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Makhechane, Mamohato; Mavhunga, Elizabeth – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Pedagogical content knowledge is considered a valuable knowledge base for all science teachers. Thus, promoting its development in all pre-service teacher programmes including a short 1 year Physical Science postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) course is desirable. This paper focuses on the comparison of topic-specific pedagogical content…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers
Chinaka, Taurayi Willard – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Research in the past decades has repeatedly revealed that first year university students struggle to understand two-dimensional projectile motion concepts. In contrast to high school, projectile motion frequently makes use of components and it requires at least a basic understanding of trigonometry concepts. To follow the lessons and generate…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Scientific Concepts, Motion, Concept Formation
Mazibe, Ernest Nkosingiphile; Gaigher, Estelle; Coetzee, Corene – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
It has recently been suggested that pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has a concept-specific nature, beyond the topic-specific level of PCK. This paper reports a case study of three pre-service teachers' reported PCK about three fundamental concepts within the topic of electrostatics, namely electrostatic force, electric field and electric field…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Level, Fundamental Concepts, Concept Teaching
Mavhunga, Elizabeth; van der Merwe, Denise – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
The divide between theory and practice is an enduring challenge commonly attributed to disconnection in teacher knowledge between 'knowing what to do' (planning) and 'doing what you know' (enacting in class). We re-visited this divide from the new perspective of pedagogical content knowledge with the purpose of examining the ways in which…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Theory Practice Relationship, Teaching Methods, Intervention
Buma, Anastasia; Nyamupangedengu, Eunice – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Recent reforms in science education highlight the need for student-centred approaches to teaching in school curriculum policy in South Africa. Science teachers are required to move away from traditional teacher-centred practices which regard students as mere passive recipients of knowledge. In this study, we examine classroom talk for the type of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Genetics, Scientific Concepts
Van Wyk, Grizelda; De Beer, Josef – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
This paper examines student teachers' perceptions of their professional development while engaging in work-integrated learning at a teaching school in South Africa. Teacher educators often assume that practical aspects of pre-service education will be dealt with when student teachers are attached to schools for several weeks. However, the…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Biological Sciences, Student Teacher Attitudes, Communities of Practice
Joubert, Marie; Kenny, Sinobia – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2018
This paper reports on the professional development of four mathematics teachers in South Africa. The four teachers all participated in a Mathematical Thinking course before taking an Advanced Certificate in Education in mathematics. The research, which aimed to understand these teachers' ongoing professional development, took place two years after…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development
Ayalew, Yirsaw; Tshukudu, Ethel; Lefoane, Moemedi – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2018
One of the challenges encountered in programming courses offered at first year level is high failure rate, which is a serious concern to lecturers and university management. To address the issue of high failure rate, it is important to have a clear understanding of the factors that may affect performance. This study investigates the effect of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Programming, Computer Science Education
Braund, Martin; Moodley, Trevor; Ekron, Christelle; Ahmed, Zaiboenisha – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2015
Drama is used to build knowledge and understanding in science as part of a socio-linguistic, constructivist approach. Role-plays, where learners act as analogues for components and processes, help access abstract ideas. However, a problem restricting many science teachers using these approaches has been that they lack sufficient pedagogical…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Role Playing, Grade 7
Pournara, Craig – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2015
Through analysing a critical incident where a small group of pre-service secondary mathematics teachers work together on an annuities problem, we gain insight into the ways in which students make use of timelines and attend to time in their talk. Drawing on Lave and Wenger's notion of transparency, I argue that it was only when time became visible…
Descriptors: Time, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics, Preservice Teachers
Chikunda, Charles – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014
The physical sciences, mathematics and technology subjects in Zimbabwe, like in most other African countries, are still male dominated. This is despite numerous efforts over the years directed towards gender equality in these disciplines. Many studies point at teacher education as not doing enough to assist future teachers in these disciplines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum Implementation, Sex Fairness