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An evaluation of technology teacher in training in South Africa: shortcomings and recommendations
(Springer, 2011)
Compared to other subjects Technology Education (TE) is regarded as a new subject both nationally and internationally. In the absence of an established subject philosophy Technology educators had little alternative than ...
In-service training for technology teachers: a needs assessment
(Taylor & Francis, 2009)
This paper reports on a needs assessment, conducted in two elementary schools in Quebec, that examined the use that teachers are making of the computer facilities, as well as their skill and confidence levels in this area. ...
Supporting information technology teachers through programming professional development: a South African case study
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2013)
Currently, there are many challenges of preparing and supporting secondary school Information Technology
(IT) teachers. In addition to increasing the number of IT teachers, there is a need of supporting those teachers to ...
Information technology student's changing perceptions of assessment strategies during pair programming
(Sabinet, 2012)
The aim of the research was to determine to what extent students' perceptions of assessment (peer, self, facilitator and individual) in pair programming situations changed from the beginning to the end of a programming ...
Software: university courses versus workplace practice
(Sage, 2015)
There is a shortage of software developers with the right skills
and knowledge, not only in South Africa but worldwide. Despite reports of
a gap between industry needs and software education, the gap has
mostly been ...
Knowledge, skills and strategies for successful object-oriented programming: a proposed learning repertoire
(South African Computer Society, 2008)
How to do IT together: modeling group work for information technology
(South African Computer Society, 2008)
Cooperative pair problem solving: a strategy for problem solving tutorials in the engineering sciences
(Tempus Publications, 2015)
Engineering science courses, such as Thermodynamics, are often seen as difficult, and students have difficulty understanding the
concepts and solving the problems. In an effort to improve the situation, we developed a ...
Assessing learners' reflective thinking in computer programming
(Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE), 2008)
Teacher training in South Africa: the integrated model as viable option
(South African Association of Research and Development in Higher Education & UNISA Press, 2008)