scholarly journals UNPACKING THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHYSICS-EXAMINATION QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO BLOOMS’ REVISED TAXONOMY

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 919-931
Author(s):  
Abraham Motlhabane
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
The South ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy ◽  
South African Education

The quality and standard of South African examination questions for the grade 12 examination have become an important issue for the South African education system. So far, the focus of empirical research has been on factors that lead to poor performance in the Physical sciences as well as the alignment of the grade 12 Physical Sciences examination with the core curriculum in South Africa. On the contrary, this research paper focuses on a different aspect: the weaknesses and the strengths of the Physics examination questions. It addresses the question of how the Physics examination questions cover higher and lower order level questions in the Bloom’s revised taxonomy. To answer this question, the Physics examination questions of the year 2014 and 2015 were analysed using Bloom’s revised taxonomy of learning objectives. The examination questions were codified and the frequencies and percentages of occurrence of different learning objectives were calculated. The results show that third level cognitive skills were more prevalent than other ones. Furthermore, examiners asked questions that require application and few questions requiring the recall of knowledge. Keywords: physics examination, revised Bloom’s taxonomy, quality of education.

scholarly journals Critical agency in the post-apartheid education system

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazir Carrim
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
South African ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Education System ◽  
The South ◽  
African Education ◽  
South African Education

This paper looks at critical agency in the South African education system. There has been a consistent linking of critical thinking with critical agency under apartheid, and that this was constructed by a ‘critical struggle’ (Touraine, 1985) against apartheid domination. However, this changed significantly in the post-apartheid moment, where compliance with the newly elected government is emphasised, and could be viewed in terms of ‘positive struggles’ (Touraine, 1986). These, however, limit critical agency in the post-apartheid formation. There is, nonetheless, evidence of critical agency being enacted in the post-apartheid education system. The importance of highlighting those forms of critical agency is crucial in order to enhance social justice in the post-apartheid educational system and society. This paper also links critical agency in the post-apartheid situation with the postcolonial and postmodern conditions because such conditions affect the possibilities of critical agency not only in South Africa but more generally.

scholarly journals Management of School Infrastructure in the Context of a No-Fee Schools Policy in Rural South African Schools: Lessons from the Field

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramodikoe Nylon Marishane
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
The South ◽  
African Education ◽  
Rural South ◽  
South African Education ◽  
Education Delivery ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study examines the management of school infrastructure in the context of the “no-fee schools” policy introduced in the South African education delivery system. Focusing on four rural schools, the study applied a qualitative method, which involved observation of infrastructure conditions prevailing at four selected schools and in-depth interviews held with their principals. The study has found that though the no-fee policy has come to relieve poor parents of the burden of paying school fees, it does not help schools in addressing their infrastructural challenges.

scholarly journals Quality of counselling and support provided by the South African National AIDS Helpline: Content analysis of mystery client interviews

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (7) ◽  
pp. 596
Author(s):  
N Arullapan ◽  
M F Chersich ◽  
N Mashabane ◽  
M Richter ◽  
N Geffen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
South African ◽  
The South

scholarly journals Measurement And Consequences Of U.S. Tourists Perceptions Of Service Quality: A South African Hunting Safari Case Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Xiliang Han ◽  
Laetitia Radder
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
South African ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Service Failure ◽  
The South ◽  
Perceived Service Quality ◽  
Quality Principles ◽  
Important Quality ◽  
Service Offering

This research verifies the usefulness of the service quality principles and the Basic Service Package elements of the Augmented Service Offering model in measuring perceived service quality of a complex wildlife tourist activity. In addition, it determines the existence of a quality-satisfaction and quality-intention link. The South African hunting safari serves as an illustrating example. As U.S. hunters constitute the largest cluster of non-domestic customers in the South African safari hunting industry, their perceptions of service quality and the resulting satisfaction and behavioral intentions can significantly impact the sustainable competitiveness and profitability of safari service providers. The results negate the applicability of the SERVQUAL model, but confirm the usefulness of the Augmented Service Offering model in measuring the service quality of the safari hunt and in identifying areas of service failure and adequate service performance. The regression analysis confirmed the existence of important quality-satisfaction and quality-intention links.

Perpetuating Social Injustice Through Neglecting the Voices of the Non-Unionized Teachers

2021 ◽  
pp. 106-121
Author(s):  
Shuti Steph Khumalo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
South African ◽  
Teacher Unions ◽  
The South ◽  
Non Union ◽  
Teachers Union ◽  
Trade Unionism ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
South African Education

The democratic dispensation elevated teacher trade unionism to unparalleled and unprecedented levels in the South African education system. The education laws of South Africa recognize teacher unions which meet the South African labor-related requirements. The three powerful teacher unions that recognize and represent thousands of teachers are the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU), the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA), and the Suid Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie (SAOU). These recognized teacher unions represent their members in decision making processes and not teachers who are non-union members. This chapter is based on an in-depth evaluation of extant literature, and further, it is interpretive in approach and employs social justice as the theoretical and conceptual framework.

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