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Cook, A.; Maree, J. G. – South African Journal of Education, 2016
This article explores the extent to which an intervention programme helped learners from two contrasting educational settings manage career-related transitions. Forty-two learners from two schools were selected, using convenience and purposive sampling, to take part in an intervention programme. Two comparison groups comprised of 45 learners from…
Descriptors: Career Change, Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Career Counseling
Pournara, Craig; Hodgen, Jeremy; Adler, Jill; Pillay, Vasen – South African Journal of Education, 2015
It is wellknown that the majority of South African learners achieve extremely poorly in Mathematics. Many claim that one of the causes of this poor attainment is teachers' weak knowledge of mathematics, and propose that improving teachers' mathematical knowledge would improve learner attainment. However, the evidence-base for this proposed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
Koseoglu, Pinar; Efendioglu, Akin – South African Journal of Education, 2015
The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of multimedia-based biology teaching (Mbio) and teacher-centered biology (TCbio) instruction approaches on learners' biology achievements, as well as their views towards learning approaches. During the research process, an experimental design with two groups, TCbio (n = 22) and Mbio (n =…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Biology, Science Instruction, Control Groups
Roberts, Nicky; Spencer-Smith, Garth; Vänskä, Riitta; Eskelinen, Sanna – South African Journal of Education, 2015
This paper reports on the analysis of the voluntary uptake and use of the "Nokia Mobile Mathematics" service by 3,957 Grade 10 learners. It measures the effect of the service on the school Mathematics attainment of 1,950 of these learners over one academic year. The study reveals that 21% of Grade 10 Mathematics learners voluntarily and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
Meintjes, Aloe; Henrico, Alfred; Kroon, Japie – South African Journal of Education, 2015
The high unemployment rate in South Africa compels potential entrepreneurs to start their own businesses in order to survive. Often this is with little or no formal training or education in entrepreneurship. Since problem recognition and problem-solving are amongst the most crucial competencies required for a successful entrepreneurial career,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Business Education, Problem Solving, Competency Based Education
Temel, Senar – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The aim of this study was two-fold. The first aim was to determine the levels of critical thinking disposition and perception of problem-solving ability of pre-service teachers. The second aim was to compare the effects of problem-based learning and traditional teaching methods on the critical thinking dispositions and perceptions of…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries
Tavýl, Zekiye Müge – South African Journal of Education, 2014
This study aims both to provide information about the self-reflections of pre-service teachers keeping self-reflective e-journals during the practicum period and to determine the relationship between their self-reflection and self-efficacy levels. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed in integration to gain deeper insight into the…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Self Efficacy, Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language)
Bester, G.; Brand, L. – South African Journal of Education, 2013
The objective of this investigation was to determine the effect of technology on attention and achievement within a classroom context, taking motivation and concentration into account as well. Lessons in Geography, English and Mathematics were presented to an experimental and a control group consisting of 23 and 22 Grade 8 learners, respectively.…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Attention, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Grobler, Bernardus; Bisschoff, Thomas; Beeka, Amrat – South African Journal of Education, 2012
We examined the perceptions of teachers on the importance and competence of principals as leaders before and after an intervention programme on holistic leadership. The research was quantitative and contextualized in the Secunda region of Mpumalanga province in South Africa. The methodology followed a literature study and an empirical…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Qualities, Minimum Competencies, Principals
Nompula, Yolisa – South African Journal of Education, 2011
I explore the role and value of African music in education, by drawing from a study of Grade 5 learners at a school in the Eastern Cape, which was designed to answer the question: Could Xhosa children in South Africa sing Xhosa indigenous songs significantly better than European folk songs? The experimental group received instruction in Xhosa…
Descriptors: African Culture, Folk Culture, Music Education, Music
Botes, Hendrik; Mji, Andile – South African Journal of Education, 2010
Language and education are interrelated because all teaching is given through the medium of language. Language is considered to be both a precondition for thought and a bearer of thought and therefore influences the extent to which a child's intelligence is actualised. In the South African context linguistic diversity is a complex issue. It has…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Mathematics Instruction, English (Second Language), Quasiexperimental Design
Rossi, June; Stuart, Anita – South African Journal of Education, 2007
It is believed that learners who experience barriers to learning and development are at risk for formal education and that stimulation can off set these barriers, ensuring that learners are able to actualise their potential. An intervention programme was designed with the aim of improving abilities in learners who had not yet attained the learning…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Barriers, At Risk Students, Intervention
Theron, Linda – South African Journal of Education, 2006
A quasi-experimental study, which focused on inculcating resilience skills in adolescents with specific learning difficulties by means of a group intervention programme, is reported on. The results of the study suggested that adolescents with specific learning difficulties can acquire resilience skills despite obstacle-ridden circumstances, but…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Intervention, Resilience (Psychology), Program Descriptions
Lubbe, Elsie; Monteith, Jan; Mentz, Elsa – South African Journal of Education, 2006
Keyboarding as writing apparatus is an essential skill in the technological era and more self-regulated learners perform better in keyboarding than less self-regulated learners. In order to indicate this, students registered at the Faculty of Arts for a compulsory keyboarding and word-processing course completed a questionnaire to identify both…
Descriptors: Correlation, Keyboarding (Data Entry), Metacognition, Word Processing