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Naidoo, Devika – South African Journal of Education, 2021
From a cognitivist theory stance, domain-specific subject knowledge is necessary for deep learning and cognitive advance. What opportunities for deep learning and cognitive advance are provided in geography classrooms? This analysis of teaching in geography classrooms is framed by the concepts of deep learning, pedagogic discourse, and a…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods, Discourse Analysis, Classroom Communication
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Mupira, Pio; Ramnarain, Umesh – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2018
Due to apartheid policies, Black African learners in South Africa have been severely disadvantaged in school science. Despite policy changes to redress these historical imbalances, Black African learners continue to underperform in science. Previous research has identified motivation as a key factor that impacts performance. Achievement goal…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Disadvantaged Schools, Inquiry, Science Instruction
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Green, Whitfield; Naidoo, Devika – Science Education International, 2008
The post-apartheid National Physical Science Curriculum was implemented for the first time in South Africa in grade 10 during 2006. A variety of new textbooks for grade 10 have been published. This study was a comparative analysis of three popular textbooks, one prepared to support the previous curriculum, and two prepared for the new curriculum.…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Racial Segregation, Physical Sciences, Foreign Countries