Towards Alleviating the Post-Apartheid Education Crisis in South Africa

2011 ◽  
pp. 112-131
Author(s):  
Pragashni Padayachee ◽  
Ansie Harding
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Mathematics Performance ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Learner Performance ◽  
Nelson Mandela ◽  
Education Crisis ◽  
Before And After

Post-apartheid South Africa is witnessing an education crisis of significant proportions. The new outcomes-based education system has failed to deliver, and universities are suffering the consequences of under-preparation of learners for tertiary studies. The educator corps is lacking, and it has become common practice for universities to deploy augmented programmes in mathematics for secondary school learners in the surrounding area. This chapter describes a particular model of blended learning, devised for the Incubator School Project (ISP), an initiative of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The defining feature of this blended model is that it incorporates DVD technology, which offers an affordable and accessible option for the particular group of learners. DVD technology was used as an ingredient in this blended learning approach since it is easily available to the majority of learners and to the schools they attend. This chapter describes the particular blended model and reports both qualitatively and quantitatively on its success: qualitatively, based firstly on a questionnaire completed by learners and secondly on interviews of educators; quantitatively, based thirdly on learner performance before and after the intervention and fourthly on a single school case study where the mathematics performance of the learners who participated in the ISP is compared to those who did not participate in the ISP. Finally, the scope of blending of this model is evaluated by means of a radar chart, adapted from an existing radar measure. The findings of the study suggest that the use of DVD technology in the blended learning approach impacted favourably on the mathematics learning and enhanced the mathematics performance of these learners.

scholarly journals A blended learning Grade 12 intervention using DVD technology to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics

Pythagoras ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pragashni Padayachee ◽  
Hennie Boshoff ◽  
Werner Olivier ◽  
Ansie Harding
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Mathematics Performance ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Mathematics Intervention ◽  
Digital Video Disk ◽  
And Mathematics

This article describes the experiences and mathematics performance of Grade 12 learners selected to participate in a mathematics intervention project using digital video disk (DVD) technology within a blended learning context. Blended learning in the context of this study is defined as employing a variety of appropriate methods of delivery to enhance the teaching and learning process. DVD technology was used as an ingredient in this blended learning approach, since it is easily available and accessible to the majority of learners and the schools they attend. The study reported on here forms part of a larger study using action research methodology. This article reports on a single stage of the action research: implementing a change to improve the situation and observing the consequences of this action. Mathematics Incubator School Project (ISP) learners completed questionnaires with open-ended questions which pertained to their experiences of the blended learning approach. The observations of the facilitators were also recorded. A single school was used as a case study and the mathematics performance of learners who participated in the ISP was compared with that of those who did not. The findings suggest that use of DVD technology in this blended learning approach impacted on mathematics learning and enhanced the mathematics performance of learners.

Cybernetic Model by Blended Learning Using Technological Applications About Mathematics in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-63
Author(s):  
Samuel Olmos Peña ◽  
Magally Martinez-Reyes ◽  
Anabelem Soberanes-Martín
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cybernetic Model ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
The University

Traditional teaching has been changing with the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Blended learning is a new approach that enriches the education of students in order to improve their performance in their different subjects. Mathematics learning is a subject matter that is particularly difficult for students. The present chapter targets the application of a cybernetic model for blended learning in the teaching of mathematics, that is, the elements of communication and control are incorporated into this learning paradigm. It applies to first-year students of mathematics at the university level in the area of engineering. The results show an improvement in tests applied to students before and after the inclusion of activities with technological applications.

scholarly journals Hepatitis A in Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman districts, Eastern Cape, South Africa

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Howard Newman ◽  
Donald Tshabalala ◽  
Guillermo A. Pulido Estrada ◽  
Romuald Kom Nguetchueng
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Nelson Mandela

scholarly journals Penerapan Pembelajaran Matematika Realistik Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Pemahaman Matematis Siswa Pada Materi Bentuk Aljabar di Kelas VII SMP

2018 ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Nurvitri Sinaga
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Mathematical Understanding ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Realistic Mathematics ◽  
Before And After

This study aims to determine the level of mathematical understanding ability of students before and after the application of realistic mathematics learning and to describe the application of the Realistic Mathematics Learning approach at Nempu Hilir State Middle School 3 in the algebraic material form. This type of research is Classroom Action Research. The research subjects were seventh grade students of State Junior High School 3 Siempat, Nempu Hilir 2017/2018 Academic Year, amounting to 30 people. The results of this study indicate that the level of mathematical understanding of students in class VII-C State Junior High School 3 Siempat Nempu Hilir before and after the application of Realistic Mathematics Learning increased. The application of realistic mathematical learning approaches is applied in several steps, namely first, providing contextual problems. Second, explain contextual problems. Third, resolve contextual problems. Fourth, discuss answers. Fifth, conclude. The implementation of a realistic mathematics learning approach in the State Junior High School 3 Siempat of Nempu Hilir in the algebraic form material has been classified as good.

The Spirit Of Water

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Minguzzi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Nelson Mandela ◽  
Fish Traps

This book describes a research project begun by the author in 2015 and co-authored by the chiefs of the KhoiSan peoples living in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, aided by staff and students at Nelson Mandela University. The scope of the project was to investigate methods and procedures that could help re-establish the link between the Indigenous communities and their ‘forgotten’ heritage sites due to the colonial segregations. Making use of a participatory and interdisciplinary method we explored the tangible and intangible heritage of the Eastern Cape province, with particular attention to the remains of precolonial fish traps located along the shoreline. Included also are important testimonies from the KhoiSan chiefs who, alongside the author, led the project.

scholarly journals Hepatitis A in Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman districts, Eastern Cape, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Newman ◽  
Donald Tshabalala ◽  
Guillermo A. Pulido Estrada ◽  
Romuald Kom Nguetchueng
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Acute Viral Hepatitis ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
True Incidence ◽  
Nelson Mandela ◽  
Public Health Officials

Background: Hepatitis A is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis, not only in South Africa, but in many other countries. In South Africa, there is a lack of data regarding the true incidence of hepatitis A, and even fewer data regarding hepatitis A cases requiring hospitalisation. In the Eastern Cape province of South Africa in particular, there is a paucity of published data that could be used to guide public health officials. An analysis of all the laboratory-confirmed cases in the area over a period of time may help to better describe the extent of the problem.Methods: This was a retrospective study analysing the laboratory-confirmed cases of hepatitis A in the Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman districts of the Eastern Cape province in South Africa for the three-year period from 2015 to 2017.Results: A total of 194 laboratory-confirmed cases of hepatitis A were identified for the three-year period from 2015 to 2017. Of these, 138 (71%) cases were children 16 years old or younger, with adults accounting for 56 cases (29%). There was no overall seasonality associated with laboratory-confirmed cases of hepatitis A.Conclusions: Hepatitis A is a serious problem in the Eastern Cape region. More studies are needed to determine the exact cause of the continuing epidemic.

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