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Knowledge, attitudes and perception regarding HIV/AIDS and sexual behaviours among senior secondary school learners in kumba, CameroonTarkang, Elvis Enowbeyang 11 1900 (has links)
This study’s purpose was to explore the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding HIV/AIDS and condom use, and sexual behaviours among senior secondary school learners in Kumba, Cameroon using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as the theoretical framework. The ultimate goal was to determine how at risk learners were of contracting HIV/AIDS.
A quantitative, non-experimental descriptive, explorative and correlational research design was adapted; using self-designed questionnaires for data collection. Respondents were sampled through proportionally stratified simple random sampling resulting in 480 (240 male and 240 female) grade 10 to grade 12 learners from two participating high schools. Descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated using the SPSS version 12 software program.
Most learners were knowledgeable about HIV transmission; the prevention of HIV/AIDS; and sexual risk behaviours pertaining to HIV transmission. Learners also manifested positive attitudes towards PLWHA. Most learners did not perceive themselves to be at high risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. Up to 52,3% who were sexually active, only 30,0% used condoms consistently.
The respondents knew about condoms, but had poor attitudes towards condom use. Most respondents received information on HIV/AIDS, condoms and sexuality from magazines/newspapers and teachers.
The findings could assist policy makers, programme planners and educators in developing and implementing programmes to improve the health of adolescents. The perceived barriers to condom use and modifying factors should be addressed into consideration in designing any policy geared towards controlling risk exposure to HIV/AIDS among youths in Kumba, Cameroon.
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An evaluation of the benefits of life skills training as a preventive strategy for HIV and AIDS for secondary school learners (Grade 9) in the Moretele district of MpumalangaMogoane, Motsepe Lawrence 01 1900 (has links)
This study aimed to evaluate the benefits of life skills training as a preventive
strategy for HIV and AIDS, for secondary school learners in one secondary school
in the Moretele District of Mpumalanga.
The objectives of this study were to determine the levels of learners’ knowledge
about HIV and AIDS, and levels of teacher training in life skills, to assess how
teachers’ and learners’ attitudes affect life skills training, to explore the
perceptions of teachers and learners regarding the usefulness of life skills training
in the prevention of HIV transmission and to assess the usefulness of the learning
and teaching support materials (LTSM) used in life skills training. The study also
investigated the challenges encountered by learners and teachers in life skills
training in order to make recommendations for improvements.
This is a qualitative evaluation study that involved qualitative focus group
interviews, qualitative semi-structured interviews and qualitative observation.
Sampling was purposive and it entailed 30 grade 9 learners and 2 grade 9 Life
Orientation teachers. The Health Belief Model and Social Cognitive Theory
formed the theoretical framework for this study.
The results of the study showed that the aspects which significantly benefited
learners were: sufficiently acceptable levels of knowledge about HIV and AIDS,
the use of other resources from the library, and development of positive attitudes
of learners and teachers involved in life skills. Aspects of life skills training which
demonstrated partial benefits for the learners were teacher training and
involvement of parents and other health care professionals. However, aspects
which were less developed were the learners’ and teachers’ knowledge and
application regarding some skills needed for prevention of HIV infection / Social Work / M.A. (Social Behaviour Studies in HIV-AIDS)
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An exploration of adolescents' knowledge of HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual behaviour: the case of a high school in Johannesburg, South AfricaTagwireyi, Laurence 06 1900 (has links)
Aims: The study was aimed at exploring adolescents‟ level of knowledge of HIV/AIDS and the influence this knowledge has on their sexual behaviour. Methods: In total, 20 in- depth interviews were conducted from a group of 20 (both males and females) secondary school learners. The interviews were audio taped with consent from participants. Results: The results of the study showed that participants possess basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS, including methods of prevention and transmission. No serious misconceptions about modes of transmission of HIV were found in this study. Although, participants reported condom use, no sexual intercourse with multiple concurrent partners and no intergenerational sexual relationships, the findings revealed some risk factors such as early sexual debuts, early dating, multiple sexual partnerships. Conclusions: The aforesaid sexual behaviours and the sexual activeness among learners is a cause for angst. Thus, these findings highlighted the need for a comprehensive approach to sexual reproductive health education by all interested parties in order to enhance and sustain behaviour change among young people. / Health Studies / M.A. (Public Health)
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Faktore wat verband hou met die leermotivering en leerhouding van leerders in sekondêre skole in die Upington omgewing. / Factors related to the learning motivation and learning attitude of learners in scondary schools in the Upington areaNel, William Nico 11 1900 (has links)
Summaries in Afrikaans and English / The aim was to establish factors related to learning motivation and learning attitude
of learners in historically coloured schools.
An eclectic approach was followed because theoretical views on motivation could
not furnish a comprehensive theory. The definition emerging from this approach
states that motivation is a process started within a person to create a state of need
for satisfaction and happiness that can be reached by instigating and sustaining
goal-directed activity. The link between learning and motivation, as well as related
factors, was ascertained. Determinants of high and low levels of learning motivation
were established. Programmes aimed at higher motivation levels were explored.
Empirically it was proven that grade 9 learners in historically coloured schools
leaned more towards an extrinsic orientation; grade 12's more intrinsic. An
intervention programme is suggested. / Die doel was om vas te stel watter faktore hou verband met die leermotivering en
leerhouding van leerders in histories bruin sekondere skole spesifiek.
'n Eklektiese benadering is gevolg omdat die teoretiese beskouings oor
leerrnotivering nie 'n bevredigende allesomvattende teorie kon verskaf nie. Die
werksdefinisie van motivering is 'n gevolg daarvan en lui as volg: motivering is die
proses wat in die persoon aan die gang gesit word om 'n staat van behoefte na
tevredenheid en geluk te skep wat bereik kan word deur doelgerigte aktiwiteit aan te
stig en aan die gang te hou. Die verband tussen leer en motivering is bepaal asook
die faktore wat verband hou met leermotivering. Bepalers van hoe en lae
leermotiveringsvlakke is vasgestel en ingrypingsprogramme gemik op verhoogde
motivering is ondersoek. Empiries is bewys dat die graad 9-leerders meer geneig is
tot ekstrinsieke orienterings rakende leermotivering; graad 12-leerders meer
intrinsiek. 'n lngrypingsprogram word voorgestel. / Teacher Education / M. Ed. (met spesialisering in Voorligting)
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Ondersoek na die doeltreffendheid en relevansie van die kurrikulum vir spesiale onderwysTheron, Matthiam Jacobus 11 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / Ten einde 'n kurrikulum relevant en doeltreffend te kan hou,
is di t noodsaaklik om die kurrikulum gereeld te evalueer en
dienooreenkomstig die bevindinge aan te pas, indien nodig.
Spesiale skole in Suid-Afrika beskik oor 'n eiesoortige
kernkurrikulum wat hoofsaaklik ontwikkel is vir leerders wat
primer verstandelik matig gestrem is. Om verskeie redes,
waarvan die belangrikste is, dat die meerderheid leerders wat
hulle tans in spesiale skole bevind nie verstandelik matig
gestremd is nie, word die werklike doeltreffendheid en
relevansie van hierdie kurrikulum bevraagteken.
Die doel van hierdie navorsing was derhalwe om die doeltreffendheid
en relevansie van die kernkurrikulum wat vir die
meerderheid spesiale skole in Suid-Afrika van toepassing is,
te bepaal.
'n Sekondere doel van die ondersoek was om 'n kurrikulumevalueringsmodel
te ontwikkel aan die hand waarvan kurrikulumevalueerders
'n kurrikulum vanuit 'n literatuurperspektief
sou kon evalueer.
Ten einde die ondersoek teoreties te fundeer, is 'n li teratuurondersoek
onderneem na die grondslae en komponente van 'n
kurrikulum. Op grond van die navorsingsresultate is die
kurrikulumevalueringsmodel ontwikkel.
Twee van die kurrikulumgrondslae wat by wyse van die navorsing blootgele is, is die leerder en die gemeenskap. By wyse van
'n li teratuur- en dokumentasie-ondersoek is bepaal wat die
eise is wat spesialeskoolleerders en die gemeenskap aan die
kernkurrikulum vir spesiale skole stel. Aan die hand van
hierdie bevindinge is kurrikulumevalueringskriteria ontwikkel
waarmee die kernkurrikulum vir spesiale skole toe geevalueer
is. By die toepassing van hierdie kriteria is gevind dat die
kernkurrikulum vir spesiale skole in vele opsigte nie
behoorlik aan die eise van die leerders en die gemeenskap
voldoen nie. Die gevolgtrekking kon derhalwe gemaak word dat
die kernkurrikulum vir spesiale skole oor die algemeen nie
doel treffend en relevant genoeg is nie. Aanbevelings is
gemaak oor hoe die kernkurrikulum moontlik meer doeltreffend
en relevant gemaak kan word. / Sustaining curriculum relevance and effectiveness, necessitates
regular curriculum evaluation and adjustment in concurrence
with the evaluation results.
Special schools in South Africa have at their disposal their
own · peculiar curriculum which was developed mainly for
learners who are primarily mildly mentally disabled. For
various reasons, the most important of which is that the
majority of learners currently in special schools are not
mildly mentally disadvantaged, the relevancy and effectiveness
of this curriculum are questioned.
The primary aim of this research was therefore to determine if
the core curriculum for special education, which is applicable
to the majority of special schools in South Africa, is
relevant and effective.
A secondary aim of this investigation was to develop a model
for curriculum evaluation by means of which curriculum
evaluators would be able to evaluate a curriculum from a
literature perspective.
With a view to founding this research theoretically, literature
research was conducted into the foundations and components
of the curriculum. On the basis of the research findings,
the model for curriculum evaluation was developed. Two of the curriculum foundations that were disclosed by means
of the research, were the learner and the community. By means
of an investigation of literature and other relevant documentation,
the demands made on the curriculum by the learner and
the community, were determined. On the basis of these
findings, criteria were developed by means of which the core
curriculum for special schools was then assessed. When the above criteria were applied, it was found that in
many respects the core curriculum for special schools did not
completely comply with the demands of the learners and the
community. The conclusion could therefore be drawn that the
core curriculum for special schools are in general not
effective and relevant enough. Proposals were made on how the
core curriculum could possibly be made more effective and
relevant. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Didaktiek)
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Language proficiency and reading ability as predictors of academic performance of Grade 7 English second language students in submersion contexts / Language proficiency and reading ability as predictors of academic performance of Grade seven English second language students in submersion contextsLendrum, Julie-Ann 11 1900 (has links)
In South Africa learners do not achieve as well as their international counterparts on
tests of literacy, and language proficiency is often blamed for their poor academic
performance. In this study, the relationship between English language proficiency,
reading ability and the academic performance of Grade 7 students in submersion
contexts was investigated using quantitative methods. The participants of the study
were Grade 7 students based in a former Model C school in the South African city of
Johannesburg. Their English language proficiency and reading ability were measured
by means of The Proficiency test English Second Language: Intermediate level and
the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability tests respectively. The students’ performance
on these tests was correlated with the students’ average summative assessment
results using the Pearson-product moment correlation. Results showed that both
English language proficiency and reading ability were significantly correlated with
academic performance, with language proficiency having the most robust correlation.
These findings indicate that teachers should aim at improving language proficiency
by using multilingual teaching strategies that support home language as a cognitive
tool. / English Studies / M.A. (TESOL)
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Language proficiency and reading ability as predictors of academic performance of Grade 7 English second language students in submersion contexts / Language proficiency and reading ability as predictors of academic performance of Grade seven English second language students in submersion contextsLendrum, Julie-Ann 11 1900 (has links)
In South Africa learners do not achieve as well as their international counterparts on
tests of literacy, and language proficiency is often blamed for their poor academic
performance. In this study, the relationship between English language proficiency,
reading ability and the academic performance of Grade 7 students in submersion
contexts was investigated using quantitative methods. The participants of the study
were Grade 7 students based in a former Model C school in the South African city of
Johannesburg. Their English language proficiency and reading ability were measured
by means of The Proficiency test English Second Language: Intermediate level and
the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability tests respectively. The students’ performance
on these tests was correlated with the students’ average summative assessment
results using the Pearson-product moment correlation. Results showed that both
English language proficiency and reading ability were significantly correlated with
academic performance, with language proficiency having the most robust correlation.
These findings indicate that teachers should aim at improving language proficiency
by using multilingual teaching strategies that support home language as a cognitive
tool. / English Studies / M. A. (TESOL)
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The career planning needs of senior public secondary school learners in Gaborone, Botswana / Nnananyana K.E. MekgweMekgwe, Nnananyana Khutsafalo Erminah January 2010 (has links)
Career choice is one of the most daunting decisions one has to make, since it has implications that affect a variety of aspects in one’s life. For adolescents, career decision–making is even more challenging because it is done at a time when adolescents are going through a period of identity formation, and when their core personalities have not yet been fully formed. It is therefore essential to provide systematic career guidance programmes that will assist adolescents in their career development in order to empower them to make realistic career choices.
The school, as a place where adolescents spend most of their time, can be used as a vehicle to promote meaningful career development amongst adolescent learners. However, the contribution by adolescents themselves in determining the appropriate content and career guidance services/activities that will best address their needs is vital.
Senior secondary school learners, in particular, are in a position to articulate their career planning needs and to identify the deficits in existing career guidance programmes.
The situation in Botswana where career guidance forms only a quarter of the public secondary school guidance and counselling programme, which, with all its four components, is allocated only one 40 minute–period per week deserves special attention. Hence, this study set out to determine:
* the career planning needs of Senior Public Secondary School Learners in Gaborone, Botswana as articulated by the learners themselves;
* the extent to which the current career guidance programme in Senior Public Secondary Schools meets the needs of the learners.
A mixed methods design, consisting of the use of a questionnaire to collect the quantitative data and a qualitative method in the form of focus–group interviews, was used to collect the data for the study.
The findings of the study highlight several challenges which hamper the provision of a systematic career guidance programme to the learners, which include limited time, lack of trained personnel and less than optimal career service delivery practices. The lack of key career exploration activities in schools, such as the use of internet resource materials and career video/audio tapes, job–shadowing, career field–trips/excursions and, in some cases, career talks, results in learners experiencing unmet career needs. This situation affects the extent to which the curriculum in place addresses the career planning needs of the learners. No significant differences were noted in the needs of the learners according to gender.
The study reveals that the Career Guidance Programme provides the relevant theoretical frame–work for providing the necessary assistance to learners to make informed career decisions. However, the actual implementation of the programme in the different schools leaves a lot to be desired, with several learning outcomes for the career guidance programme in both Form 4 and Form 5 not being achieved. The effectiveness of the annual career fair as a major method of disseminating career information to learners also came into question since most learners expressed having gained minimal benefit from it. / Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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The career planning needs of senior public secondary school learners in Gaborone, Botswana / Nnananyana K.E. MekgweMekgwe, Nnananyana Khutsafalo Erminah January 2010 (has links)
Career choice is one of the most daunting decisions one has to make, since it has implications that affect a variety of aspects in one’s life. For adolescents, career decision–making is even more challenging because it is done at a time when adolescents are going through a period of identity formation, and when their core personalities have not yet been fully formed. It is therefore essential to provide systematic career guidance programmes that will assist adolescents in their career development in order to empower them to make realistic career choices.
The school, as a place where adolescents spend most of their time, can be used as a vehicle to promote meaningful career development amongst adolescent learners. However, the contribution by adolescents themselves in determining the appropriate content and career guidance services/activities that will best address their needs is vital.
Senior secondary school learners, in particular, are in a position to articulate their career planning needs and to identify the deficits in existing career guidance programmes.
The situation in Botswana where career guidance forms only a quarter of the public secondary school guidance and counselling programme, which, with all its four components, is allocated only one 40 minute–period per week deserves special attention. Hence, this study set out to determine:
* the career planning needs of Senior Public Secondary School Learners in Gaborone, Botswana as articulated by the learners themselves;
* the extent to which the current career guidance programme in Senior Public Secondary Schools meets the needs of the learners.
A mixed methods design, consisting of the use of a questionnaire to collect the quantitative data and a qualitative method in the form of focus–group interviews, was used to collect the data for the study.
The findings of the study highlight several challenges which hamper the provision of a systematic career guidance programme to the learners, which include limited time, lack of trained personnel and less than optimal career service delivery practices. The lack of key career exploration activities in schools, such as the use of internet resource materials and career video/audio tapes, job–shadowing, career field–trips/excursions and, in some cases, career talks, results in learners experiencing unmet career needs. This situation affects the extent to which the curriculum in place addresses the career planning needs of the learners. No significant differences were noted in the needs of the learners according to gender.
The study reveals that the Career Guidance Programme provides the relevant theoretical frame–work for providing the necessary assistance to learners to make informed career decisions. However, the actual implementation of the programme in the different schools leaves a lot to be desired, with several learning outcomes for the career guidance programme in both Form 4 and Form 5 not being achieved. The effectiveness of the annual career fair as a major method of disseminating career information to learners also came into question since most learners expressed having gained minimal benefit from it. / Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Promoting reading comprehension competence among English second language high school learners in a disadvantaged communityColeman, Mary F. 30 June 2004 (has links)
The goal of this research study was to determine whether extensive reading, supported by the
instruction and use of appropriate strategies, would
a) improve learners' comprehension achievement
b) increase academic achievement in English, and
c) promote higher achievement in general academic performance.
One hundred and twenty-one learners participated in this project. Three groups of learners:
extensive readers, less extensive readers and non-extensive readers were identified and
studied. The result indicated that extensive reading not only leads to improved achievement in
comprehension, but that it also leads to improvement in general academic performance in all
subjects across the curriculum; while lack of extensive reading has an adverse effect on both
reading comprehension achievement and general academic performance as a whole. / Teacher Education / M.Ed. (Didactics)
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