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Sibanda, Doras; Hobden, Paul – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to find out teachers' preferred teaching sequence for basic chemistry topics in Physical Science in South Africa, to obtain their reasons underpinning their preferred sequence, and to compare these sequences with the prescribed sequences in the current curriculum. The study was located within a pragmatic paradigm and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
Sibanda, Doras; Hobden, Paul – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2015
The current study seeks to examine how teachers plan teaching sequences to teach chemical bonding in the senior secondary phase of schooling. The study employs a learning demand tool as interpretive framework. A mixed method was used to guide the collection of data. Data were collected through a survey instrument with 227 practising physical…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Lesson Plans, Sequential Approach, Secondary School Science
Mackay, James; Hobden, Paul – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2012
This paper reflects on the difficulties students have in understanding, designing and constructing electrical circuits through an analysis of errors they have made in drawing wiring and circuit diagrams. Prior to wiring a model house, a sample of 114 primary school teacher trainees were taken through a programme of instruction in current…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Electronics, Error Patterns, Difficulty Level