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Creating a holistic model for Physical Science teacher development: establishing a baseline

Kriek, Jeanne; Grayson, Diane (2002)

We are in the beginning stages of trying to develop a holistic model of teacher development that will integrate the development of teachers’ content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge and teaching approaches, and ...
The influence of problem solving strategies and cooperative learning on teachers’ ability to solve physics problems

Kriek, Jeanne; Grayson, Diane (2003)

Although problem-solving is central to any Physics course, students often find it very difficult. If students find it difficult, what about the teachers? We suspected that the teachers’ problem solving skills needed ...
The effect of a combination of peer coaching and research lessons on Physical Science teachers

Kriek, Jeanne; Grayson, Diane (2004)

This paper describes one part of a long-term study aimed at developing and testing a model for holistic teacher development. Phase 1 involved obtaining baseline data, Phase 2 involved constructing the model and Phase 3 ...
Description and effect of a Physics kit and easy experiments used in a developing country

Kriek, Jeanne (2005)
The role of study material in the Professional development of Physics Teachers in Distance Education

Kriek, Jeanne; Grayson, Diane (2005)

Research has been done for the past 4 years with 75 Physical Science teachers to construct and test a holistic model for professional development via Distance Education. Three dimensions were targeted that need development, ...
The structure and evaluation of a holistic professional development model for Physics teachers

Kriek, Jeanne; Grayson, Diane (2006)

A holistic model for the development of South African secondary school physics teachers in a distance education context was constructed. The model was tested with 75 teachers over a period of four years. The model was ...
Investigation of pre-service teacher’s understanding of Ohm’s law

Kriek, Jeanne; Gaigher, Estelle (2006)

The incomplete understanding of Ohm’s law is a phenomenon widely experienced in introductory physics courses and high school science. Nonetheless, lecturers and teachers may be unaware of student’s inability to distinguish ...
Implementation of the new FET Physical Science Curriculum: Teachers views

Kriek, Jeanne; Basson, Ilsa (2008)

South African physical science teachers are currently implementing the new FET curriculum. This paper reports on the views of 59 physical science teachers currently teaching Grade 10 and 11 learners. Data from questionnaires ...
The effect of physics computer simulations on teachers’ misconceptions of DC circuits

Kriek, Jeanne; Basson, Ilsa (2009)

The behaviour of direct current (DC) circuits in the electricity section of undergraduate and school curricula is a source of a multitude of common misconceptions. Our study is a pilot project to determine the effect of ...
The perceptions of Cypriot Secondary and Technical and vocational education students about simple electric circuits

Kriek, Jeanne; Kapartzianis, Achillefs S. (2010)

The purpose of this study was the assessment and evaluation of Cypriot Secondary Technical and Vocational Education Students' perceptions about simple electric circuits and their comparison with the corresponding perceptions ...
Interactive engagement models in pre-services science teacher understanding of mecahnics

Kriek, Jeanne; khwanda, M.N.; Basson, Ilsa (2010)

The study was conducted to first year pre-service physics teachers at the Central University of Technology, Free State. The pilot Force Concept Inventory tests results conducted in 2007 indicated that students did not ...
Influence of a motion sensor on the understanding of graphs Jeanne Kriek

Kriek, Jeanne (2010)

Various technological tools have been used for improving science teaching and learning, but using it in a productive manner to improve the quality of learning is not easy. The aim of this study was to determine the influence ...
Mismatch between the progression of the mathematics course and the level of mathematics required to do advanced physics

Kriek, Jeanne; Ayene, Mengesha; Damtie, Baylie (2010)

Whenever students appear to have trouble with mathematics in their physics courses, they either hate physics or fear it. The blame for this plight could be due to the structure of the mathematics and physics curricula or ...
Use of interactive computer simulations in the teaching of physical science

Kriek, Jeanne; Kaheru, Sam (2011)

The use of interactive computer simulations in improving the teaching and learning of physical science is considered. The importance of interactive computer simulations is the ease of being recycled and hence its ...
Why don’t learners achieve when using technology?

Kriek, Jeanne (2011)

Integrating technology in the classroom is not an easy process. Two different kinds of technologies were introduced to 214 Grade 10 physical science learners in order to understand kinematic graphs. Their TUG-K pre- and ...
Doppler Effect: The effect of educational design research activities on problem solving in the Vhembe District. KNP

Kriek, Jeanne; Mupezeni, Sure (2012)

The Doppler Effect is a topic included in the grade 12 physical science curriculum in South Africa. This topic provides the opportunity to integrate theory and the application of it in everyday experiences. Activities on ...
Why do we lose undergraduate physics students?

Kriek, Jeanne; Ayene, Mengesha; Damtie, Baylie (2012)

The situation in physics teaching and issues such as physics students’ tertiary enrolment, attrition, persistence, attainment and rates of return to society is a matter of concern. One University in Ethiopia was used as ...
The impact of computer simulations on the performance of grade 11 learners in electromagnetism

Kriek, Jeanne; Kwadzo, Jonas (2013)

This study examines the impact of computer simulations on the performance of 65 grade 11 learners in electromagnetism in a South African high school in the Mgwenya circuit in the Mpumalanga province. The study followed a ...
Description of a holistic approach to Physics teacher development

Kriek, Jeanne; Grayson, Diane (2014)

A holistic professional development (HPD) model was developed and tested with 75 secondary school physics teachers over a period of four years. This HPD model was developed in three phases and provides for the simultaneous ...
TEACHERS AND LEARNERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT TEACHER-OUTSOURCING AS A COMPLIMENTARY STRATEGY IN GRADE 12 MATHEMATICS CLASSROOMS

Makgakga, Sello; Sepeng, Percy (Unisa Press, 2014-10)

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