Browsing Research Articles (Curriculum Studies) by Title
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Decolonising, Africanising, indigenising and internationalising Curriculum Studies : Opportunities to (re)imagine the field
(University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2018)In recent years the terms internationalisation, indigenising, decolonising, and Africanising have circulated in discourses on curriculum both internationally and in South Africa. Recent student protests in South Africa ... -
Depiction of African indigenous education in Akiki Nyabongo’s Africa answers back (1936)
(CSSALL, 2016)This paper examines the depiction of African indigenous formal and informal education and instruction in Akiki K. Nyabongo’s novel, Africa Answers Back (1936), and how his African characters try to protect what they have ... -
Description and impact of a distance mathematics course for grade 10 to 12 teachers
(AOSIS Publishing, 2007-06)This paper explores the impact of a one-year in-service distance education mathematics course that follows a problem-solving approach. The course aims to develop teachers’ mathematical thinking skills. Results show that ... -
Developing a learner's corpus : the case of a first-year module in mathematics
(Bureau of the WAT, 2005)A learner's corpus is a body of writing for use by a student whose first language is not (in this case) English to improve his/her use of (in this case) academic scientific terminology. In this case study, a learner's ... -
Development of affective modelling competencies in primary school learners
(AOSIS Publishing, 2011)Learner affect and beliefs about mathematics are complex and multifaceted aspects of mathematical learning. Traditional teaching and learning approaches in mathematics education often result in problematic beliefs about ... -
Disparate understandings of the nature, purpose and practices of reflection in teacher education
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: The concept of reflection is much used in teacher education in many parts of the world, including in South African teacher education policy. However, the notion of reflection is often loosely defined, with ... -
e-Portfolio as reflection tool during teaching practice : the interplay between contextual and dispositional variables
(Education Association of South Africa, 2017)This paper focuses on an e-portfolio pilot initiative at the Faculty of Education at a South African university and aims to determine whether the theoretical underpinning and expectations of an e-portfolio aligns with the ... -
Educating Grade 6 students for higher-order thinking and its influence on creativity
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Educating students for higher-order thinking provides them with tools that turn them into more critical thinkers. This supports them in overcoming life problems that they encounter, as well as becoming an integral part of ... -
The effectiveness of a teacher professional learning programme : the perceptions and performance of mathematics teachers
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-12-12)The purpose of this article is to report on an investigation of the perceptions and performance of mathematics teachers in a teacher professional learning (TPL) programme based on realistic mathematics education (RME) ... -
Effektiewe ondersteuning aan Xhosa-moedertaalsprekers in Afrikaansmediumklasse
(Stellenbosch University, 2014)Die koms van demokrasie in 1994 en die aanvaarding van Suid-Afrika se Grondwet in 1996 (RSA, 1996), waarin die reg van elkeen om onderrig in die amptelike taal van sy/haar keuse te ontvang, verskans is, het nuwe uitdagings ... -
Die ekoteks in die klaskamer
(LitNet, 2019-12-09)Omgewingsopvoeding (OO) behoort ’n belangrike deel van die totale opvoeding van ’n kind te vorm. Binne die klaskamerkonteks bied dit geleentheid vir die ontwikkeling van ’n bewuswees van sy/haar natuurlike omgewing, van ... -
Enhancing critical multicultural literacy amongst pre-service teachers in a Bachelor of Education programme
(Stellenbosch University, 2014)In this article I reflect on how I attempted to inculcate and enhance critical multicultural literacy in my Bachelor of Education classroom. Critical multicultural literacy educators focus not only on curtailing bias and ... -
Environment as life : the journey of an environmental educator
(Rhodes University : Environmental Education Department, 2004-12)In this paper I discuss the constructs environment and human existence in terms of the lessons I have learnt from biological life processes. I draw on personal experiences in my journey as an educator and the influences ... -
Environmental education in teacher education : a viewpoint exploring options in South Africa
(Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa, 2017)Environmental knowledge is often regarded as difficult to define and position in education in general and in teacher education in particular. This presents challenges for both knowledge production and for curriculum ... -
Ethno-linguistically diverse South African students' writing
(Stellenbosch University, 2019)One of the major challenges for designers of academic literacy programmes is to accommodate culturally and linguistically diverse student groups. This longitudinal study was conducted with pre-service teachers at Stellenbosch ... -
An evaluation of guided reading in three primary schools in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch University, 2010)Given that the South African government intends to improve its literacy rates by implementing Guided Reading in the primary schools, teachers are challenged to give good quality Guided Reading instruction. The study which ... -
An examination of pre-service teachers’ capacity to create mathematical modeling problems for children
(SAGE Publications, 2017)This study examined preservice teachers’ (PSTs) capacity to create mathematical modeling problems (MMPs) for grades 1 to 3. PSTs created MMPs for their choice of grade level and aligned the mathematical content of their ... -
Examining oral reading fluency among Grade 5 rural English Second Language (ESL) learners in South Africa? An analysis of NEEDU 2013
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)The ability to read for meaning and pleasure is arguably the most important skill children learn in primary school. One integral component of learning to read is Oral Reading Fluency (ORF), defined as the ability to read ... -
Exploration of self-expression to improve L2 writing skills
(Stellenbosch University, 2016)This article focuses on and explores the issue of teaching students to write with some level of fluency. In light of this, it investigates the use of expressive writing which can develop as the mainstay approach to help ... -
Exploring sustainability as a frame of mind : a multiple case study
(Education Association of South Africa, 2018)In this article we discuss a multiple case study, which investigates the frames of mind on sustainability of six Grade Nine Natural Sciences and Social Sciences teachers at three different urban schools in Stellenbosch, ...
