Exploring the classroom practices of natural sciences teachers when teaching matter and material in some of the schools in the Siyabuswa Circuit
Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The study explored the classroom practices of Natural Sciences teachers when \nteaching the Matter and Material strand in senior phase schools in the Siyabuswa \ncircuit. The following research questions were explored: What is the nature of the \nteacher’s teacher knowledge when teaching Matter and Material strand in the senior \nphase schools? What is the nature of the teacher’s instructional strategies when \nteaching the Matter and Material strand in the senior phase schools? How does the \nteacher’s teacher knowledge and instructional strategies shape the classroom \ninteractions and discourse? The qualitative case study approach was employed, \nwherein three teachers participated. Interviews and observation were used for data \ncollection. The findings revealed that Natural Science teachers lack content \nknowledge and inadequate Subject Matter Knowledge which influences their \ninstructional strategies, hence their classroom interactions and discourses. \nRecommendations were made to the Department of Education and government to \nlook into the factors that influence the teaching of Natural Sciences as far as teacher’s \nknowledge and contextual factors are concerned.
Author: Thuli Gladys Ntuli
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3111864334