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The impact of computer simulations on the teaching and learning of electromagnetism in grade 11 : a case study of a school in the Mpumalanga ProvinceKotoka, Jonas Kwadzo 06 1900 (has links)
The study investigated the impact of computer simulations on the teaching and learning of electromagnetism in grade 11. Electromagnetism is a section of the Physical Science curriculum. Two grade 11 classes in the Mgwenya circuit in Mpumalanga province of South Africa were used as a case study. Using a pre-test, post-test non-equivalent control group design, it was found that learners in the experimental group (n = 30) who were taught using the simulations achieved significantly higher scores on the post-test than learners in the control group (n = 35) who were taught using traditional teacher-centred teaching method; (t statistic = 3.582, df = 56, p<0.05). Learners were more active during the lessons, predicting, observing, discussing and explaining concepts. The use of simulations also provided support (scaffolding) that the learners need to enhance learning. The Hake’s normalized gain for the experimental group <g> = 0.32 compared to <g> = 0.18 for the control group confirmed conceptual improvement. Both teachers and learners indicated that they accept the use of computer simulations in teaching and learning of electromagnetism. / Science and Technology Education / M. Sc. (Mathematics, Science and Technology Education)
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The assessment of learning programmes for the senior phase at environmental education centres in MpumalangaMaila, Mago William 02 1900 (has links)
The researcher thinks that there is a need to assess learning programmes for the Senior Phase
learners at Environmental Education Centres (EEC' s) in Mpumalanga in order to ensure that
resources provided by the Department of Agriculture Conservation and Environment in
Mpumalanga(DACEM) are utilized for what they are intended. Thus the dissertation investigation
is about whether learning programmes for the Senior Phase learners in Mpumalanga are assessed
for their quality, namely, effectiveness and relevancy within the Outcomes-Based Education
(OBE) system.
Each directorate or section of the Mpumalangas' Department of Agriculture Conservation and
Environment is obliged to ensure that appropriate policy guidelines are put in place to assist
Environmental Officers (EO' s) to implement the Core Functions of the Environmental Education
(EE) Directorate. Sometimes EO's need assistance in implementing policy guidelines. In this
investigation EO' s were provided with an opportunity to translate policy into action by
participating in the workshops conducted by the researcher.
The participation of the EO' s meant that they had to learn how to develop learning programmes
that are strongly guided by the EE Directorate's policy guidelines and Core Functions. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Environmental Education)
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A critical analysis of community participation and benefits from conservation : a comparative study of Mthethomusha Game Reserve and the Pilanesberg National Park.Brayshaw, Carolyn Anne. January 1999 (has links)
This dissertation is an attempt to analyse and address some of the many and complex
issues revolving around protected area - community relationships. The success of
these relationships are essential if the mission of protected areas are to be achieved.
Due to large scale agriculture, high density populations and environmental
degradation protected areas are often looked upon as a means to conserve
biodiversity. It is for this reason that they play an important role in the natural
environmental of South Africa. However, there is a growing realisation that protected
areas will not survive unless they become relevant to the communities that surround
them. These cOI11nlunities are often characterised by high density populations and
low levels of infrastructural and economic development. These developmental
requirements need to be considered by protected area management, and a dedicated
effort is required by protected areas to assist in meeting these needs. However, the
relationship between protected areas and C0111nlunities should not simply focus on
meeting the developmental needs of the community, relationships need to allow for
communities to participate in decisions and activities that directly impact of their
lives. Benefits need to accrue to communities from protected areas for them to
support the concepts of conservation. Benefits need to be tangible, intangible and
empowering for them to have real meaningful impacts on the communities.
Communities need to be actively involve in all aspects of the protected area
management and links need to be forged between conservation and development, so
that the socio-economic condition of those living closest to protected areas improves.
This study uses the relationship between Mthethomusha Game Reserve and the
surrounding Mpakeni conmunity, and the Pilanesberg National Park and the
neighbouring Bakgatla community to investigate many issues, including the manner
in which communities participate and benefit from conservation. The findings of this
study reflect that the relationships between communities and protected areas are
dependent on a number of factors including~ ownership~ socio-economic condition of
the surrounding community~ institutional structures and capacity of the community
formal agreements; history of the fonl1ati~n of the protect~d a~ea~ reliance on the
protected area for survival and the meaningfulness and appropriateness of the benefits
received from the protected area.
The experiences of the two case studies has been analysed and compared to develop a
theoretical model for community - protected area relationships. This model indicates
the primary prerequisites which will contribute to effective and equitable
relationships between protected areas and surrounding communities. / Thesis (M.Env.Dev.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1999.
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Cultural factors and implementation of ergonomics in developing countries : (an industrial psychological study of selected cultural factors with specific reference to the transfer of technology within the eastern Mpumalanga Province, one of nine provinces of South Africa)Strydom, J. (Joyce) 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MComm)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When considering the attitude of a workforce towards their work and ways of
increasing their motivation, attention must be given to their culture. Attitudes within In this study the influence of culture on the implementation of ergonomics was
studied with specific reference to the transfer of technology in developing countries.
Cultural diversity factors such as language/communication, religious beliefs,
anthropometrics, educational background time, ethnicity values, attitude and values
was measured using a specially designed questionnaire. It was completed by eighteen
managers representing seven large industries in the Mpumalanga province.
The cultural factor with the highest significance was 'time'. Others with high
significance were educational background, attitude, language/communication and
values. Ethnicity values, anthropometrics and religious beliefs were cultural factors
which was not considered to be significant, however the population was very small
and it is considered that they do contribute towards the implementation of
ergonomICS.
Training, imported technology and management are external factors, which make a
useful and practical contribution to the subject of Ergonomics and the implementation
thereof in organizations. If understood, cultural factors provide a much richer
environment and different viewpoints, which can increase productivity by the
effective use of technology.
an organization are due to the attitudes that exist in the culture from which the
members of the organization have come. Management practices, therefore, must cope
with the attitudes and prejudices of the cultures within the organization. These
cultures have been influenced by many factors like religious doctrine and history, not
primarily concerned with the efficiency and productivity of the organization.
Ergonomics aim at the optimization of the interaction between human and machine
and the operating environment. This can provide the information necessary to
promote an acceptable and efficient interaction between human-machine and
environment in any form of a human-at-work system.
In the process of technology transfer from Industrial Developed Countries to
Industrial Developing Countries, emphasis is laid on economic progress. Although
improvement of the economic situation and the standard of living is important to
achieve, neglecting ergonomic considerations is both economically expensive and
socially disturbing, thus creating negative effects in the country acquiring the
technology.
Ergonomics serve as a link between human factor considerations and the transfer of
technology. A comprehensive systems model of Ergonomics was used, which
indicates the interaction between facets emphasizing information as a core dynamic
process, which can be useful to ensure optimality of choices of technology. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Wanneer 'n werkerskorps ondersoek word met betrekking tot hul houdings teenoor
werk en wyses om hul motivering te verhoog, moet aandag geskenk word aan hul
kultuur. Houdings binne 'n organisasie ontstaan uit houdings wat reeds bestaan in die
kultuur waaruit lede van die organisasie oorspronklik kom. Bestuurspraktyke moet die
houdinge en bevooroordelings van kulture binne die organisasie hanteer. Hierdie
kulture is beYnvloed deur vele faktore soos geloofsdoktrines en geskiedenis wat nie
primer gerig is op die effektiwiteit en produktiwiteit van die organisasie nie.
Ergonomika het ten doel die optimisering van die interaksie tussen mens en masjien en
die omgewing van funksionering, wat die nodige inligting kan voorsien wat nodig is om
aanvaarbare en effektiewe interaksie te bewerkstellig tussen mens, masjien en die
omgewing ten opsige van enige mens-by-sy-werk sisteem.
In die proses van tegnologiese oordrag vanaf Industriele Ontwikkelde Lande na
Industriele Ontwikkelende Lande, word klem gele op ekonomiese vooruitgang.
Alhoewel verbetering van die ekonomiese situasie en 'n verhoging van die standaard
van lewe belangrik is om te bereik, sal die verwaardlosing van ergonomiese oorwegings
beide ekonomies duur en sosiaal verontrustend wees en gevolglik negatiewe effekte
veroorsaak binne die land wat die tegnologie moet verkry.
Ergonomika dien as 'n skakel tussen die menslike faktor oorwegings en die oordrag van
tegnologie. 'n Omvattende sisteem model van Ergonomika dui op die interaksie tussen
belangrike fasette van inligting as 'n dinamiese kern proses wat bruikbaar kan wees by
die optimisering van keuses van tegnologie.
In hierdie studie word die invloed van kulturele faktore op die implementering van
ergonomika bestudeer met spesifieke verwysing na die oordrag van tegnologie.
Kulturele diversiteitsfaktore soos taal/kommunikasie, gelowe, antropometrie,
opvoedkundige agtergrond, tyd, etniese waardes, houding en waardes is gemeet deur 'n
spesiaal ontwerpte vraelys. Dit is voltooi deur agtien bestuurders wat sewe groot
industriee in die Mpumalanga provinsie verteenwoordig.
Die kulturele faktor wat as die mees beduidend gemeet het is 'tyd'. Ander beduidende
faktore is opvoedkundige agtergrond, houdings, taal/kommunikasie en waardes. Nie
beduidende faktore naamlik, etnisiteit, antropometrie en gelowe is weI beskou as
bydraend in die implementering van ergonomika aangesien die populasie wat gemeet is
as relatief klein beskou kan word en moontlik in 'n groter populasie as beduidend kon
meet.
Opleiding, ingevoerde tegnologie en bestuur is eksterne faktore wat 'n waardevolle en
praktiese bydrae maak tot die vakgebied en die implementering van Ergonomika.
Kulturele diversiteit voorsien 'n ryk omgewing met verskillende uitgangspunte en
indien dit verstaan word kan dit lei tot verhoogde produktiwiteit deur verbeterde gebruik
van tegnologie.
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The assessment of learning programmes for the senior phase at environmental education centres in MpumalangaMaila, Mago William 02 1900 (has links)
The researcher thinks that there is a need to assess learning programmes for the Senior Phase
learners at Environmental Education Centres (EEC' s) in Mpumalanga in order to ensure that
resources provided by the Department of Agriculture Conservation and Environment in
Mpumalanga(DACEM) are utilized for what they are intended. Thus the dissertation investigation
is about whether learning programmes for the Senior Phase learners in Mpumalanga are assessed
for their quality, namely, effectiveness and relevancy within the Outcomes-Based Education
(OBE) system.
Each directorate or section of the Mpumalangas' Department of Agriculture Conservation and
Environment is obliged to ensure that appropriate policy guidelines are put in place to assist
Environmental Officers (EO' s) to implement the Core Functions of the Environmental Education
(EE) Directorate. Sometimes EO's need assistance in implementing policy guidelines. In this
investigation EO' s were provided with an opportunity to translate policy into action by
participating in the workshops conducted by the researcher.
The participation of the EO' s meant that they had to learn how to develop learning programmes
that are strongly guided by the EE Directorate's policy guidelines and Core Functions. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Environmental Education)
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Gender and literacy education in a rural area of Mpumalanga.Malale, Matome Mathews 15 August 2012 (has links)
M.Ed. / In a country which has just acquired its democracy, education for all citizens is of primary concern. The illiteracy rate in South Africa is high, especially in the rural areas of the country. During this time when South Africa finds itself in a period of transition and of prioritizing items on its agenda, education in general and in particular education of those who had little or no education at all, is high on the priority list. While the government has targeted illiteracy as a major issue, other issues such as gender make the illiteracy situation even more complex, especially in the rural areas where the traditional tenets of the communities are still observed. The aim of this study is to explore the role gender plays in the involvement of adult learners in literacy programmes in the rural Mapulaneng area of Mpumalanga Province, in order to determine the possible implications for literacy programmes in other similar rural areas of South Africa. In order to achieve this aim, an interpretive design is applied and qualitative methods of data—collection are utilized. A literature study which consists of the exploration of the field of Adult Basic Education and gender in global education, with special reference to South African rural areas in particular, forms the theoretical background of the empirical research. Empirical data was obtained through observations and interviews and processed and analyzed by unitizing, categorizing and patterning, resulting in the findings of the research. Lastly, findings of this investigation are discussed in the light of relevant theory. The following are the main research findings: Gender does play a role in the involvement of learners in adult literacy programmes in the rural Mapulaneng area of Mpumalanga. There are learning needs that are specific to females but no particular needs specific to males. However, some needs are not gender—related and are common to both females and males. The main implications of the findings are: Adult literacy classes should be conducted during the evening, in order to accommodate workers, mostly men. There is a need for teacher training of both female and male literacy teachers. Some of the gender—related reasons for non—involvement of adult learners, particularly those that pertain to the dominance of males, would be difficult to address as they are deeply rooted in culture. In order to address the needs of male and female adult learners, a holistic approach should be applied. A holistic approach entails: not only teaching literacy but addressing other needs of the learners; not only addressing the expressed needs of learners (male and female), but also addressing the needs that they are not aware that they have.
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Preliminary investigation of the natural contamination of agricultural crops with selected mycotoxins in northern rural South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces)Mngqawa, Pamella January 2013 (has links)
>Magister Scientiae - MSc / Subsistence farmers may contribute significantly to food production, food
security, and employment in South Africa. However poor storage practices and
contamination with mycotoxins, particularly fumonisins and aflatoxins impacts
adversely on production, food safety and food security. Mycotoxins are toxic
natural food-borne compounds which frequently contaminate agricultural produce
worldwide. They are hazardous to humans and animals and result in significant
production losses for farmers. This study focused on former Bantustans in Northern South Africa, namely Vhembe District Municipality (Limpopo) and Gert Sibande District Municipality (Mpumalanga). The aim was to assess mycological and mycotoxin contamination of crops grown by subsistence farmers. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to randomly thirty-nine households. Data on demographics, storage
practices and production during period of 2011 and 2012 cropping seasons were
collected. One hundred and fifteen (115) crop samples (maize, beans and peanuts)
were collected for analysis. Standard mycological methods and validated mycotoxin analysis methods (HPLC and LC- MS/MS) were used. It was found that maize was the staple food in both provinces, with a significant difference (p = 0.0184) in its production between the two districts; Vhembe produced 0.6 tonnes compared to 2.4 tonnes in Gert Sibande. The majority of the farmers for storage used traditional open wooden cribs (15/20) and steel tanks (5/20) while VDM farmers used sealed store houses 5/19 and 15/19 used polystyrene sacks. Aflatoxin occurrence was low with <1% of GSDM samples
contaminated compared to 11% of VDM samples. No significant difference (p >
0.05) was observed in the aflatoxin contamination in VDM samples between the
year 2011 and 2012. Samples from VDM households had higher Aspergillus
fungal infection (maximum incidence 69%) compared to GSDM (27%) over both
seasons. The most frequently isolated Fusarium species in VDM samples was F.
verticillioides (92%; 93%), and F. subglutinans (97%; 80%) in GSDM samples over seasons 2011 and 2012, respectively. Highest levels of fumonisins (FB1+ FB2) ranged between 1010 μg/kg and 12168 μg/kg with less than 30% extremely contaminated above the regulated limit in 91% of samples from Limpopo over both seasons (2011 and 2012). Fumonisin levels between the two seasons in VDM showed no significant difference (p>0.05). Only three (less than 5%) from 68% GSDM contaminated maize samples were above the FB1 and FB2 limit. In 2011, there were two highly contaminated maize samples (1762 μg/kg and 4598 μg/kg) with the other samples less than 600 μg/kg, whereas in season two (2012) all samples were below 200 μg/kg, except one highly contaminated sample (26115 μg/kg). None of the beans and peanuts
from Mpumalanga was contaminated with mycotoxins above the recommended limit, but from Limpopo 1/5 peanuts was found contaminated with aflatoxin G1 (41 μg/kg).
Natural occurrence and contamination of both fumonisin and aflatoxin in stored
home-grown maize from VDM was significantly (p < 0.0001) higher than GSDM
over both seasons. In general, Limpopo farmers’ experience lower harvests and
greater mycotoxin contamination of agricultural produce. This may be attributed
in part to poor storage practices and environmental and climatic conditions in that
agro-ecological zone.
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An archaeozoological and ethnographic investigation into animal utilisation practices of the Ndzundza Ndebele of the Steelpoort River Valley, South Africa, 1700 AD – 1900 ADNelson, Cindy 01 October 2009 (has links)
Focussing on Archaeozoological faunal analysis, this dissertation aims to investigate the animal food utilization practices of the Ndzundza Ndebele by combining archaeozoologcial methods, archaeological data, ethnographic and historic information. The Ndzundza Ndebele inhabited three different sites in the Steelpoort River Valley during c. 1700 AD – 1900 AD. They were forced to relocate from KwaMaza and Esikhunjini to KoNomtjarhelo as a result of continual fighting between themselves and contemporary Iron Age/Historic communities, the British and the Boers during this period. I aim to identify the animal species utilized by the Ndzundza Ndebele in addition to whether or not the hostile and politically unstable period had any effect on Ndzundza animal food procurement, use and discard. Additionally I investigate whether the faunal remains recovered from the three sites can be used to identify ethnic affiliations, gender roles and ritual use with regards to animals and/or animal parts. Ultimately, I aim to demonstrate that faunal remains cannot be fully understood and interpreted without incorporating relevant ethnographic and/or historic information and as comprehensive an archaeological context as possible. Copyright / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Anthropology and Archaeology / unrestricted
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Land as an economic empowerment tool: access, control and ownership of land by rural women in the Mpumalanga Province,South AfricaNgomane, Thandi Susan January 2016 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D. (Public Administration)) -- University of Limpopo, 2016 / Refer to document
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The impact of computer simulations on the teaching and learning of electromagnetism in grade 11 : a case study of a school in the Mpumalanga ProvinceKotoka, Jonas Kwadzo 06 1900 (has links)
The study investigated the impact of computer simulations on the teaching and learning of electromagnetism in grade 11. Electromagnetism is a section of the Physical Science curriculum. Two grade 11 classes in the Mgwenya circuit in Mpumalanga province of South Africa were used as a case study. Using a pre-test, post-test non-equivalent control group design, it was found that learners in the experimental group (n = 30) who were taught using the simulations achieved significantly higher scores on the post-test than learners in the control group (n = 35) who were taught using traditional teacher-centred teaching method; (t statistic = 3.582, df = 56, p<0.05). Learners were more active during the lessons, predicting, observing, discussing and explaining concepts. The use of simulations also provided support (scaffolding) that the learners need to enhance learning. The Hake’s normalized gain for the experimental group <g> = 0.32 compared to <g> = 0.18 for the control group confirmed conceptual improvement. Both teachers and learners indicated that they accept the use of computer simulations in teaching and learning of electromagnetism. / Science and Technology Education / M. Sc. (Mathematics, Science and Technology Education)
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