scholarly journals Grade 9 learners’ understanding of fraction concepts: Equality of fractions, numerator and denominator

Pythagoras ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Methuseli Moyo ◽  
France M. Machaba
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Equivalent Fractions ◽  
Written Responses ◽  
Whole Numbers ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Physical Manipulatives ◽  
Fraction Concepts ◽  
Developmental Intervention

Our research with Grade 9 learners at a school in Soweto was conducted to explore learners’ understanding of fundamental fraction concepts used in applications required at that level of schooling. The study was based on the theory of constructivism in a bid to understand whether learners’ transition from whole numbers to rational numbers enabled them to deal with the more complex concept of fractions. A qualitative case study approach was followed. A test was administered to 40 learners. Based on their written responses, eight learners were purposefully selected for an interview. The findings revealed that learners’ definitions of fraction were neither complete nor precise. Particularly pertinent were challenges related to the concept of equivalent fractions that include fraction elements, namely the numerator and denominator in the phase of rational number. These gaps in understanding may have originated in the early stages of schooling when learners first conceptualised fractions during the late concrete learning phase. For this reason, we suggest a developmental intervention using physical manipulatives to promote understanding of fractions before inductively guiding learners to construct algorithms and transition to the more abstract applications of fractions required in Grade 9.

scholarly journals Coping with English for Academic Purposes Provision during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8642
Author(s):  
Lucas Kohnke ◽  
Andrew Jarvis
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Teacher Perspectives ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
University Studies

COVID-19 and the shift to online teaching necessitated a change in approach for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teachers in preparing their students for university studies. This study explored how EAP instructors coped with and adapted their provision for emergency remote teaching. The study was conducted at an English-medium university in Hong Kong and a qualitative case study approach was adopted. The results revealed two overarching themes of opportunity and challenge. While the sudden shift to online teaching forced innovation and fostered collaborative learning and feedback, teachers experienced difficulties in communicating with students and monitoring their learning. The study voices teacher perspectives in delivering EAP courses online and highlights important implications for the successful delivery of future online EAP provisions.

scholarly journals Professional Behavior In Physical Therapist Educational Programs: Perspectives of Selected Senior Faculty

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Phelan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Professional Behavior ◽  
Senior Faculty ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Cross Case Analysis

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze how selected senior instructors in physical therapist educational programs define and seek to impart information on professional behavior. Methods: A qualitative case study approach was used to gather data from eight instructors teaching in four physical therapist educational programs in a selected region. Each interview was analyzed as an individual case study, followed by a cross case analysis to identify common themes. Results: Interpretational analysis using a process of constant comparison revealed nine common themes: 1) Instructors found it difficult to broadly define professional behavior. 2) Instructors expect students to be on time. 3) Instructors expect students to speak and act with courtesy and respect. 4) Instructors expect students to communicate appropriately. 5) Instructors expect students to dress appropriately. 6) Instructors expect students to participate in class. 7) Instructors consciously model professional behavior as a way to communicate their expectations. 8) Instructors give instructions and provide students with feedback about professional behavior. 9) Instructors do not attach a specific grade to professional behavior. Conclusions: Although instructors indicated a lack of confidence in consistency regarding professional behavior expectations, the themes that emerged in this study fit within existing descriptions of professional behavior for clinical physical therapists. Instructor perceptions of strategies for conveying information about professional behavior to students were consistent with existing literature on modeling and explicit teaching. .

scholarly journals Peran Guru Madrasah dalam Menanaman Nilai-Nilai Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup Perspektif Pendidikan Islam (Studi Kasus di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 7 Keboan Jombang)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Auliyaaurohmah Auliyaaurohmah ◽  
Khoirul Umam
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Research Show

The effort to preserve the beauty of the environment is an obligation for every social creature that lives on this earth. These efforts are carried out and planned so that every human being has a caring attitude and responsibility with the surrounding environment. In educational institutions the role of a teacher cannot be separated in the educational process. To realize students as quality resources cannot be separated from the environment. This article intends to explain about environmental education in Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 7 Jombang. With a qualitative case study approach, this research was carried out through observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the discussion from the research show that, in the implementation of their roles and participation in forming and increasing environmental awareness by teachers, students are well implemented. Most of them have a caring attitude to their environment, which is proven by their daily habits, which is to dispose of waste according to the space provided. It's just that for minorities who are still indifferent to the environment, support and encouragement from teachers need to be increased so that all madrasa residents, especially students, have positive behavior, be aware and care about the surrounding environmen

scholarly journals Opposing Gazes: Racism and Xenophobia in South African Schools

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saloshna Vandeyar ◽  
Thirusellvan Vandeyar
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Moral Integrity ◽  
African Students ◽  
Black South African ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
To Come

Utilising a qualitative case study approach, this research study set out to understand discrimination experienced by immigrant students in their interactions with South African students and the prejudice immigrant students expressed against Black South African students. Findings reveal that the discrimination experienced by immigrant students could be clustered into four broad themes, namely categorisations and prototypes; practised stereotypes; academic and social exclusion; and work ethic. Furthermore, statements immigrant students make about South African students seem to fall into two broad categories, namely lack of value for moral integrity and lack of value for education. Educating students to value human dignity and to view each other as cosmopolitan citizens of the world could be a way to ensure social cohesion and harmony of future generations to come.

Leadership in Pedagogical Integration of Emerging Technologies

2021 ◽  
pp. 201-214
Author(s):  
Walimbwa Michael ◽  
Shopi M. Julius ◽  
Nampijja Diana
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Institutional Leadership ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Access To Technology ◽  
Pedagogic Practices ◽  
Integrate Technology

Pedagogical integration of technologies is a fairly new concept in education. Educational institutions need to have prerequisite planning for leadership in pedagogical integration of emerging technologies. This chapter investigates institutional leadership that enables educators to build capacity to effectively integrate technology into pedagogy. Using a qualitative case study approach, leaders were interviewed and official documents analyzed. The data analyzed indicate that institutional leadership facilitates increased acquisition of and access to technology devices and facilities. It is found that institutional leadership is pivotal in supporting, training, and innovatively exploring various ways of integrating technologies into the curriculum. It is thus concluded that in this era institutions need leaders who proactively engage in planning for integration of technologies for transformed pedagogic practices.

scholarly journals Blended Learning Experience of Students Participating Pedagogical Formation Program: Advantages and Limitation of Blended Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatih Saltan
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Arts And Sciences ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Group Interviews

The aim of this study was to investigate the learning experience of students studying pedagogic formation in blended design with regard to attendance, self confidence, and attitudes toward both Pedagogic Formation Program (PFP) and the teaching profession. In order to achieve this aim, a qualitative case study approach was carried out. The participants of this study consisted of 154 graduated Faculty of Arts and Sciences students who were enrolled in the first blended PFP in Turkey. A qualitative case study was conducted. Data were obtained through an open-ended questionnaire (n=154) and focus group interviews (n=8). The qualitative data were analyzed by using content analysis techniques. Overall, the results indicated that blended PFP was highly promising regarding professional development, self-confidence, accessibility and eliminating some disadvantages of distance education. Specifically, inherent problems of online education continued to take place in blended design but a balanced blended approach could minimize these weaknesses. Participants indicated that face-to-face sections were more applied, authentic and effective than the online part. On the other hand, most of the participants preferred to attend the online lessons regularly.  It was mainly because of availability concerns, travelling, and comfort of their home.

Half-Widows: Invisible Victims of the Enforced Disappearances and Their Status in Kashmir

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-221
Author(s):  
Kislay Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Study Approach

The disappearance of young men in on-going armed conflict over the last 3 decades in Kashmir has given birth to a new identity to the women. This identity is called half-widows. The term, half-widows, signifies those women whose husbands have disappeared in armed conflict but are not declared dead yet. Men are directly involved in the armed conflicts and are the direct victims of it, but women are the ones who have been going through all the consequences of armed conflict. This article contextualizes the phenomenon of enforced disappearance in Kashmir and its grave consequences on women. Based on the qualitative case-study approach, 15 half-widows were interviewed in 2017 to examine their social, economic and psychological problems. Information from secondary sources was also incorporated.

ICT-enabled CRM system adoption: a dual Indian qualitative case study and conceptual framework development

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheshadri Chatterjee ◽  
Ranjan Chaudhuri ◽  
Demetris Vrontis ◽  
Alkis Thrassou ◽  
Soumya K. Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Social Crm ◽  
Crm System ◽  
Readiness To Adopt ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

Purpose The paper aims to develop a comprehensive framework for adopting an information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled customer relationship management (CRM) system, toward strengthening and expanding the customer basis of the organization. Design/methodology/approach Advanced ICT-enabled CRM includes mobile CRM, AI integrated CRM and social CRM and several business organizations have already started exploring their advanced utilization for direct financial gain and indirect “soft” benefits. Most of them, however, are challenged in the process, due to lower-than-demanded adoption of such CRM systems. To deal with the issue, the paper methodologically applies a dual qualitative case study approach that ultimately develops an advanced comprehensive CRM adoption framework. Findings The key findings pertaining to the evaluation of organizations’ readiness to adopt advanced ICT-enabled CRM systems in terms of infrastructure and resources, the identification of the critical functional areas of the organization’s focus and the differences in the requisite approaches across industries and organization types. Practical implications In the context of the internet and social media, the analysis and management of customer big data and their transcription into useable information is crucial. Traditional and conventional CRM was deemed unable to address this need, thus necessitating the use of advanced ICT-enabled CRM. The proposed corresponding framework tangibly and practically, thus, directs businesses toward the successful deployment of ICT-based CRM systems. Originality/value This study constitutes a novel attempt to identify the issues of deployment of ICT-based CRM systems in an organization and proposes a comprehensive framework, which will enable organizations to overcome the barriers when adopting a new system.

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