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Pott, Robert W. M.; Nortjé, Sunel – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
A concern in engineering education is students adopting a 'recognise and reproduce' approach to problem solving. In this study, an assignment was conceived and analysed through Legitimation Code Theory -- which allows for visualisation of students' thinking, and to illuminate how students construct knowledge in open-ended problem solving. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Engineering Education, Problem Solving
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Mntunjani, Lindiwe M.; Adendorf, Stanley A.; Siyepu, Sibawu W. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2018
Background: The poor performance of learners in mathematics has long been a matter of concern in South Africa. The Annual National Assessment (ANA) results reveal that the problem starts in the foundation phase with number concepts. Aim: This research sought to ascertain how foundation phase teachers used mathematical resources to teach number…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Teaching Methods
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Mtshali, Zanele; Mashiya, Nontokozo – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2022
Background: Teaching English as home language (EHL) could be a complicated process in a country like South Africa, where there are eleven official languages operating in a multicultural society. This requires capacitating teachers with appropriate and relevant strategies to strengthen their teaching, especially in the foundation phase. Aim: This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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le Cordeur, Michael – Perspectives in Education, 2014
For a number of years now, South Africa, like many other countries, has been debating a major paradigm shift in education, a shift from learning and teaching, which focused primarily on content to learning and teaching focused on outcomes. One of the most dramatic trends in education over the past decade has been the shift towards the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Literacy
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Rijumol, K. C.; Thangarajathi, S.; Ananthasayanam, R. – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2010
Disasters can strike at any time, at any place. The world is becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters. From earthquakes to floods and famines, mankind is even more threatened by the forces of nature. The Theme of the 2006 to 2007 International Day for Disaster Reduction was "Disaster Risk Reduction begins at schools" and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergency Programs, Experiential Learning, Natural Disasters
Jantjies, Mmaki E.; Joy, Mike – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
This paper presents a multilingual mobile learning framework that can be used to support the pedagogical development of mobile learning systems which can support learning in under-resourced multilingual schools. The framework has been developed following two empirical mobile learning studies. Both studies were conducted in multilingual South…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Multilingualism, Interviews, Questionnaires