Browsing Education by Subject "Misconceptions"
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The impact of the conceptual change model on grade 10 learners using simple electric circuits
(2014)Poor academic performance in science is a problem in the world. Numbers of factors contribute to this academic performance. Secondary school learners, particularly those in grade 10 are experiencing problems in understanding ... -
Learners' understanding of proportion : a case study from Grade 8 mathematics
(2014)Underachievement in Mathematics hangs over South African Mathematics learners like a dark cloud. TIMSS studies over the past decade have confirmed that South African learners‟ results (Grades 8 and 9 in 2011) remained at ... -
Misconceptions regarding direct–current resistive theory in an engineering course for N2 students at a Northern Cape FET college
(2014)The aim of this study is to ascertain what misconceptions N2 students have about DC resistive circuits and how screencasts could effect on the rectification of these misconceptions. This study was conducted at the Kathu ... -
Screening for misconceptions and assessing these by using metacognition in a mathematics course for N2 engineering students at a Northern Cape FET college
(2015)This study investigated misconceptions in Algebra of students enrolled for a N2 Engineering certificate at a Further Education and Training College. The study aimed to investigate these students’ misconceptions relating ... -
Students’ difficulties with chemical reaction types
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The initial problem that prompted this study was students’ difficulties with chemical reaction types (CRT). In diagnostic tests in South Africa, across some of the major universities, CRT reflected as the poorest score ...