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Sakyiwaa Boateng – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
This study investigates the perspectives of physical sciences teachers regarding implementing learning style-based instructional strategies [LSBIS] in science classrooms in South Africa. The aim is to identify the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating these strategies into teaching practices. Research on learning styles and…
Descriptors: Physical Sciences, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Cognitive Style
Ernest Nkosingiphile Mazibe; Marissa Rollnick – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
Curriculum statements are crucial documents for guiding teaching and learning as they describe the content and skills to be acquired by learners. Textbooks translate curriculum statements into materials for use in schools. This study examines the educative nature of three physical sciences textbooks about electrostatics using the lens of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Physical Sciences, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Penn, Mafor; Ramnarain, Umesh – Science & Education, 2022
The ability to do inquiry does not necessarily translate to understandings about scientific inquiry or the processes by which scientific knowledge is generated. The study reported in this paper focuses on what students know about scientific inquiry and what impact school science may have on this knowledge. We investigated grade 12 physical and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Science Instruction, Inquiry
Mpho Kenneth Madavha; Thuli Gladys Ntuli; Awelani Victor Mudau – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
Teaching physical sciences in English as the Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT) has presented numerous challenges, particularly for learners who are not proficient in the language. The South African government is increasingly considering the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction for subjects such as physical sciences,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Equipment, Physical Sciences, Science Instruction
Poti, Joyce G.; Dudu, Washington T.; Sebatana, Motlhale J. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2022
Literature shows that science teachers' development and practice of PCK have always been a concern in science education research. Globally, national policies have begun to underscore the instruction of science teachers as a great concern. This study is considered worthwhile, as it intended to address this gap by exploring a beginner teacher's PCK…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Energy
Nombuso Mlotshwa; Maria Tsakeni – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2024
This study explored what challenges teachers experienced when integrating indigenous knowledge systems (IKS), which are culture specific, into practical work in natural sciences classrooms with diverse learners. Using an exploratory qualitative case study based on an interpretive paradigm, three natural sciences teachers and two subject advisors…
Descriptors: Barriers, Indigenous Knowledge, Science Education, Natural Sciences
Mngomezulu, Halalisani; Ramaila, Sam; Dhurumraj, Thasmai – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
The importance of the enactment of formative assessment as a pedagogical tool in science teaching and learning cannot be over-emphasized. Teachers encounter pedagogical challenges when enacting formative assessment in science classrooms. These pedagogical challenges underscore the need to explore teachers' perspectives on pedagogical strategies…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Formative Evaluation, Science Education, Physical Sciences
Jannie Pretorius; Josef de Beer; Cherine Jackson – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
This article explores the possibilities of a cheap one-dollar microscope, the Foldscope, for enhancing out-of-school science education. Developed by Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski from Stanford University, these origami-type paper microscopes make it possible to provide all students with their own microscopes, due to the low cost. This provides…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Activities, Laboratory Equipment, Problem Based Learning
Lindokuhle Soyikwa; Sakyiwaa Boateng – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
Our study investigates the challenges encountered by learners and teachers of physical sciences in rural schools, specifically in the Joe Gqabi district of South Africa. We utilised self-study and constructivism theories in rural settings to examine the complex challenges for physical sciences in rural schools. In an interpretivist qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, High School Teachers, High School Students
Tsamago, Hodi; Bayaga, Anass – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
The current study examined self-organized learning environments (SOLEs) pedagogy as a conduit to learners' metacognitive skills and conceptual understanding in physical sciences and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as a whole in Capricorn District of Limpopo Province of South Africa. The aim was based on ongoing debates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Concept Formation, STEM Education
Ayodele Abosede Ogegbo; Umesh Ramnarain; Joseph Krajcik – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
Inquiry-Based Teaching Practice (IBTP) is an essential component of science education, and promoting its implementation is at the heart of various reform efforts. Even though science teachers regard IBTP as an essential pedagogical method, they rarely use it for various reasons. This study utilizes Bronfenbrenner's ecological framework to examine…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Inquiry
Nishaal Bhaw; Rudorwashe Hungwe; Jeanne Kriek – Science Education International, 2024
In the realm of science education, traditional teaching methods face challenges in catering to diverse learning preferences. This study investigates the efficacy of Khan Academy Videos (KAVs) in improving educational quality, specifically in rural thermodynamics instruction. The research involved 88 students and one teacher, with one group taught…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, High School Teachers, Science Teachers
Chowdhury, P.; Rankhumise, M. P.; Simelane-Mnisi, S.; Mafa-Theledi, O. N. – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2020
Twenty-first century chemistry education researchers reported challenges in chemistry education pertaining to high school chemistry teaching-learning outcomes. Even though all studies intended to improve chemistry teaching-learning outcomes, unfortunately the impact of chemistry education research found not to be much encouraging. A few of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
The Views and Experiences of Grade 10 Life Sciences Teachers on the Compulsory Practical Examination
Samaneka, Furiwai; Singh-Pillay, Asheena – Perspectives in Education, 2020
With the introduction of the Life Sciences (LS) Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) in 2012 in South African schools, a practical examination has become compulsory in grades 10 and 11. The LS CAPS policy stipulates the types of practical work that needs to be conducted to develop specific process skills in learners. This interpretive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Sebatana, Motlhale Judicial; Dudu, Washington Takawira – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
In this qualitative study, the researchers explored the ways in which 21st-century skills (specifically communication and critical thinking) are enhanced by Grade 10 beginner Physical Sciences teachers while teaching Particulate Nature of Matter (PNM) through the implementation of problem-based learning (PBL). The study was conducted in one of the…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Problem Based Learning, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking