants were immigrant children from Zimbabwe ...
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(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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(University of Pretoria, 2023-11-17)With this action research study, I aimed to monitor the development of my professional identity as early-career academic. The study focused on implementing Whole Brain® hybrid modes of learning in the Life Skills module I ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a cosmopolitan country thriving on diversity but also governed by strict and conservative Islam rules. Education is considered a crucial part of the nation's development and large monetary ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-04)Denominational schools possess varied environmental elements such as the school identity and culture, religious aspects, school policies and other variables in the school system. In light of these variables, learners who ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The purpose of this study was to explore how a teacher intervention programme could be adapted for use with community volunteers. This study forms part of the broader Supportive Teachers Assets and Resilience (STAR) and ...
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(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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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Father involvement is a prominent topic in literature and the discourse often refers to the availability and presence of the biological father in the home. Most homes in South Africa are female headed in which fathers are ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-09-14)An adolescent’s subjective experiences of mindfulness were explored in a single case study of a 17-year-old female. Data were created by means of “mindfulness sessions”, unstructured interviews, creative expression, journals ...
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