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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...