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Download full textBhagwonparsadh, Yudvir; Pule, Kereng Gilbert – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
The study investigated the effects of condonation on the promotion of senior phase mathematics learners into the FET phase in a high school in KwaZulu-Natal. Condoned learners were assisted to progress, despite not meeting the pass requirements. The study suggests learning support strategies teachers could use to improve condoned FET mathematics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Student Promotion, High School Teachers
Tamba, Georgiana Ioana; Iancu, Ioana – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
Digital communication is a great facilitator of human connection, positively contributing to life satisfaction and prosocial behavior. However, the existing findings also insist on the drawbacks of the digital communication, as low levels of wellbeing satisfaction, or happiness. Thus, aiming to reconciliate the two sets of assumptions and relying…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Usability, Value Judgment
Mkhize, Thulasizwe Fredrick – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
This paper explored the experiences of geography subject advisors (GSAs) in the implementation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in South African schools. This was done to determine how they assist in the implementation of GIS. National senior certificate diagnostic reports for matric results indicate every year that learners are performing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Geographic Information Systems, Teacher Competencies
Ayanwale, Musa Adekunle – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
Teachers in secondary schools were studied to determine their readiness to adopt fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies to enhance their teaching practices and student learning. Through Industry 4.0, technologies are also becoming available as products for education, transforming the rules and norms of education. Secondary school…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Mathematics Education, Secondary School Teachers, Technology Integration
Nwosu, Lilian Ifunanya; Bereng, Makuena Clementina; Segotso, Tlotlo; Enebe, Ngozi Blessing – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has been the subject of discussion, and in most cases, it has been seen as a threat to jobs and conventional methods of performing certain activities. As a result, concerns over the preparation of the South African educational systems for the 4IR have been raised. Many industries still lack an advanced…
Descriptors: Industrialization, Educational Development, Higher Education, College Instruction
Moloi, Mojakgomo David; Molise, Habasisa Vincent; Kola, Malose Isaac – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
This paper investigated the strategic devices that can be used to enhance the accounting cash journals content knowledge (ACJCK) of Grade 9 economic and management sciences (EMS) teachers. The study was qualitative, with three participants selected from one rural school in the Thabo-Mofutsanyane education district. The interviews were used to…
Descriptors: Accounting, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Grade 9, Secondary School Teachers
Nkambule, Bongani Innocent – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic is unarguably one of the most disastrous events whose detriment to the normalcy of the education and training sectors will never be forgotten. To salvage the academic year, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) encouraged historically disadvantaged schools to explore rotational learning. This was supplemented by mobile…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Technology Uses in Education, Supplementary Education, Teaching Methods
Kilinc, Emin; Tarman, Bulent; Yussupova, Saule – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
This paper examines college students` participation behaviors and the use of social media tools. The descriptive survey model was applied to investigate university students' participation behaviors. The data was collected through a "Participation Questionnaire" from 284 college students in Kazakhstan. The result showed that students who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Participation, Social Media
Regina Mosima Tefo; Enid Manyaku Pitsoane – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
This paper sought to investigate the accessibility of Digital Access Centres as a resource for Unisa Students needing to access services away from campus. The Digital Access Centres are available in open-distance e-learning institutions like Unisa in a quest to reach students. Unisa regional computer labs are always fully packed with students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Access to Information, Access to Computers
Theophilus Adedayo Adedokun; Sylvia Phiwani Zulu; Felix Nkwatta Awung; Sam Erevbenagie Usadolo – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
Technology has significantly influenced the educational field, including language teaching. However, some language instructors hold negative attitudes toward technology, particularly computer-assisted language teaching (CALT), which may affect the advancement of language teaching. This study examines the attitudes of language instructors toward…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Rahima Kaliky; Hafni Amalia Juniarti; Septi Kusumawati – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
Agriculture extension staffs are encouraged to attempt more efficient methods to enhance their competency through digital webinars or technical guidance, in Bahasa Bimbingan Teknis (Bimtek) programs. The research aims to explore factors influencing the intention and behavior of agricultural extension staff towards the Technical guidance online…
Descriptors: Intention, COVID-19, Pandemics, Rural Extension
Ramazan Ahmadi; Chman Ali Hikmat – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
This paper represents one of the most recent and pertinent studies conducted in Afghanistan, aiming to address the societal imperative of comprehending the factors behind the fall of the Republic government and the subsequent rise of the Taliban to power. Furthermore, the paper seeks to analyse public attitudes towards the current situation.…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Social Change, International Relations, War
Folake Modupe Adelabu; Jogmol Kalariparampil Alex – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
This paper report on first-year student teachers' reflections on the difficulty levels of mathematics concepts in the senior phase baseline assessments. This paper emanated after first year student teachers completed the baseline assessments for each of the three grades in the senior phase, Grades 7, 8, and 9. One hundred and sixteen (116) first…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Mathematical Concepts, Difficulty Level, Grade 7
Goredema Jameson; Masilo France Machaba; Mogalatjane Edward Matabane – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
This case study explored Grade 12 learners' misconceptions in limits of functions. The study aimed at understanding problems that learners face in learning the concepts of limit by analyzing misconceptions that learners have and identifying the possible sources of these misconceptions to take remedial action. An exploratory research design was…
Descriptors: Grade 12, Calculus, Problem Solving, Misconceptions
Oluwaseyi Aina Gbolade Opesemowo – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
Local Item Dependence (LID) is a desecration of Local Item Independence (LII) which can lead to overestimating or underestimating a candidate's ability in mathematics items and create validity problems. The study investigated the intra and inter-LID of mathematics items. The study made use of ex-post facto research. The population encompassed all…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Item Response Theory, Test Items
