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Prachumporn, Suwantra McCarthy John R. Mogilka Judith Ann. "Effects of the creativity training program on preschoolers." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1994. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9521343.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1994.Title from title page screen, viewed April 14, 2006. Dissertation Committee: John R. McCarthy, Judith A. Mogilka (co-chairs), David L. Tucker, James C. Palmer. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-121) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Holliger, Yolanda Margaret. "An investigative study on developing divergent thinking responses in children using a cognitive approach in music education /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1987. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/10742050.
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Daniel, Coralie, and n/a. "The identification of mathematical ability and of factors significant in its nurture." University of Otago. Department of Mathematics & Statistics, 2006. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070212.105323.
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This thesis reports data gathered through case studies of ten of the students who took part in a survey of secondary school students who had been invited to camps at which the New Zealand teams were chosen for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in the first five years of this country�s participation in the IMO. The case studies data gave individuals� narratives that were captivating yet complex, unique yet universal, clear yet not easily described all of apiece. I read widely in response to the information they offered and found that reflection and a narrative style of presentation assisted the grasping of nuances and implications of the students� narratives.
Few of the parents of the students were particularly competent in mathematics or able to account for their child�s curiosity, concentration and skills in pursuing a fascination with number. In most of the families, all members were encouraged to follow their own inclinations and interests, to respect the maintenance of a balance of cultural and physical activities, to regard books and play as normal life supports, and to believe that discovery, enchantment and pleasure were both goals and accomplishments of everyday life.
Most of the students experienced less encouragement at school than they might have expected, and unpleasant experiences could be linked with a teacher�s apparent lack of appreciation of a student�s mathematical ability. Both the case studies and the initial survey suggested that most teachers, at any level of formal education, were doing all they were capable of doing in mathematics, and that the students responded to opportunities to self-select subjects and topics that interested them and to the help and company offered by mentors and peers who had flair and competence in appropriate subject areas.
Few of the case studies students were motivated by strategies dependent on a high level of competition or a 'sorting' of that offered in formal education (through attitudes and practical organisation such as timetabling) into either Arts or Science subjects. Most were attracted to the study of languages and/or philosophy and some to that of computer science. Most showed interest and some prowess in individual cultural and physical activities requiring perseverance. Largely, they were motivated by finding fresh or novel ways of integrating diverse knowledge, and by associating with peers. They enjoyed and valued self-awareness, intellectual independence, chances to empathise with ideas and people, and tasks that were in harmony with the dictates of their own volition.
Evidence of differences among the case studies students - even though they had all been identified as very able in mathematics - led me to Vadim Krutetskii�s theories of the components of mathematical ability and their functioning and thus to new views, first, of the interplay between aptitude and languages of perception, inner comprehension and outer expression and, second, of the relationships between giftedness and other attributes of human abilities and endeavours. These appreciations suggested that the models of education and support commonly exhibited in the case studies students� families and in the environments of their extra-school activities had been more encouraging of their gifts, talents and personal growth than those often exhibited in the schools they attended.
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Amberson, Henry V. "Measurable effects of Elementary School Technology Education (ESTE) relating to math scores of fifth grade students resulting from participation in an ESTE unit of instruction pertaining to electricity at River Heights Elementary School, Menomonie, Wisconsin." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2006. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2006/2006ambersonh.pdf.
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Iguchi, Naomi Elise Perlman. "The relationship between mathematics achievement and working memory across education level." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/3213.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2008.Vita: p. 75. Thesis director: Ellen Rowe. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Aug. 28, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-74). Also issued in print.
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Parker, Donald John. "Training for fluency, flexibility and originality in native Indian children." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25503.
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In the last twenty years a great deal of research into training for creativity has been conducted (Blank, 1982). Guilford (1950, 1959, 1962) and Warren and Davis (1969) reported that productivity increased with training for creativity using the morphological synthesis technique. Research in creativity training has been concerned generally with white middle class school children. There has been no research on training for creativity in Canadian Native Indians (Blank, 1982).
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of training for creativity on fluency, flexibility, and originality of Canadian Native Indian children. Children from the Chahalis Indian Reserve of British Columbia (grades three through six) were assigned to control (n=7) and experimental (n=7) groups. The control group received no training for creativity while, the experimental group experienced two weeks of training (20 minutes per day) for creativity with blocks, sticks, and tanagrams. Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking were used to assess creativity.
Pre-training scores of the control and experimental groups were compared using one-way ANOVAs. Group differences were deemed non-significant. These results indicated that the assignment of children to the groups was not biased in favour of the more creative versus the less creative and that the post-training results of the groups could be compared for gains in potential creativity since both groups had exhibited similar levels of creativity before training.
The results of post-training one-way ANOVAs indicated significant gains in originality scores of the experimental group for the Incomplete Figures Test and the Circles Test. ANCOVAs, which included pre-training scores as covariates, had the same outcomes as post-training one-way ANOVAs.
Paired t-tests comparing pre- and post-training scores within groups indicated that there were no significant improvements in control group test scores. The experimental group showed significant, improvements in flexibility and originality scores of the Circles Test and in originality scores of the Incomplete Figures Test. Factors which influenced the results of this study were discussed and suggestions for further research were given. In spite of these factors, the results of the data analyses indicated that creativity of Native Indian children will improve with training.Education, Faculty of
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Valentine-Casertano, Ann Elizabeth. "The effects of structure in instructions and materials on Montessori and traditional preschool children's creativity." Thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03242009-040737/.
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Garcia, Edith Posadas. "Using manipulatives and visual cues with explicit vocabulary enhancement for mathematics instruction with grade three and four low achievers in bilingual classrooms." Diss., Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/497.
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A study was conducted to assess the effects of two instructional strategies: manipulative-based instruction and visual cues in mathematics (both enhanced by explicit vocabulary enrichment) in a small group setting with young Hispanic students who are English language learners. The duration of the study was five weeks. Sixty-four third and fourth grade students were selected for participation based on their performance with problem solving items from the four release tests for 1999-2002 mathematics Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) for third and fourth grades. A pre-assessment composed of 10 of the 13 TAAS objectives were administered. The four pre-selected objectives on which the students scored the lowest were identified for further instruction and assessment. The student population was limited to those of the original sixty-four achieving <55% overall on the pre-assessment. Following each week of instruction, a different assessment/probe was administered, for a total of 6 probes-including the initial pretest. For instruction, students were organized into three groups: 1) manipulative based instruction, 2) visual (drawings) cue instruction, and 3) no additional mathematical instruction. The students in the three groups were of equivalent mathematical ability, and every effort was made to ensure the groups had the same number of students. Pre-posttest improvement was measured with a mixed ANOVA (repeated measures, with a grouping factor), with instructional group as the grouping factor, and the pre/post assessment of math as the repeated measure. ANOVA results included non-significant progress for either grade level. Neither of the experimental groups in grades three or four showed significant improvement between the pre and post assessment. Six sequential probes also were administered throughout the five-week study. A trend analysis for the three separate groups was conducted on the probe results to evaluate growth over time; trend analyses were conducted for each individual student and then averaged for each group. For the two experimental groups, the overall improvement at third and fourth grades was minimal. Overall, gradual improvement was noted, but the progress did not consistently occur from one week to another, and the improvement trend was not linear.
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De, la Cruz Rey E. Morreau Lanny E. Lian Ming-Gon John. "The effects of creative drama on the social and oral language skills of children with learning disabilities." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1995. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9604368.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1995.Title from title page screen, viewed April 20, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Lanny Edward Morreau, Ming-Gon John Lian (co-chairs), Frances E. Anderson, Mack L. Bowen, Julie Brinker. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-133) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Guenther, Sammye J. "An examination of fifth grade students' consideration of habits of mind : a case study /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9841295.
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Evans, Michelle Louise. "Socioeconomic status and domains of creativity: Is the artist really starving?" CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3240.
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Socioeconomic status (SES) influences many aspects of a person's life, and stereotypes concerning level of SES and the domain of creativity exist. It was hypothesized that children classified as low SES would perform more creatively in the visual arts and language arts domains of creativity than in the mathematic and scientific domains.
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Aguilar, Beatriz E. "The effect of individual versus collective creative problem solving experiences on fourth- and fifth-grade students' compositional products." Thesis, connect to online resource, 2004. http://www.library.unt.edu/theses/all/Dec2004/aguilar%5Fbeatriz%5Fe/index.htm.
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Lam, Tsz-ki, and 林子琪. "Developing creativity and problem solving through story telling for preschool children." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B35372941.
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Venter, Petrus Albertus. "An investigation into the role of attitudes towards mathematics as a motivation for choosing vocational-technical secondary education." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003813.
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From Introduction: As headmaster of a technical high school it is my responsibility to admit standard six pupils to this school. Often the refrain from parents is heard: "My son is weak in mathematics but good with his hands." These parents desperately seek a secondary education for their non-academic children. To what extent has the vicious circle of low achievement - negative attitude - lower achievement - despair already been established in these pupils as far as mathematics is concerned? How does this low self-concept in mathematics ability serve as a factor in deciding upon which career to follow, which type of high school to attend? Parents and the public at large seem to be ill-informed about the subjects offered at technical high schools. The mathematical character of these schools is especially undervalued. People often seem to think that the mathematics at a technical high school is easier than at other high schools. Furthermore, people do not realize that mathematics forms the cornerstone of any technical field of study. Failure in mathematics will inevitably lead to low marks or failure in technical subjects. It seems that many pupils who have already developed a defeatist attitude towards mathematics, seek entry into this type of high school. If so, then why? This study aims to elucidate the mathematical cognitive demands made by mathematically related subjects in a technical high school. At the same time possible relationships will be investigated between choice of type of high school (technical vs non-technical) and : i) attitudes to mathematics; ii) achievement in mathematics; iii) general academic achievement; iv) attitude to school. Pupils at standard five level have already established their attitudes towards subjects. For this study standard five boys from East London English and Afrikaans-speaking primary schools were involved. The reason why girls were not considered was to eliminate the variables of sex-related behaviours. Also, girls do not report in any large numbers for technical education as yet. The results of this study should be of use to those advising standard five pupils on their choice of type of high school. If satisfactory relationships are found between affective-cognitive variables and choice of high school, future researchers may use this towards the construction of a required profile for prospective pupils of technical high schools. There are of course, many other factors in the issue. Variables like social status, parents' own experiences, vested interests of academic high schools and many more are not considered in this study. It is conceded that any in-depth study into attitudes towards mathematics or into choice of type of high school is a many-faceted problem, the scope of which lies beyond this thesis. Suffice to admit that attitudes are complex dispositions resulting from the interactions between a number of affective, cognitive and psychomotor variables.
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Wright, David George. "Creativity and embodied learning : a reflection upon and a synthesis of the learning that arises in creative expression, with particular reference to writing and drama, through the perspective of the participant and self organising systems theory /." View thesis, 1998. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030807.134153/index.html.
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Benningfield, Savannah. "The Effects of Gender and Implicit Theories on Science Achievement and Interest in Elementary-Aged Students." TopSCHOLAR®, 2013. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1254.
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The current study set out to determine the relationship between student gradelevel, implicit views of science ability, science achievement and science interest.Differences by grade level were also explored. The study also considered the differences in male and female implicit theories of science ability, science interest, and science achievement. Participants in the current study consisted of a total of 1910 students from six elementary schools from one south-central Kentucky district that participate in Project GEMS (Gifted Education in Math and Science). Data were analyzed by means of analysis of variance and Pearson correlations. Younger students evidenced lower scores on the implicit theories measure. No gender differences were observed in implicit theories of science ability or science interest. Females did evidence lower achievement in science than males. Implicit theories of science ability were significantly and positively correlated with science achievement. Conversely, no such relationship existed between implicit theories of science ability and interest. Limitations of the current study are discussed and possible future directions are offered. Findings from the current study underscore the importance of considering domain-specific views of ability when addressing poor science performance and when considering gender gaps in science achievement.
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Larimore, Della Mae. "Writing activities for first grade students using California Young Reader medal nominated books for 2000." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1768.
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Koo, Soojin. "Reexamining the creative artistic ability of children with autism /." 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3337831.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: A, page: 4215. Adviser: Julia Kellman. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 247-253) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.
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Khattar, Randa. "Creativity as the impulse of life : scholarly philosophies and thoughts for education /." 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ66389.
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Thesis (M.Ed.)--York University, 2001. Graduate Programme in Education.Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 191-196). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ66389
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Westbrook, Kerry. "An investigation into the use of the creative arts to support learning in a diverse classroom : a case study of a Durban school." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1606.
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Sithole, Maureen Phathisiwe. "An investigation of how language affects the teaching and learning of mathematics for English second learners in five FET schools within Mtubatuba district, in Northern KwaZulu-Natal: a particular focus on word problems." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9408.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate how language affected the teaching and learning of mathematics for English second language (ESL) learners in five Further Education and Training (FET) schools in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, with a particular focus on word problems (WPs).
In 2010, fifteen learners (nine boys and six girls) doing mathematics grade 11 from five different FET schools from Mtubatuba District in Northern Kwazulu-Natal participated in the study. Five teachers teaching the same learners from these five schools were also the participants in this study. The researcher’s teaching experience of eleven years as an FET mathematics teacher had taught her that many English second language learners were not able to correctly translate word problems into mathematical equation. This was what motivated the researcher to conduct a study on the impact of English to the teaching and learning of mathematics, especially Word Problems.
The study was mostly framed around theory of Social Constructivism. The research instruments used in the study were: learner worksheets, learner interviews (individual and group interviews), teacher questionnaires and lesson observations.
Some common challenges in the teaching of WPs were drawn from the analysis of the teachers’ responses:
Many learners are unable to translate English statements into mathematical equations.
The manner in which WPs are phrased generally pose some problems for many learners.
There is lack of mathematics vocabulary such as ‘consecutive’, ‘twice as much as’, ‘doubled and then added to’, ‘squared’.
From the learners’ responses, the following could be deduced as challenges in learning WPs:
There is very little exposure of learners to word problems.
Failure to write English statements mathematically.
Less exposure to English due to teachers accepting the use of isiZulu more than English during teaching and learning.
Too much wording in the WPs which ends up confusing.
Little exposure to mathematical terms such as ‘consecutive’, ‘integers’.
Both teachers and learners gave some strategies that they thought could help in the teaching of WPs, namely:
Giving more time for learners to construct mathematical statements on their own.
Engaging in one-on-one teaching with some struggling learners.
Code-switching from English to isiZulu when necessary.
Letting learners work through the worked examples first for proper understanding.
Rephrasing the problem and breaking it into sections.
Use of diagrams and illustrations.
Giving learners more activities on WPs.Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2013.
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Mdaka, Basani Rose. "Learners' errors and misconceptions associated with common fractions." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8995.
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M.Ed. (Mathematics Education)This research aimed to explore errors associated with the concept of fractions displayed by Grade 5 learners. This aim specifically relates to the addition and subtraction of common fractions. In order to realize the purpose of the study, the following objective was set: To identify errors that learners display when adding and subtracting common fractions. The causes which led to the errors were also established. Possible ways which can alleviate learners' misconceptions and errors associated with them were also discussed. The study was conducted at Dyondzo (Fictitious name) Primary School, Vhembe District in Limpopo Province. The constructivist theory of learning was used to help understand how learners construct their meanings of newly acquired knowledge. It was a qualitative study where most of the data and findings were presented with think descriptions using descriptive analysis techniques. A group of forty nine learners was selected purposively within two classes of Grade 5 to write the class work, home work and test on addition and subtraction of fractions. Learners were interviewed and so were two teachers. The five teachers also completed a questionnaire of five questions to supplement the interviews. The study found that learners made a number of errors in the addition and subtraction of fractions, including conceptual errors, carelessness errors, procedural errors and application errors. This finding supports findings that primary school children experience difficulties when learning the concept of fractions.
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Hartman, Paula Ann 1953. "Comparing students with mathematics learning disabilities and students with low mathematics achievement in solving mathematics word problems." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/3532.
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This study identified factors related to solving mathematical word problems and then examined the differences in characteristics between students with low achievement in mathematics who were likely to have a learning disability and students with low achievement in mathematics who were unlikely to have a learning disability. Factoral analysis identified two significant factors: abstract thinking and long term retrieval from memory. Results indicated qualitative differences between sixth grade students with achievement in mathematics at or below the 25th percentile with indications of learning disabilities (MLD) and students with achievement in mathematics at or below the 25th percentile without an indication of a learning disability (Low Math/NLD). The Learning Disabilities Diagnostic Inventory, which measures intrinsic processing disorders indicative of learning disabilities, was used to differentiate between students with MLD (n = 13) and students with Low Math/NLD (n = 16). The Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement, Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Fourth Edition, and the Informal Mathematics Assessment (IFA) were used to compare the two groups. In contrast to students with MLD, students with Low Math/NLD had a higher mathematical performance and had more difficulties with math fluency. When solving mathematics word problems on the IFA, a test composed of word problems, student interview, and error analysis, students with Low Math/NLD had more correct answers, more computational errors, and fewer translation errors than students with MLD did. Students with MLD had conceptual difficulties in the areas of analyzing, reasoning, and abstract thinking.
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Stratford, Vanessa. "Comparing teaching through play and peer-teaching for children with ADHD in the South African classroom." Diss., 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27490.
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1 online resource (xii, 171 leaves) : illustrations (chiefly color), color graphsADHD negatively impacts academic performance, and the traditional classroom setting conflicts with the symptoms of ADHD. This research examined the potential of teaching through play and peer-teaching as alternative teaching methods to improve the mathematical performance of Grade 1 children with symptoms of ADHD; by answering, would adapting teaching methods to include teaching through play and/or peer-teaching, in the South African classroom, improve the mathematical performance of children with symptoms of ADHD? A pre-test-post-test control group design was employed in this comparative experimental study. Participants were purposively selected then randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups. An eight-week intervention was implemented as teaching through play or peer-teaching. Pre-test and post-test scores were analysed using a dependent t-test, a Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, and a Kruskal Wallis test. Teaching through play and peer-teaching have the potential to improve the mathematical performance of Grade 1 children with symptoms of ADHD. Special precautions were taken in the process of minor research participants, adhering to the ethical principles of beneficence and non-maleficence, justice, and autonomy.
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Van, Jaarsveldt Nicolene. "Creativity as a crucial process in the development of the young child." Diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5109.
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This study was conducted in order to assess the effects of creative stimulation in early childhood. The quantitative quasi-experimental study was set out to test a target group of 8 children in grade R, ranging in age from five to six years, to determine the importance of stimulation and intervention of creativity from a young age. A pre-test, evaluated the initial level of each child’s creative skills in fluency, flexibility and originality. This was followed by selecting one class as the experimental group and another class, from the same demographical location, as the control group. The experimental group underwent a six-week intervention programme which focused on the primary concepts in each area of fluency, flexibility and originality. Both groups continued with their normal school learning programmes. The results indicate that the impact of stimulation on young children was significant and that there was a great difference in the abilities and understanding of concepts in those children whohad been stimulated.Teacher Education
M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)
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Abakah, Fitzgerald. "Exploring mathematics learners’ problem-solving skills in circle geometry in South African schools : (A case study of a high school in the Northern Cape Province)." Diss., 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27360.
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This study examined “problem solving skills in circle geometry concepts in Euclidean Geometry. This study was necessitated by learners’ inability to perform well with regards to Euclidean Geometry in general and Circle Geometry in particular. The use of naturalistic observation case study research (NOCSR) study was employed as the research design for the study. The intervention used for the study was the teaching of circle geometry with Polya problem solving instructional approach coupled with social constructivist instructional approach. A High School in the Northern Cape Province was used for the study. 61 mathematics learners (grade 11) in the school served as participants for the first year of the study, while 45 mathematics learners, also in grade 11, served as participants for the second year of the study. Data was collected for two consecutive years: 2018 and 2019. All learners who served as participants for the study did so willingly without been coerced in any way. Parental consent of all participants were also obtained.
The following data were collected for each year of the research intervention: classroom teaching proceedings’ video recordings, photograph of learners class exercises (CE), field notes and the end-of-the- Intervention Test (EIT). Direct interpretations, categorical aggregation and a problem solving rubric were used for the analysis of data. Performance analysis and solution appraisal were also used to analyse some of the collected data. It emerged from the study that the research intervention evoked learners’ desire and interest to learn circle geometry. Also, the research intervention improved the study participants’ performance and problem solving skills in circle geometry concepts. Hence, it is recommended from this study that there is the need for South African schools to adopt the instructional approach for the intervention: Polya problem solving instructional approach coupled with social constructivist instructional approach, for the teaching and learning of Euclidean geometry concepts.Mathematics Education
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Fourie, Maria Elizabeth. "Voorwiskundige vaardighede as grondslag vir die bemeestering van wiskunde : 'n opvoedkundige sielkunde perspektief." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19163.
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Text in AfrikaansDie doel van hierdie navorsing was om vas te stel of leerders in Graad R die nodige wiskundige vaardighede deur gestruktureerde spel bemeester het wat as grondslag vir verdere wiskunde-onderrig kan dien. In die literatuurstudie is die verskillende wiskunde konsepte in diepte ondersoek. Daar is ook gefokus op die oordra van wiskunde konsepte aan jong leerders. Verder is daar in die literatuurstudie ondersoek ingestel na die doel, waardes, tipes, ontwikkeling van spel asook spel in die moderne era. Vir die empiriese ondersoek is 103 Graad R-leerders van ses verskillende skole betrek. Daar is gebruik gemaak van ʼn ewekansige steekproef by die skole wat bereid was om aan die studie deel te neem. Die ondersoek het plaasgevind deur die gebruik van die positivistiese kwantitatiewe navorsingsmetode. Daar is gebruik gemaak van vraelyste om te bepaal wat die bemeestering van wiskundige vaardighede by Graad R-leerders is. Gestruktureerde spel is as hulpmiddel gebruik vir die insameling van die navorsingsmateriaal. Die resultate is bekom deur die vraelyste statisties te verwerk. Daar is ook vraelyste aan die onderwysers gegee om meer agtergrond oor hulle onderrigmetodes asook die onderwysers se eie gevoel teenoor en kennis van wiskunde te bekom. Die navorsingsresultate bevestig dat die meerderheid van die Graad R-leerders oor ʼn goeie wiskundige grondslag beskik. Dus is daar deur die studie gevind dat dit belangrik is dat jong kinders baie moet speel om nuwe vaardighede aan te leer, maar ook die geleentheid moet hê om die vaardighede te beoefen.
The purpose of this research was to determine whether learners in Grade R mastered the necessary math skills through structured play that could serve as a basis for further mathematics training. In the literature various math concepts were studied in depth. The main focus was on the transfer of math concepts to young learners. The literature study further focussed on the purpose, values, and types of play, development of play and play in the modern era. An empirical study using random sampling was done using 103 Grade R learners from six different schools who were willing to participate in the study. The study was done using the positivism quantitative research methodology. Questionnaires were used to determine the mastery of mathematical skills by Grade R learners. Structured play was used as a tool to collect the research material. The results were obtained by processing the questionnaires statistically. Questionnaires were also completed by the teachers to confirm their background knowledge, teaching methods as well as to determine the teachers‟ own feelings towards and their knowledge of mathematics. The research results confirm that the majority of Grade R learners have obtained a good math foundation. The study also confirmed that it is important that young children need to play to learn new skills and must have the opportunity to practise the new skills.
Psychology of Education
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Abakah, Fitzgerald. "Exploring mathematics learners’ problem-solving skills in circle geometry in South African schools : (a case study of a high school in the Northern Cape Province)." Diss., 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27360.
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This study examined “problem solving skills in circle geometry concepts in Euclidean Geometry. This study was necessitated by learners’ inability to perform well with regards to Euclidean Geometry in general and Circle Geometry in particular. The use of naturalistic observation case study research (NOCSR) study was employed as the research design for the study. The intervention used for the study was the teaching of circle geometry with Polya problem solving instructional approach coupled with social constructivist instructional approach. A High School in the Northern Cape Province was used for the study. 61 mathematics learners (grade 11) in the school served as participants for the first year of the study, while 45 mathematics learners, also in grade 11, served as participants for the second year of the study. Data was collected for two consecutive years: 2018 and 2019. All learners who served as participants for the study did so willingly without been coerced in any way. Parental consent of all participants were also obtained.
The following data were collected for each year of the research intervention: classroom teaching proceedings’ video recordings, photograph of learners class exercises (CE), field notes and the end-of-the- Intervention Test (EIT). Direct interpretations, categorical aggregation and a problem solving rubric were used for the analysis of data. Performance analysis and solution appraisal were also used to analyse some of the collected data. It emerged from the study that the research intervention evoked learners’ desire and interest to learn circle geometry. Also, the research intervention improved the study participants’ performance and problem solving skills in circle geometry concepts. Hence, it is recommended from this study that there is the need for South African schools to adopt the instructional approach for the intervention: Polya problem solving instructional approach coupled with social constructivist instructional approach, for the teaching and learning of Euclidean geometry concepts.Mathematics Education
M. Sc. (Mathematics Education)