Masters Degrees (Curriculum Studies)
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Parents perception of parental involvement is selected quintile five primary schools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)Successful quintile five primary schools have specific characteristics to which they comply. Most of these features, such as curriculum planning, professional leadership, shared vision and mission and creating a learning ...
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Experiences of feedback on medical students’ clinical skills performance in a clinical skills centre
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Feedback is critical to learning, especially learning of clinical skills, even in simulation. Students are often not satisfied with the feedback they receive on their learning, while lecturers generally ...
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Improving the critical thinking skills of learners in a grade six history classroom: An action research approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
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Die problematiek van wiskunde en wiskundige geletterdheid as voorbereiding vir BAgric-studie aan die Elsenburg Landbou-opleidingsinstituut
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)Een van die dramatiese veranderinge in die Suid-Afrikaanse skoolkurrikulum was die feit dat leerders sedert 2006 verplig is om óf Wiskunde óf Wiskundige Geletterdheid tot en met graad 12 te neem, terwyl Wiskunde vroeër ’n ...
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Factors influencing the academic success of first-year students in chemistry at an agricultural training institution
(2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Learning is a multi-layered concept which depends on many different role-players, complex factors and different historical and contextual factors. In view of the many factors that may influence the ...
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Hoe beïnvloed die implementering van 'n interaktiewe skryfprogram die skryfgedrag en -strategieë van graad twee-leerders?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie het die invloed van die implementering van `n intervensieprogram ten opsigte van interaktiewe skryf op die skryfgedrag en skryfstrategieë van graad twee-leerders ondersoek. Ek het ...
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Potential barriers to international exchange semesters at Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Higher education is challenged by the changing climate created by globalisation and the phenomenon of internationalisation. Internationalisation of higher education provides a platform for institutions ...
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The experiences of secondary mathematics teachers teaching mathematics through problem solving
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Secondary school mathematics focuses mainly on developing learners’ understanding and ability to reason. Regardless of the hours of instruction, learners often fail to master basic school algorithms or ...
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Exploring the assessment process in an inclusive classroom : a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A problem facing many educators in inclusive classrooms is the process of assessment. This study explores the assessment process in an inclusive classroom (that is, classroom-based assessment) and the ...
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An evaluation of a model of teacher professional development in a science and mathematics intervention programme for teachers and learners
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is in the midst of a mathematics and science education crisis that challenges all key role-players. The Institute for Mathematics and Science Teaching at the University of Stellenbosch (IMSTUS), ...
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Finding creativity : integrating drama teaching techniques in creative writing lessons
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Creative writing forms an essential part of the English language learning area in any curriculum. The expression of knowledge and ideas through writing is an integral part of the communication process; ...
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Evaluating the effectiveness of Advanced Programme Mathematics in preparing learners for university mathematics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In today’s hi-tech global economy the fields of science, technology and engineering are becoming increasingly and undeniably central to economic growth and competitiveness, and will provide many future ...
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Secondary school Geography teachers' understanding and implementation learner-centred eof ducation and enquiry-based teaching in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the understanding of and experiences in the implementation of learner-centred education (LCE) and enquiry-based teaching of Grade 10 Geography teachers against the backdrop of ...
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Student engagement as a way of enhancing student success at a private higher education institution
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Relevant literature in higher education indicates that the higher education scene is changing fast and that higher education providers and their educators are at the centre of such change. The changing ...
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Die persepsies van onderwysers rakende hul eie bevoegdheid ten opsigte van die onderrig van skeppende kunste in die intermediere fase (Graad 4-6)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the perception of Creative Arts educators in the Intermediate Phase with regard to their own competency levels to teach Creative Arts effectively. Creative Arts consists of four art ...
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Toward a cooperative learning process in building social cohesion in a Grade 10 Geography classroom : an action research approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This mini-thesis documents two action research projects which I conducted as a teacher researcher in my Grade 10 Geography classroom. The research was an attempt to improve my teaching as a Geography ...
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Persepsies van geselekteerde Universiteit Stellenbosch voorgraadse studente binne Lettere en Sosiale Wetenskappe aangaande die Woorde Open Werelde-projek
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRLiterature shows that exposure to community development projects is a way for people to realize, enhance and improve their own value. The Words open Worlds (WOW) project, part of Stellenbosch University’s ...
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Die gebruik van die interaktiewe witbord in geskiedenisonderrig : 'n gevallestudie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The current era is characterised by the rapid development in the field of technology. One of the fields in which technology is making great strides is education. This study focused specifically on the ...
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On the feasibility of Moodle use to assist deaf and hard of hearing Grade 9 learners with mathematics problem-solving
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis sets out to examine Moodle use to assist Deaf and Hard of Hearing Grade 9 learners with understanding mathematics problem-solving. The methodology used in this research project is that of ...
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Electrical engineering professionals’ continuing professional development needs within one South African company
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of the study performed in 2014 was to identify what the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs are of a selected group of electrical engineering professionals from one company in South ...
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Perceptions of small business managers on the effects of voucher-training programmes offered by the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: According to Van Scheers (2010, p. 1) small businesses constitute 55% of the employment rate in South Africa. The argument that in the future new jobs are more likely to come from a large number of small ...
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Opvoeders se perspektiewe rakende die gebruik van die leesperiode en skoolbiblioteke in geselekteerde skole in die Noord-Kaap
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reading is an important skill for the 21st century and are one of the cornerstones of learning. Research shows an escalating concern about the reading ability of South African learners. In an attempt ...
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Exploring the potential theory-practice gap in the teaching methods of nurse educators
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The lack of theory-practice integration has a long-standing history in nursing education due to many factors and causes. It is continuously indicated in research studies that there is no easy or perfect ...
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Science teachers' experience of the transition process from general education and training to further education and training : a multiple case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This qualitative multiple case study explored the subjective experiences of four science teachers during the transition process from Natural Sciences in the General Education and Training (GET) band to ...
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Indigenous knowledge and environmental education : a case study of selected schools in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In some contemporary discourses, a new dimension of knowledge is increasingly being recognised. Sustainable development is no longer the exclusive domain of western science and technology. There is a ...
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Academics' conceptions and orientations of graduate attributes in applied design programmes at a university of technology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Based on a number of comprehensive international studies conducted in the past three decades as well as various other national surveys and reports, it is reasonable to argue that a focus on mere academic ...
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Xhosa-speaking learners reading comprehension in English first additional language : a reading intervention at a township high school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the effect of a reading strategy instruction research intervention on Grade 8 isiXhosa-speaking learners‘ comprehension of English reading texts at a township high school. Throughout ...
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Learning about and understanding fractions and their role in the high school curriculum
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many learners, even at high school level, have difficulty with fractions and computations involving fractions. A report from the Department of Basic Education (DBE, 2012c: 15) has highlighted that the ...
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Promoting social change amongst students in higher education : an evaluation of the listening, living and learning senior student housing programme at Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The positioning of Stellenbosch University in a rapidly changing higher education context necessitates transformation, the promotion of diversity, and social integration among all students on campus. ...
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Towards explaining doctoral success at Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Limited research in South Africa has been conducted on factors contributing to doctoral success, particularly on how doctoral candidates and graduates experience their studies and the transformation of ...
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