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Does it matter if students enjoy learning science?
Exploring student attitudes towards science in South Africa
Published in: 2016
Keywords: Attitudes to science / Enjoy science / School science
Does it matter if learners enjoy learning science?
Human and Social Dynamics Research Seminar
Published in: 2017
Keywords: Science and the public / Science Grade 5 / Science Grade 9
Bullies, victims and bully-victims in South African schools: Examining the risk factors
School bullying is a complex social phenomenon that negatively impacts the psychosocial well-being of students, as well as the overall culture and climate of schools. Designing appropriate interventions to combat bullying in South African schools requires nuanced information about this phenomenon. This paper examines the extent and nature of bullyi ...
Published in: 2018
Keywords: Bully-victims / Bullying / Bullying risk factors / School safety
Beyond Benchmarks
What twenty years of TIMSS data tell us about South African education
South Africa has participated in a number of local and international achievement studies in the field of education over the last 20 years and responses to the results have been somewhat mixed. Critics argue that participation in international assessments is a pointless exercise because of the slow pace of improvement in South African education. Sup ...
Published in: 2015
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Tia Linda Zuze / Mariette Visser / Andrea Juan / Cas Prinsloo / Fabian Arends / Shawn Rogers
Keywords: Education and skills development
Attitudes to science: part of the puzzle to improve educational achievement?
Published in: 2014
Keywords: Enjoyment / Learner achievement / Learner Attitudes / self-confidence / Valuing
A climate of achievement: factors that impact scholarly performance
Published in: 2013
Authors: Mariette Visser / Andrea Juan
Keywords: Bullying / School climate / School infrastructure / School safety