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Teacher Factors Influencing Grade 12 Accounting Learners' Performance in the Eswatini General Certificate Secondary Examination
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Mkhize, Msizi Vitalis; Mtshali, Muntuwenkosi Abraham; Sithebe, Khumbuzile – Perspectives in Education, 2022
This study examined the influence of teacher-related factors on Grade 12 Accounting learners' performance in the Accounting General Certificate Secondary Examination (GCSE) in Eswatini. A sequential, explanatory, mixed-methods design was employed. A stratified random sample for the quantitative phase comprised 400 Accounting learners and 80…
Descriptors: Teacher Influence, Grade 12, Accounting, Secondary School Students
Investigating Possibilities of Predictive Mathematical Models to Identify At-Risk Students in the South African Higher Education Context
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Van Appel, Vaughan; Durandt, Rina – Perspectives in Education, 2019
This article reports on the results of an investigation of the predictive accuracy of five different mathematical models to identify at-risk students in a Business Statistics course. Low levels of students' success, especially in mathematics-related subjects such as statistics, are a salient problem in South Africa and other countries. Statistical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematical Models, Prediction, At Risk Students
First-Year University Students' Conceptual Understanding of Electric Circuits in Relation to School and Personal Background
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Coetzee, Moreen; Coetzee, Coréne; Gaigher, Estelle – Perspectives in Education, 2022
This paper reports a quantitative study about university students' conceptual understanding of simple DC-circuits when entering firstyear physics at a South African university. The aim was to investigate how conceptual understanding relates to the students' personal and school background. The conceptual framework was based on an existing model of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Scientific Concepts, Knowledge Level, Electronic Equipment
Academic Burnout among Open Distance e-Learning Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Fynn, Angelo – Perspectives in Education, 2022
The transition to online learning at a time of intensive efforts to ensure that the academic project continued under the trying conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic placed intense pressure on both staff and students, increasing their workload. The increased workload placed students at a risk of burnout. While most burnout research…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Burnout
Kenyan Doctoral Students' Success: Roles of Motivation and Self-Efficacy
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Matheka, Hyrine Mueni; Jansen, Ellen P. W. A.; Hofman, W. H. Adriaan – Perspectives in Education, 2020
Doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree holders are highly regarded in Kenya, especially in academia, and the Kenyan economy needs them to undertake administrative, research and innovation roles in academia and industry. However, attaining this qualification is arduous and Kenyan PhD programmes are characterised by low enrolment numbers, long degree…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Students, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy
Reading Skills Can Predict the Programming Performance of Novices: An Eye-Tracking Study
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Schoeman, Marthie – Perspectives in Education, 2019
Due to the character of programming languages, reading ability may have more impact on learning to program than on learning in other subjects. This paper describes an exploratory study of the relationship between reading skills, as perceived through eye tracking, and the ability to program. An empirical investigation into this relationship…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Predictor Variables, Programming, Novices