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Ramnarain, Umesh – Australian Educational Researcher, 2014
A major impediment to problem solving in mathematics in the great majority of South African schools is that disadvantaged students from seriously impoverished learning environments are lacking in the necessary informal mathematical knowledge to develop their own strategies for solving non-routine problems. A randomized pretest-posttest control…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Educational Environment, Pretests Posttests
Teachers' Use of Newspaper Articles in Promoting a Humanistic Perspective of Science in South Africa
Ramnarain, Umesh; Moleki, Beauty – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2017
This article reports on a qualitative research study on the feasibility of teachers using newspaper articles in advancing a humanistic perspective of science in teaching Grade 9 natural sciences to South African learners. Two key design principles were distilled in this design-based research: Newspaper articles can serve as a viable resource for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Newspapers, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
Ramnarain, Umesh; Hobden, Paul – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2015
This report describes how teachers support ninth-grade students who are doing scientific investigations in Natural Sciences in South African schools. This is of interest as allowing students to participate in inquiry-based investigations is a significant shift from traditional practices. It presents a new challenge to teachers as it signals an…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Scientific Research, Investigations, Personal Autonomy
Mavuru, Lydia; Ramnarain, Umesh – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2020
In an effort to pursue and achieve quality and equity in science education, the South African National Curriculum Statement stipulates that learners should be accorded an opportunity to acquire and apply knowledge and skills in meaningful ways. Accordingly, the curriculum promotes knowledge in both local and global contexts. The study investigated…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Social Influences, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries
Ramnarain, Umesh – South African Journal of Education, 2011
I examine how teachers employ a questioning strategy in supporting Grade 9 learners doing science investigations in South African schools. A particular focus of this study was how teachers use questioning in contributing towards the autonomy of these learners. The research adopted a qualitative approach which involved the collection of data by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Science Education