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Direct linkPotgieter, Erika; van der Walt, Marthie – Perspectives in Education, 2021
Research on puppets in Intermediate Phase mathematics is in its infancy. According to Vygotsky, play affords a playful element that can optimise learning opportunities. However, many mathematics teachers are unfamiliar with the integration of pedagogy of play (PoP) (in this case, puppetry). The aim of this paper is to report on one participant's…
Descriptors: Play, Puppetry, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textClinton D. Swanepoel; Charl J. Roux – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: The use of the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) and delivery of Physical Education (PE) concerning time allocation, resources and number of learners per class is crucial for optimal delivery to the intermediate-phase (IP) learner. Aim: This study aimed to determine the gap between the understanding and the interpretation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Intermediate Grades, Public Schools
Jordan, Jennifer – 1992
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a literature-based approach to history on sixth graders' achievement, in terms of their historical understanding, and their attitudes. An experimental group receiving a literature-based approach was compared to a control group receiving a textbook-based approach. Both groups were similar in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Peer reviewedSnyman, R.; De Kock, D. M. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
This paper presents the educational method of role taking as a means of teaching communicative competence in a second language. The method calls for encouragement of student "creative work" and "coping with" the learning material. A sample lesson used in South Africa with students (ages 11-13) learning English as a Second…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Creative Thinking, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Macdonald, C. A. – 1990
The Threshold Project, a 3-year project that followed a 1985 pilot study, examined the nature of the language and learning difficulties that black Standard Three (Std 3, or grade 5) children in South Africa experience when they change from their mother tongue of Sepedi to English as a medium of instruction and learning, a policy known as…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bilingual Education, Black Youth, Change Strategies
