Leaders and teachers are exploring ways to organise their learning spaces as well as their methods of teaching and learning. We aim to explore leaders and teachers' experiences of an invitational learning environment in culturally diverse Foundation Phase classrooms in the South African context. In this study, the Invitational Learning Theory was used as a theoretical framework. An interpretivist research paradigm was used to portray the lived experiences and personal responses of the participants. Interviews were undertaken with Foundation Phase teachers and School Management Team to elicit in-depth information on their experiences on the creation of a conducive learning environment. Additionally, observation and visual data formed the data collection instruments. Data were coded, examined and emerging themes identified. Findings highlighted the need to improve the ‘5Ps” as advocated by Novak and Purkey. The learning environment is a qualitative determiner for success. It is the responsibility of all stakeholders to ensure leadership for learning is conducive to teaching and learning.
{"title":"Creating and leading a learning environment in diverse Foundation Phase classrooms in a South African school","authors":"R. Venketsamy","doi":"10.17478/jegys.1012179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.1012179","url":null,"abstract":"Leaders and teachers are exploring ways to organise their learning spaces as well as their methods of teaching and learning. We aim to explore leaders and teachers' experiences of an invitational learning environment in culturally diverse Foundation Phase classrooms in the South African context. In this study, the Invitational Learning Theory was used as a theoretical framework. An interpretivist research paradigm was used to portray the lived experiences and personal responses of the participants. Interviews were undertaken with Foundation Phase teachers and School Management Team to elicit in-depth information on their experiences on the creation of a conducive learning environment. Additionally, observation and visual data formed the data collection instruments. Data were coded, examined and emerging themes identified. Findings highlighted the need to improve the ‘5Ps” as advocated by Novak and Purkey. The learning environment is a qualitative determiner for success. It is the responsibility of all stakeholders to ensure leadership for learning is conducive to teaching and learning.","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"311 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80363977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Grade 6 teachers’ s mathematical Knowledge for teaching: The concept of fractions","authors":"Margaret Moloto","doi":"10.17478/jegys.1000495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.1000495","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87682720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper investigated some of the teaching challenges Senior Phase Natural Sciences teachers’ experiences during their classroom practices in some of the rural schools positioned in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province of South Africa. It was an interpretative qualitative study wherein two Senior Phase Natural Sciences teachers participated in the study. The data of the study was obtained through individual interviews with teachers as well as lesson observations. The findings show numerous challenges in the teaching of Natural Sciences including lack of required facilities and resources. Additionally, the study also reports challenges of lack of parental support, background of learners as well as language of teaching and learning. Consequently, this has impacts on teacher ability to implement Natural Sciences curriculum. Moreover, the findings also show that some of teachers available at schools used teaching experiences to teach Natural Sciences content and are reluctant to use various methods of instruction. Therefore it is suggested that the above mentioned challenges in Natural Sciences teaching need to be addressed so that what is taught and learnt through Natural Sciences curriculum at school can be meaningful to both teachers and learners in their everyday lives.
{"title":"Teaching Challenges In The Senior Phase Natural Sciences Classroom in South African schools","authors":"Awelani V. Mudau, Ndivhuwo Netshivhumbe","doi":"10.17478/jegys.988313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.988313","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigated some of the teaching challenges Senior Phase Natural Sciences teachers’ experiences during their classroom practices in some of the rural schools positioned in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province of South Africa. It was an interpretative qualitative study wherein two Senior Phase Natural Sciences teachers participated in the study. The data of the study was obtained through individual interviews with teachers as well as lesson observations. The findings show numerous challenges in the teaching of Natural Sciences including lack of required facilities and resources. Additionally, the study also reports challenges of lack of parental support, background of learners as well as language of teaching and learning. Consequently, this has impacts on teacher ability to implement Natural Sciences curriculum. Moreover, the findings also show that some of teachers available at schools used teaching experiences to teach Natural Sciences content and are reluctant to use various methods of instruction. Therefore it is suggested that the above mentioned challenges in Natural Sciences teaching need to be addressed so that what is taught and learnt through Natural Sciences curriculum at school can be meaningful to both teachers and learners in their everyday lives.","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"134 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73444974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"We need to make up for the gap: University student teachers’ difficulties associated with basic algebraic manipulations","authors":"H. Mbhiza, D. Muthelo, K. Chuene","doi":"10.17478/jegys.1015993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.1015993","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88568615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring early childhood centre managers’ perceptions of their roles in promoting developmentally-appropriate physical environments in South Africa","authors":"Matshediso Rebecca Modise","doi":"10.17478/jegys.1010694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.1010694","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72977825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Entrepreneurial Leadership in Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Development in South Africa","authors":"Matshediso Modise","doi":"10.17478/jegys.1010680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.1010680","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77706937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring e-tutors teaching of the design process as content knowledge in an Open and Distance e-Learning environment","authors":"M. Sedio","doi":"10.17478/jegys.993901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.993901","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73794470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing Student Giftedness in Open Distance E-Learning through Quality Assurance Using Donabedian Steps","authors":"V. Mahlangu","doi":"10.17478/jegys.1005917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.1005917","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73230410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"LITERATURE REVIEW: A STEM APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SCIENCE LEARNING IN INDONESIA","authors":"Atip Nurwahyunani","doi":"10.17478/jegys.853203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.853203","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86632104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of Students' Mathematical Communication Ability in Solving Mathematical Problems","authors":"M. Zahri, I. Budayasa, A. Lukito","doi":"10.17478/jegys.819995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.819995","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30787,"journal":{"name":"Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86541232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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