Browsing by Subject "Critical thinking"
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Citizenship education for Africans in South Africa (1948 - 1994): a critical discourse.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)The paper presents a critical discussion of the provision of citizenship education for Africans in South Africa during the period 1948-1994. A conceptual analysis of Johnson and Morris’ critical citizenship framework and ... -
Clinical judgement in nursing : a teaching-learning strategy for South African undergraduate nursing students
(2014)Recent reforms in the South African health care and educational system were founded in the ideal that the country would produce independent, critical thinkers. Nurses need to cope with diversity in a more creative way, ... -
Clinical judgement within the South African clinical nursing environment: a concept analysis
(Elsevier, 2016)Reform in the South African healthcare and educational system were characterized by the ideals that the country needs to produce independent, critical thinkers. Nurses need to cope with diversity in a more creative way, ... -
A conceptual framework to facilitate clinical judgement in nursing: a methodological perspective
(AOSIS, 2017)The South African health care and education systems are challenged to provide independent, critical thinking nurses who can cope with diversity in a creative way and define their role in a complex, uncertain, rapidly ... -
Developing information technology learners' critical thinking skills : implications for self-directed learning
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Critical thinking in the Information Technology classroom is a concept of importance in this day and age where learners are bombarded with information and faced with a subject that is constantly changing. This study focused ... -
The development of the conceptual understanding of first-year chemistry university students in stoichiometry using thinking skills, visualization and metacognitive strategies
(North-West University, 2015)First-year chemistry was identified by the North West University Potchefstroom Campus as one of the modules with a low pass rate. It is clear that students often memorise definitions and formulae, without understanding the ... -
The extent to which teachers create classroom climates that nurture the development of critical thinking abilities
(North-West University, 2010)The nurturing of critical thinking skills is one of the cornerstones of Outcomes Based Education (OBE). This study investigated to what extent teachers create classroom climates that nurture the development of critical ... -
An intervention programme to optimise the cognitive development of grade R–learners : a bounded pilot study
(North-West University, 2012)It is imperative to prepare South African learners to participate and function confidently within the context of a rapidly changing world. The curriculum of the South African Education System emphasises the significance ... -
Is action research coming of age? – The value of a history action research project in professional teacher development.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)The new B.Ed curriculum at the University of Kwazulu-Natal proposes the inclusion of a compulsory action research module to provide professional skills that teachers are expected to demonstrate. The Norms and Standards ... -
Kognitiewe en metakognitiewe strategieë en vaardighede van graad 8-skaakspelers in die wiskundige probleemoplossingsproses
(2015)This research study explored how cognitive and metacognitive strategies and skills, both present in Mathematics and chess, play a role in the mathematical problem-solving process. I examined different cognitive and ...