The main aim of this study was to explore the extent to which teachers use group investigation as a teaching approach for Life Orientation in selected secondary schools in the Northern Cape Province in South Africa. Group ...
Through learner progression in South African primary and lower secondary public schools, many learners proceed to the Further Education and Training (FET) Phase without proficiency in English First Additional Language ...
The aim of this study was to determine the impact that learner mobility has on teaching and learning. Although many factors affect teaching and learning, these factors need to be looked at in the context of the present ...
Mother-Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB MLE) has become an important concept in the field of primary education in many parts of the world. MTB MLE is a form of education that deals with the bridging of learning in ...
Purpose – The study investigated factors influencing how the curriculum is implemented in accredited
private higher education institutions (PHEIs) in Botswana.
Design/methodology/approach – The study investigated factors ...
Du Plessis, Elize (EC); Letshwene, Mantekana Jacobine(2020)
The ongoing crisis in South African education and constant curriculum changes puts strain on school
teachers. This article focuses on the challenges confronting teachers in the South African schooling context.
The ...
This study focused on the teaching of Mathematics to Grade 3 learners and
learner underperformance in Mathematics in South Africa and worldwide. A
theoretical framework examined the value of social constructivism, ...
The provision of education through an open and distance learning (ODL) mode calls for institutions of higher learning to provide support services that can respond to students’ needs and expectations, and impact positively ...
Assessment is considered as integral to the teaching and learning process of Mathematics where various types of assessment are used to develop feedback for several purposes. Research has highlighted the challenge of the ...
A qualitative study was conducted on the causes of teacher attrition from urban
schools in the Gauteng and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. Besides
identifying the causes of attrition, the study intended to determine ...
Education in Swaziland is faced with the challenge of degenerating professional standards among teachers. This study sought to determine the relevance of the current teacher training curriculum in preparing pre-service ...
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been used widely across the globe for the purpose of improving the quality of both basic and higher education. Lately, different kinds of technologies, such as smart boards, ...
The National Senior Certificate Diagnostic Reports for the 2014 and 2015 National Senior Certificate Examinations for the subject Physical Sciences reported that many candidates lacked understanding of basic concepts in ...
Rudhumbu, N; Du Plessis, EC (Elize)(Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (JARHE). Emerald insight, 2020-10-29)
Purpose – The study investigated factors influencing how the curriculum is implemented in accredited private higher education institutions (PHEIs) in Botswana.
Design/methodology/approach – The study investigated factors ...
Du Plessis, EC (Elize); Letshwene, MJ(Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning (IJTL), 2020-07-03)
The ongoing crisis in South African education and constant curriculum changes puts strain on school teachers. This article focuses on the challenges confronting teachers in the South African schooling context. The methodology ...
For many years, the process of training a teacher has been extensively studied and debated in the scientific and academic community worldwide. However, the literature reviewed for the study revealed that few studies have ...
South African learners’ poor performance in general, and in the national matriculation
examinations, has necessitated the introduction of various curriculum implementation
improvement programmes in the country. The Jika ...
Blended learning is referenced as the “best of both worlds” (Snart, 2010:xvi), which integrates Face-to-Face instruction with online learning. With interest in incorporating blended learning within the higher education ...
Critical thinking competencies are not only seen as crucial for success in higher
education, but also for future personal and workplace success. These competencies
are commonly cited as a graduate attribute or goal of ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges in teaching IsiXhosa home language in rural secondary schools. Learners from Grades 8 to 12 perform poorly in IsiXhosa grammar, essay writing, literature and oral ...