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Download full textMarake, 'Maphole; Jita, Loyiso C.; Tsakeni, Maria – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2022
It is important for students to understand force concepts because they are central to learning physics and other sciences; however, students find it difficult to understand. There are calls for teachers to tap into their professional knowledge and develop beliefs that help them assist students comprehend the topic. To meet this challenge,…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Instruction
Direct linkGudyanga, Remeredzayi; Jita, Loyiso C. – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) reforms in the South African school system came with an increased emphasis on laboratory practicals for the physical sciences. While reform implementation is known to be fraught with a myriad of challenges, for science teachers such significant changes in the practical components magnified the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Laboratories, Physical Sciences, Science Instruction
Gudyanga, Remeredzayi; Jita, Loyiso C. – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
This article reports on a study investigating physical sciences teachers' stages of concern (SoC) profiles during the implementation of the curriculum and assessment policy statement (CAPS) in South Africa. Throughout reform implementation, it is conceivable that teachers go through different SoC, ranging from giving low priority to the reform…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Jita, Loyiso C.; Ige, Olugbenga Adedayo – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2019
This qualitative research reports the results of a short learning intervention programme conducted by South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) Chair in Science and Mathematics Education to enhance the mathematical knowledge of teachers in some South African schools. The short learning programme comprised the fostering of teachers'…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Program Length, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematical Concepts
Jita, Loyiso C.; Mokhele, Matseliso L. – South African Journal of Education, 2014
Recent scholarship on teacher professional development has shown renewed interest in collaborative forms of teacher learning. Networks, communities of practice and clusters are related concepts that describe forms of collaboration between schools and/or teachers that encourage such learning. In South Africa, teacher clusters represent a relatively…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice
Jita, Loyiso C.; Mokhele, Matseliso L. – Perspectives in Education, 2012
Increasingly, teacher clusters are being used as a substitute for the more traditional approaches to the professional development of teachers. With this goal in mind, many provincial education departments in South Africa have sought to institutionalise and encourage the formation of teacher clusters as vehicles for the continuing professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Central Office Administrators, Schools of Education
