Die navorsing is onderneem om die invloed van koöperatiewe leer as „n onderrigstrategie op Graad 8 wiskundeleerders se houding teenoor probleemoplossing en hul prestasie in wiskunde te bepaal. Die doelstellings van die empiriese ondersoek was: - om die houding van Graad 8 leerders teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde te ondersoek; - om die invloed van koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie op die houding van graad 8 wiskunde-leerders teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde te ondersoek; en - om die invloed van koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie op die prestasie van Graad 8 leerders in wiskunde te ondersoek. Deur middel van „n literatuurstudie as onderrig-leerraamwerk, is die aard van skoolwiskunde; benaderings ten opsigte van die leer van skoolwiskunde, naamlik die behavioristiese-, die kognitiewe- en die konstruktiwistiese leerbenaderings; die rol van probleemoplossing in die onderrig en leer van skoolwiskunde; asook die houding van leerders teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde, bespreek. Na aanleiding van die gebruik van direkte- en indirekte onderrigstrategieë, is die volgende elemente van koöperatiewe leer (indirekte onderrigstrategie) beklemtoon: individuele verantwoordelikheid, interpersoonlike sosiale vaardighede, positiewe persoonlike interaksie, groepvordering en positiewe interafhanklikheid. Koöperatiewe leermetodes en die implementering van koöperatiewe leer in die wiskundeklaskamer is vervolgens bespreek, asook leerders se houding teenoor koöperatiewe leer. Vir die empiriese ondersoek is „n opeenvolgende verklarende gekombineerde navorsingsmetode-ontwerp gebruik, wat bestaan het uit die insameling en ontleding van kwantitatiewe- en kwalitatiewe data in opeenvolgende fases. „n Voor-eksperimentele evaluering (voortoets) is gedoen om die eksperimentele en kontrolegroepe te vergelyk ten opsigte van hul houding teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde deur die gebruik van „n aangepaste houdingsvraelys (ATMI), asook ten opsigte van leerders se wiskundeprestasie. Die intervensie (koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie) is vervolgens vir „n tydperk van sestien weke op die eksperimentele groep toegepas. Die aangepaste houdingsvraelys (ATMI) is ook tydens „n na-eksperimentele evaluering (natoets) vir beide (kontrole- en eksperimentele) groepe gebruik, asook vir die vergelyking van genoemde groepe se wiskundeprestasie. Die kwalitatiewe ondersoek is uitgevoer deur individuele gestruktureerde taakgebaseerde onderhoude met geselekteerde deelnemers van die eksperimentele groep te voer. Inligting oor leerders se houding en ervaring ten opsigte van probleemoplossing in wiskunde, hul houding teenoor koöperatiewe leer, asook hul probleemoplossingsvaardighede, is met behulp van die onderhoude bekom. Uit die resultate van die empiriese navorsing is bevind dat koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie geen beduidende invloed op Graad 8 leerders se houding teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde gehad het nie. Die gebruik van koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie daarenteen, het „n beduidende toename in Graad 8 leerders se prestasie in wiskunde tot gevolg gehad. / MEd (Mathematics Education), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

Die navorsing is onderneem om die invloed van koöperatiewe leer as „n onderrigstrategie op Graad 8 wiskundeleerders se houding teenoor probleemoplossing en hul prestasie in wiskunde te bepaal. Die doelstellings van die empiriese ondersoek was: - om die houding van Graad 8 leerders teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde te ondersoek; - om die invloed van koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie op die houding van graad 8 wiskunde-leerders teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde te ondersoek; en - om die invloed van koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie op die prestasie van Graad 8 leerders in wiskunde te ondersoek. Deur middel van „n literatuurstudie as onderrig-leerraamwerk, is die aard van skoolwiskunde; benaderings ten opsigte van die leer van skoolwiskunde, naamlik die behavioristiese-, die kognitiewe- en die konstruktiwistiese leerbenaderings; die rol van probleemoplossing in die onderrig en leer van skoolwiskunde; asook die houding van leerders teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde, bespreek. Na aanleiding van die gebruik van direkte- en indirekte onderrigstrategieë, is die volgende elemente van koöperatiewe leer (indirekte onderrigstrategie) beklemtoon: individuele verantwoordelikheid, interpersoonlike sosiale vaardighede, positiewe persoonlike interaksie, groepvordering en positiewe interafhanklikheid. Koöperatiewe leermetodes en die implementering van koöperatiewe leer in die wiskundeklaskamer is vervolgens bespreek, asook leerders se houding teenoor koöperatiewe leer. Vir die empiriese ondersoek is „n opeenvolgende verklarende gekombineerde navorsingsmetode-ontwerp gebruik, wat bestaan het uit die insameling en ontleding van kwantitatiewe- en kwalitatiewe data in opeenvolgende fases. „n Voor-eksperimentele evaluering (voortoets) is gedoen om die eksperimentele en kontrolegroepe te vergelyk ten opsigte van hul houding teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde deur die gebruik van „n aangepaste houdingsvraelys (ATMI), asook ten opsigte van leerders se wiskundeprestasie. Die intervensie (koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie) is vervolgens vir „n tydperk van sestien weke op die eksperimentele groep toegepas. Die aangepaste houdingsvraelys (ATMI) is ook tydens „n na-eksperimentele evaluering (natoets) vir beide (kontrole- en eksperimentele) groepe gebruik, asook vir die vergelyking van genoemde groepe se wiskundeprestasie. Die kwalitatiewe ondersoek is uitgevoer deur individuele gestruktureerde taakgebaseerde onderhoude met geselekteerde deelnemers van die eksperimentele groep te voer. Inligting oor leerders se houding en ervaring ten opsigte van probleemoplossing in wiskunde, hul houding teenoor koöperatiewe leer, asook hul probleemoplossingsvaardighede, is met behulp van die onderhoude bekom. Uit die resultate van die empiriese navorsing is bevind dat koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie geen beduidende invloed op Graad 8 leerders se houding teenoor wiskunde en teenoor probleemoplossing in wiskunde gehad het nie. Die gebruik van koöperatiewe leer as onderrigstrategie daarenteen, het „n beduidende toename in Graad 8 leerders se prestasie in wiskunde tot gevolg gehad. / MEd (Mathematics Education), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

Educationists, linguists and other stakeholders are concerned about the effectivity of the level of teaching regarding Afrikaans Additional Language. Some of the teachers of Afrikaans Additional Language are not qualified in the teaching of specifically a foreign language. There is a lot of uncertainty concerning the difference between the teaching of a home language and additional language teaching. In order to ensure learners improvement and achievement as well as future use of Afrikaans Additional Language it is necessary that the teaching of additional languages, especially Afrikaans must be given appropriate attention. The purpose if this study was to determine the selection the teachers made regarding teaching and learning approaches, methods and teaching materials, including the curriculum, textbooks and other documents, as well as to establish the perceptions of the learners regarding these approaches, methods and materials in the teaching of Afrikaans Additional Language in the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District through empirical research, and to undertake a literature study to establish a teaching-learning program framework that can facilitate to the effective implementation of the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement in all the language skills of Afrikaans Additional Language. An interpretive research paradigm was used as foundation for this study. A literature study was undertaken to establish what such a framework should look like with specific attention to language skills. Qualitative research was undertaken through using multiple case studies where teachers and learners who were willing to take part were questioned and observed regarding the teaching of Afrikaans Additional Language as well as the problems they experienced. Documents such as teaching materials and the curriculum were analysed as well. The analyses had a two-pronged focus: thematic analysis with the use of the computer software program, NVivo 8, where the data was reduced and thereafter analysed manually by the researcher. The researcher then used a comparative analysis to compare the different case studies (schools). The results of this study showed that the implementation of the curriculum was problematic for teachers, they were uncertain about the degree of difficulty of the teaching materials, and would rather stick to textbooks. The results also indicated that the teachers who did not use the communicative approach preferred to teach mainly through direct instruction. The communication in the classrooms was mainly teacher-orientated and the learners got little chance to use the language in interactive activities. The proposed teaching-learning programme framework for Afrikaans Additional Language should help teachers with the planning of their teaching as well as the implementation of the curriculum that could result in more effective Additional Language Teaching to learners. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Teaching and Learning))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012

Educationists, linguists and other stakeholders are concerned about the effectivity of the level of teaching regarding Afrikaans Additional Language. Some of the teachers of Afrikaans Additional Language are not qualified in the teaching of specifically a foreign language. There is a lot of uncertainty concerning the difference between the teaching of a home language and additional language teaching. In order to ensure learners improvement and achievement as well as future use of Afrikaans Additional Language it is necessary that the teaching of additional languages, especially Afrikaans must be given appropriate attention. The purpose if this study was to determine the selection the teachers made regarding teaching and learning approaches, methods and teaching materials, including the curriculum, textbooks and other documents, as well as to establish the perceptions of the learners regarding these approaches, methods and materials in the teaching of Afrikaans Additional Language in the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District through empirical research, and to undertake a literature study to establish a teaching-learning program framework that can facilitate to the effective implementation of the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement in all the language skills of Afrikaans Additional Language. An interpretive research paradigm was used as foundation for this study. A literature study was undertaken to establish what such a framework should look like with specific attention to language skills. Qualitative research was undertaken through using multiple case studies where teachers and learners who were willing to take part were questioned and observed regarding the teaching of Afrikaans Additional Language as well as the problems they experienced. Documents such as teaching materials and the curriculum were analysed as well. The analyses had a two-pronged focus: thematic analysis with the use of the computer software program, NVivo 8, where the data was reduced and thereafter analysed manually by the researcher. The researcher then used a comparative analysis to compare the different case studies (schools). The results of this study showed that the implementation of the curriculum was problematic for teachers, they were uncertain about the degree of difficulty of the teaching materials, and would rather stick to textbooks. The results also indicated that the teachers who did not use the communicative approach preferred to teach mainly through direct instruction. The communication in the classrooms was mainly teacher-orientated and the learners got little chance to use the language in interactive activities. The proposed teaching-learning programme framework for Afrikaans Additional Language should help teachers with the planning of their teaching as well as the implementation of the curriculum that could result in more effective Additional Language Teaching to learners. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Teaching and Learning))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012