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Hansen, Jorgen Kristian. "The teaching of English in grade 8 in an OBE approach." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6688.

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Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Towards the close of the last century, a new curriculum was introduced in South Africa: Curriculum 2005. This outcomes-based curriculum (OBE) was a radical break with previous education policy: it aimed at eliminating discrimination and encouraging independent learning. This new curriculum, however, left teachers uncertain and confused largely because the in-service training provided did not provide clear direction. This study first describes the attempt by an English teacher to explore the theoretical base of the new cu

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Cahl, Gregory Elkan. "An analysis of dominant discourse in Grade 8 English Home Language textbooks." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23458.

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Post-Apartheid South Africa has heralded a period of intense curriculum reform, explicitly aimed at fostering social transformation and a shift from the uncritical rote-learning which dominated Apartheid-era schooling. There have been three major curriculum shifts since 1994 and each change has required the production of new textbooks for every single school subject, usually within highly limited time-frames. This study focuses on textbooks produced for the most recent iteration of the Language curriculum, that is, the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement, commonly known as CAPS. The study d

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Coetzee, Ghauderen N. "An intervention to improve reading comprehension for grade 8 learners." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/934.

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Since the official opening of ex-model C (previously whites only) schools to learners of all races, cultures and languages, there has been an influx of black learners into these schools. Reasons for this are that many black parents believe the quality of education and resources available at these ex model C schools is better than those available in township schools (De Klerk, 2000). Parents also believe sending their children to English medium schools enables them to compete and be marketable in the global world of work. This dissertation describes a qualitative case study of grade 8 learners

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Pendergrass, Carmen Cristy. "The Effects of Grade Configuration on Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Students’ TNReady English Language Arts and Math Achievement." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3675.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if a significant difference exists in the TNReady scores of Tennessee students who attend a kindergarten through eighth grade school (K-8) as compared to students who attend a middle school (6-8 grades). The results of the 2018-2019 TNReady, the state adopted standardized achievement test for Tennessee, were used as the data for the study. The relationship between grade configuration and the percent of students who scored on track or mastered in English language arts and math was analyzed using an independent samples t-test. Further disaggregating by

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Mthethwa, Nokuthula Varsity. "The influence of learning strategies on the academic achievement of grade 8 Siswati-speaking learners in English / Nokuthula Varsity Mthethwa." Thesis, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8132.

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The purpose of this study was to detennine by means of a literature review and an empirical study whether learning strategies have an influence on the academic achievement of Grade 8 Siswati-speaking learners in English. From both the literature review and the empirical study it was concluded that learning strategies do have an influence on academic achievement. The literature review indicated that learning strategies involve three types of strategies, namely cognitive (strategies used to encode information such as elaboration and organisation), metacognitive (strategies used to monitor learni

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Crissman, Jennifer Lynne. "The impact of clustering freshman seminars with English composition courses on new students' grade point average and retention rates." Adobe Acrobat reader required to view the full dissertation, 1999. http://www.etda.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/ETD-8/index.html.

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Miranda, Zoachina Nangobe. "Exploring the role of corrective feedback in helping Grade 8 learners to improve the accuracy of their written English: an action research case study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1021167.

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This action research study explored and analysed the role of teacher corrective feedback in helping Grade 8 learners to improve the accuracy of their written English as their second language. Therefore, the goals of this study were to examine the kind of language errors my grade 8 learners’ made in their writing, to find out whether these errors could be categorized linguistically, and to determine if they were errors, mistakes or lapses. The study further analysed how learners responded to my feedback, and also determined which feedback strategies worked best to help my learners deal with the

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Stofberg, Elmarie. "The influence a reading intervention programme for grade 8 learners in their first language (Afrikaans) has on their first and second language (English) reading skills." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18016.

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Thesis (MPhil )--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An increasing number of studies indicate that South African learners' literacy levels are deplorably low. According to one international study, the Progress in International Literacy Study (PIRLS), conducted in 2006, South African grade 4 learners' literacy levels are the lowest of the 40 countries that participated in the study. The results of the first Annual National Assessment (ANA), conducted in 2011, show that the average literacy performance of grade 3 learners in South Africa lies at 35%. Even though numerous rea

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Bezuidenhout, Marianne M. "An investigation into the effect of mobile poetry-based instruction on the literacy levels of Grade 8 English first additional language learners within the South African rural context : a case study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80361.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is an addition to the growing body of research on the relevance of mobile assisted learning (MALL) or m-learning. Grounded in a sound theoretical framework and informed by practice, it identifies the importance of literacy as a liberating skill, as well as the groundbreaking impact and potential of mobile technologies to enhance literacy levels in developing countries. The ubiquity of mobile devices worldwide, and specifically in South Africa, coupled with the educational needs arising from overcrowded classroo

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Govender, Manisha. "A language in decline ? :a constrastive study of the use of, and motivation and de-motivation for, learning Afrikaans among two groups of learners at an English medium high school in Cape Town, South Africa." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_6406_1299147541.

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<p>Afrikaans in practice replaced Dutch and became one of South Africa's official languages (along with English) from 1925. It reached the apex of its development and influence during the years of Nationalist party rule and the apartheid regime as a language of officialdom, of the judiciary and education. However, in 1994 nine African languages were afforded official status along with English and Afrikaans in South Africa. Presently, Afrikaans is still taught in the majority of schools in the Western Cape as either a first or second language. This thesis compares and contrasts the language att

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McNamara, Michelle. "Content area writing in grades 5 through 8." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1993. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/820.

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Barclay, Christopher M. "Assessing the Protective Effects of School Belonging Against the Risk of Limited English Proficiency." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/honors_theses/8.

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A study was conducted among a sample of Korean American students to investigate the potential moderation of the risks related to English proficiency by the protection of school belonging. Perceived scholastic competence, self-reported school grades, and academic expectancies were used for dependent variables. It was hypothesized that students with higher sense of belonging would be less affected by English proficiency than their peers with lower sense of belonging. The risk of English proficiency was confirmed. However, school belonging did not have as much of an effect as expected and student

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Richmond, Daena J. "The relationship between teacher ratings on the Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting (ISTAR) : English/language arts/math assessment for students in grades 3 and 8." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1325993.

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Krishnan, Khatpagam. "Reading and academic performance of first and second English language grade 8 learners." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/6763.

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Ten years into a democratic South Africa, significant changes have been witnessed in economic, social, political and educational development. Changes in the education system have resulted in many of the learners being encouraged to attend English medium schools although this is not their L1. Hence, there has been an increase of learners learning to read in a language that is not their first language. The transition from their home language to the language of learning is often not easy and impacts on their academic proficiency as well as academic development. This study investigated Engli

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Bhorat, Sumayya. "Developing academic language proficiency in grade 8 ESL learners." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/2091.

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Student Number : 8801261D - MA research report - School of Human and Community Development - Faculty of Humanities<br>The ability to achieve academic success is dependent on the acquisition of academic language proficiency, basic to which is the ability to decode and comprehend relevant academic content, with limited contextual support. Research indicates that English Second Language (ESL) learners at primary and tertiary educational institutions in South Africa lack the skills necessary for academic success. This study investigated firstly, the relationship between academic achievemen

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Piccolo, Adele. "Writing pedagogies and practices in English and natural science classes at grade 8 level." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/6045.

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The development of learner’s writing skills is a central aim of education. Writing is the core modality through which school success is measured. To gain an insight into this essential skill and mode of communication, I chose to explore the current practices and pedagogies around writing at the school where I teach. Through this research, I hoped to raise awareness of writing pedagogy and improve the learners’ the writing experiences. This research investigates, at the macro and micro level, the pedagogical practices around writing in two learning areas: English and Natural Science, at

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Petersen, Christa Titus. "Factors affecting grade 8 learners’ performance in reading in english at a Cape Flats Secondary School." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3415.

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Magister Educationis - MEd<br>In this mini-thesis, I explored the factors that affect grade 8 learners’ performance in reading in English.The study focused on reading as it was revealed by National Education Department and Western Cape Education Department that literacy and numeracy levels in schools in the Western Cape were poor. In addition, in March 1997, OBE was initiated in South Africa to develop a better educational system for all learners in schools and was perceived as a major step from the previous system (Botha, 2002). The system of OBE introduced the continuous assessment policies,

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Caga, Ntombekhaya Princess. "Learning styles of educationally-disadvantaged grade 8 learners in Alice district : implications for teaching English as first additional language." 2014. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001415.

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M. Tech. Language Practice<br>This study was conducted in selected Senior Secondary Schools in Alice District in the Eastern Cape Province with the following purposes: (1) to understand the styles of learning English as First Additional Language (L2) of Grade 8 'educationally-disadvantaged' learners, and the teaching styles used by their teachers; (2) to examine the extent to which teachers' teaching styles are congruent to the learners learning styles; and, (3) to understand how knowledge of these learning styles could contribute to upgrading the pedagogical knowledge base of teachers about l

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Matariro, Mariyeni. "Bridging the gap: literacy clubs for underperforming grade 8 and 9 learners in a township school." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23975.

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A thesis submitted to the School of Education, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts In Applied Language Education and Literacy Studies , Johannesburg 2016<br>Using English as a medium of instruction or the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) can be a very difficult task especially if the children do not speak the language and are multilingual. It affects reading, writing and oral language skills. This study seeks to examine the impact of exposing underperforming grade 8 and 9 learners of Englis

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Pooran, Annaleah. "An exploration of the teaching and learning of mathematics word problems in English to second language grade 8 learners in the Mafukuzela-Gandhi Circuit." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/749.

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Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Technology: Language Practice, Durban University of Technology, 2011.<br>The abolition of apartheid in South Africa in the late 1980s and the advent of democracy in 1994 resulted in dramatic changes in the education system. Of great significance to this study is the freedom African parents were allowed in choosing the medium of instruction to be used at schools. Surprisingly African parents encouraged their children to study through the medium of English mainly due to the education and employment opportunities English will

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