Contributory factors to poor learner performance in Physical Sciences in KwaZulu-Natal Province with special reference to schools in the Pinetown District

Dhurumraj, Thasmai

dc.contributor.advisor	Seroto, Johannes
dc.contributor.author	Dhurumraj, Thasmai
dc.date.accessioned	2014-04-14T12:33:08Z
dc.date.available	2014-04-14T12:33:08Z
dc.date.issued	2013-11
dc.identifier.citation	Dhurumraj, Thasmai (2013) Contributory factors to poor learner performance in Physical Sciences in KwaZulu-Natal Province with special reference to schools in the Pinetown District, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13343>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13343
dc.description.abstract	The National Senior Certificate Examination results for Physical Sciences have recently declined, particularly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. This study identified the causes of poor learner performance in Physical Sciences in grade 12 in the Further Education and Training (FET) phase in public schools in the Pinetown District, KwaZulu-Natal. The study employed a quantitative as well as a qualitative approach. Two public schools in the Pinetown District participated in this study. The identities of all respondents were protected. Upon analysis of the results, several contributory factors for poor performance were identified; no single factor was accountable for poor performance in Physical Sciences. Recommendations for improvement in the areas identified were provided and topics for future research on the curriculum of grade 8 and 9 Natural Science were suggested.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 94 leaves) : illustrations, color graphs	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Learner performance	en
dc.subject	Physical science curriculum	en
dc.subject	Parental involvement	en
dc.subject	Socio-economic status	en
dc.subject	Home language	en
dc.subject	Class size	en
dc.subject	Resource availability	en
dc.subject.ddc	371.26096845
dc.subject.lcsh	Performance in children -- South Africa -- Pinetown	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Physical Sciences -- Testing --South Africa -- Pinetown	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational tests and measurements -- South Africa -- Pinetown	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Education -- Parent participation -- South Africa -- Pinetown	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational evaluation -- South Africa -- Pinetown	en
dc.title	Contributory factors to poor learner performance in Physical Sciences in KwaZulu-Natal Province with special reference to schools in the Pinetown District	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Curriculum and Instructional Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M. Ed. (Curriculum Studies)