Teaching is a dynamic process involving teachers and learners in meaningful
and collaborative efforts. Therefore, interacting with learners in the classroom
is of vital importance to the teacher in order to enhance the teaching and
learning process.
The purpose of this research is to determine the factors influencing the
participation of secondary school science learners in classroom
communication (CC). The study was conducted in all the secondary schools in
the Potchefstroom area,
A questionnaire was compiled to investigate learners' level of participation in
science CC, An interview guide for teachers was also compiled. A total of 235
Grade B learners were randomly selected from twelve (12) schools.
The analysis showed that the teachers used primarily teaching-learning
procedures that did not conform to the requirements of OBE. The reason is
not necessarily that they are not well-informed on OBE principles, but the
practicality of their leaching situations necessitated it In the process, learners
do not acquire enough knowledge and skills needed for science classroom
learning activities. This fails the main aim of enabling learners to participate in
classroom communication, The limited use of communicative strategies in
science teaching-learning can be attributed to a number of possible reasons,
amongst which are: communication apprehension, poor language
development, culture/heredity, and the types of classroom reinforcements and
teaching styles.
This study also focused on the factors that can positively influence classroom
communication. An interview was conducted with teachers with the help of an
interview guide. The results indicated that teachers, although generally warm
and accepting, seem to be inflexible and lack dynamism when presenting the
lesson, which in tum affects learners' participation in the classroom / Thesis (M.Ed.)--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2002
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/8606 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Lepholletse, Augusta Maria Maphuti |
| Publisher | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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