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An investigation of the relationship between bullying and physical activity at one high school in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
According to Morrison (2007), bullying is considered a critical issue in the
Western Cape Schools as well as in South African schools in general. This
phenomenon of bullying can affect learners in schools and may lead to ...
Teaching Electrostatics in Grade 11 Physical Sciences using a Conceptual Change Approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The study was conducted at a senior secondary school situated in a deep rural area of the district of Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape Province. It was motivated by academically struggling grade 12 learners in my school who ...
A comparative study of the use of isiXhosa and English as media of instruction in the teaching and learning of static electricity in Physical Sciences
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This research focused on the use of isiXhosa and English in the teaching of static electricity in a grade 10 science class. This study took place in a rural school of the Queenstown district of the Eastern Cape. This sample ...
Using a conceptual change approach as a teaching strategy for improving learners' understanding of Chemical Change in Physical Sciences.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of a Conceptual Change Approach as a teaching strategy to improve learners' understanding of Chemical Change in Physical Sciences. In addition, learners' attitudes toward ...
Comparing the teaching and learning of Ohm's law in Grade 10 Physical Sciences in resourced and underresourced schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The research study was conducted in two rural schools in the same district that served as the sample .One school is a well- resourced Dinaledi school and the other one is an under- resourced school. According to the National ...
Application of a conceptual change approach to teach the Quantitative aspects of chemical change
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of a conceptual change approach to improve learners" understanding of the quantitative aspects of chemical change. The poor performance in physical science in the National ...
Teaching Ohm's law in Grade 11 Physical Sciences using a Multiple Representations Approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of teaching Ohm's law in Grade 11 using a Multiple Representations Approach (MRA). The need to promote knowledge and skills in problem solving in Physical Sciences ...
Language brokering and identity construction: Exploring immigrant children's language practices in a multilingual South African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The purpose of the research was to examine the relationship between identity construction and English second language (L2) learning through language brokering. Its focus was on how immigrant children served as language ...
Political prisoner education through sport on Robben Island: 1960-1990
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This research was motivated by my interest in the sport and the systems of provision
of the education on Robben Island. The problem that gave rise to the study was to
determine how political prisoners were able to organise ...
Intercultural peer group interactions, integration and student persistence between Nigerian students and students from other countries at a university in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
As a Nigerian, I became interested in investigating how Nigerian students, from
different cultural backgrounds are able to integrate and persist in their academic
programmes. I used Tinto‟s (1993) Longitudinal Model of ...