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Talking Science in Multilingual Contexts in South Africa: Possibilities and Challenges for Engagement in Learners Home Languages in High School Classrooms
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Msimanga, Audrey; Lelliott, Anthony – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
This paper discusses the nature of learner engagement with science content during small group discussions in which learners use their home languages. We observed that learners reverted to their home languages in small group discussions, yet very little is known about the dynamics of learner engagement when they use their home languages in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Native Language
The Place of Subject Matter Knowledge in Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study of South African Teachers Teaching the Amount of Substance and Chemical Equilibrium
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Rollnick, Marissa; Bennett, Judith; Rhemtula, Mariam; Dharsey, Nadine; Ndlovu, Thandi – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
This paper presents two South African case studies designed to explore the influence of subject matter knowledge on pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). In the first case study on teaching the mole in two township schools, the findings illustrate that the participant teachers favoured procedural approaches at the expense of conceptual…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Characteristics, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Development and Application of a Rubric for Analysis of Novice Students' Laboratory Flow Diagrams
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Davidowitz, Bette; Rollnick, Marissa; Fakudze, Cynthia – International Journal of Science Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to develop and apply a scheme for the analysis of flow diagrams. The flow diagrams in question are a schematic representation of written instructions that require students to process the text of their practical manual. It was hoped that an analysis of the flow diagrams would provide insight into students'…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Flow Charts
The Development and Use of an Instrument To Assess Students' Attitude to the Study of Chemistry.
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Bennet, Judith; Green, Gail; White, Margie – International Journal of Science Education, 2001
Reports on aspects of a three-phase study whose aim was to gather information on undergraduates' responses to the study of science. Involves the development and validation of an appropriate research instrument and using the instrument with students in the first year of study at a Southern African university. (Contains 17 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education