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Mayombe, Celestin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
This article analyses the perceptions of adult learners towards the use of constructivist approach in teaching and learning in non-formal education (NFE) centres of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The analysis is based on five principles of the constructivist theory of learning-interactive learning, collaborative learning, facilitating learning,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Constructivism (Learning), Nonformal Education
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Motsoeneng, Thabiso Jonah; Nichols, Henry James; Makhasane, Sekitla Daniel – Perspectives in Education, 2021
The twenty-first century has witnessed a call for teachers to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) into teaching and learning. However, creating a classroom environment that engages in active learning has proved to be a hurdle to South African teachers, as more traditional teaching methods continue to be utilised in teaching.…
Descriptors: Barriers, Rural Schools, Accounting, Grade 10
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Lehesvuori, Sami; Ramnarain, Umesh; Viiri, Jouni – Research in Science Education, 2018
There is an ongoing reform towards more inquiry-based teaching in school curriculum policy in South Africa. Reform towards more inquiry-based approaches is already integrated in pre-service teacher education programmes. As inquiry-based approaches have been gaining momentum worldwide, there is an increasing concern that dialogic interaction in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
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Mamombe, Charles; Mathabathe, Kgadi C.; Gaigher, Estelle – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
This study explored the perceptions of teachers and learners regarding the use of Process Oriented Guided Learning Inquiry Learning (POGIL) to teach stoichiometry. A qualitative case study was carried out at two conveniently and purposively sampled township schools in Pretoria, South Africa. For this purpose, two Grade 11 physical sciences classes…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Stoichiometry, Chemistry
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Makola, Qonda – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2017
The majority of the students who enroll at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in South Africa are not equipped with the necessary academic/learning skills to cope with the university environment, especially in Mechanical Engineering. The Department of Higher Education and Training (2013, p. 17), further states that "students' support is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Readiness, Engineering Education
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Horn, Gideon – South African Journal of Education, 2006
The new political dispensation and socio-economic transformation in South Africa do not, unfortunately, guarantee jobs for those who wish to enter the labour market after school. Indications are that only between 5-7% of successful Grade 12 candidates in the country find employment in the formal sector. The problem of unemployment and ways to…
Descriptors: Grade 12, High School Seniors, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries