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The perceptions of various role players on the training and instructional behaviour of tutors in a Faculty of Education at a Higher Education Institution
No full textEnglish: At the University of the Free State tutoring is one of the mechanisms that are used to enhance students’ throughput rate. A literature study, followed by extensive empirical investigations among lecturers, tutors, tutees and teaching and learning coordinators has confirmed that unless tutors are equipped with the principles of student-centred learning and peer facilitation, obtained through adequate training and development, tutoring might not be effective at all.
At institutional level the CTL provides generic tutor training by means of the A_STEP. In the Faculty of Education, various initiatives have been launched over the past two years to supplement and enrich the generic training programme. Despite these Faculty-specific initiatives the researcher, in his capacity as teaching and learning coordinator, identified a serious shortfall in the quality of tutoring in the sense that tutors revert to re-lecturing instead of learning facilitation.
This study consulted a variety of data sources in order to explore, gather evidence and consider perceptions in order to understand how the quality of tutor training and development in the Faculty of Education could be enhanced. Faculty-specific tutor training features that demand modification were highlighted, and suggestions were made on how to create a conducive environment to hone and maintain tutor skills, thus putting greater emphasis on their professional development as aspiring academics.
Afrikaans: Aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat is tutoriale een van die meganismes wat gebruik word om studente se deurvloei te verbeter. ‘n Literatuurstudie, gevolg deur ‘n uitgebreide empiriese ondersoek onder dosente, tutors, tutees en onderrig-en-leer koördineerders het bevestig dat tensy tutors deur middel van voldoende opleiding en ontwikkeling toegerus word met die beginsels van student-gesentreerde leer en eweknie-fasilitering, tutorsessies as onderrigbenadering geheel en al kan faal. .
Institusioneel voorsien die Sentrum vir Onderrig en Leer (SOL) generiese tutoropleiding deur middel van die sogenaamde “A_STEP”. In die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde is daar gedurende die afgelope twee jaar verskeie inisiatiewe geloods om dié generiese program aan te vul en te verryk. Ten spyte hiervan het die navorser, in sy hoedanigheid as onderrig-en-leer koördineerder ‘n ernstige tekortkoming in die gehalte van tutoriale geïdentifiseer in dié sin dat tutors geneig is om mini-lesings te gee in plaas daarvan om leer te fasiliteer.
Hierdie studie het ‘n wye verskeidenheid van databronne geraadpleeg om die terrein te verken en persepsies te oorweeg met die oog daarop om te verstaan hoe die gehalte van tutoriale in die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde verbeter kan word. Fasette van fakulteitspesifieke tutoropleiding wat verandering noodsaak is uitgelig en voorstelle is gemaak vir die daarstel van ‘n omgewing wat bevorderlik is vir die opskerp en instandhouding van tutorvaardighede, om sodoende groter klem te plaas op die professionele ontwikkeling van tutors as aspirant-akademici.Afrikaans: Aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat is tutoriale een van die meganismes wat gebruik word om studente se deurvloei te verbeter. ‘n Literatuurstudie, gevolg deur ‘n uitgebreide empiriese ondersoek onder dosente, tutors, tutees en onderrig-en-leer koördineerders het bevestig dat tensy tutors deur middel van voldoende opleiding en ontwikkeling toegerus word met die beginsels van student-gesentreerde leer en eweknie-fasilitering, tutorsessies as onderrigbenadering geheel en al kan faal. .
Institusioneel voorsien die Sentrum vir Onderrig en Leer (SOL) generiese tutoropleiding deur middel van die sogenaamde “A_STEP”. In die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde is daar gedurende die afgelope twee jaar verskeie inisiatiewe geloods om dié generiese program aan te vul en te verryk. Ten spyte hiervan het die navorser, in sy hoedanigheid as onderrig-en-leer koördineerder ‘n ernstige tekortkoming in die gehalte van tutoriale geïdentifiseer in dié sin dat tutors geneig is om mini-lesings te gee in plaas daarvan om leer te fasiliteer.
Hierdie studie het ‘n wye verskeidenheid van databronne geraadpleeg om die terrein te verken en persepsies te oorweeg met die oog daarop om te verstaan hoe die gehalte van tutoriale in die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde verbeter kan word. Fasette van fakulteitspesifieke tutoropleiding wat verandering noodsaak is uitgelig en voorstelle is gemaak vir die daarstel van ‘n omgewing wat bevorderlik is vir die opskerp en instandhouding van tutorvaardighede, om sodoende groter klem te plaas op die professionele ontwikkeling van tutors as aspirant-akademici
Enhancing Pedagogical Development of Natural Science Teachers Through a Key Concepts in Science Project: A Social Constructivist Perspective
Full text linkThis study investigated whether the Key Concepts in Science Project influenced the pedagogical development of Natural Science teachers. Grounded in social constructivism, emphasising collaborative learning and hands-on interaction, the study employed qualitative methods to collect empirical data. Through photographic evidence, field notes, and focus group discussions with participating teachers, the study unveiled several themes, including the mastery of practical teaching approaches, horizontal and vertical knowledge articulation in syllabus delivery, sharing of best practices, and the significance of practical demonstrations in school settings. Field notes highlight rich information sharing and teacher commitment to professional development. The findings underscore the pivotal role of partnering with local community schools in fostering teacher optimism, resilience, and ongoing professional growth. This research offers valuable insights for educators seeking to enhance practical teaching skills and promote effective science education. 
Energieverbruikspatrone van Swart huishoudings in die Wes-Natal streek voor elektrifisering
Full text linkMCom (Bedryfsekonomie), North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusThe potential of this possible market had to be evaluated, as well as ESKOM's ability to
supply and service this new market.
To ensure that the market could be successfully serviced, information was gathered,
processed and presented. This study addresses the Western Natal Region sector of the
Black consumer Market.
The prime objective was to establish the energy consumption patterns and habits of the
black households. In addition, the inhabitants perceptions and attitudes of the inhabitants
towards electricity and electrical appliances was explored, and finally the evaluation of the
communities disposable income was researched.
The survey was built around a structured questionnaire. Nine black townships were
visited, namely:
* Blaaubosch
* Eastbourne
* Edashi-Goodhome
* Elandskop
* Hopewel
* Keats Drift
* Qumeni
* Trustfeed
* Vaalkop.
Three professionally trained black employees conducted personal house-to-house
interviews. This survey study covered 1184 households. A non-likelihood experimental
procedure was use to collect the information.
From the collected data, certain Demographic and Socio-Economic characteristics of the
black households was analysed, with specific attention to the following three aspects:
1. The black consumer market has become one of the most rapidly developing markets
in South Africa. Prior to ESKOM's new vision of "Electricity for All" The electricity
sector in this market had remained relatively unexplored and untapped. It is
estimated that the three million households currently without electricity, can be aptly
served by ESKOM's excess electricity capacity.
2. The economic capability of the communities to meet their needs was researched, and
the income and expenditure per household, per month was established.
The incidence of small businesses, and the influence electricity will have on small
business development, and the needs of the respondents and that of the community
were identified and priorities.
3. Cognisance was taken of the customers fears of the safety of electricity, the
perceived high cost of connection and the cost of the retailers electrical appliances.
Energy, as the focal point, was researched in detail. The traditional energy sources used
were established and investigated. Quantities used and for what purpose, plus their
costs per energy unit, and the level of inconvenience to acquire that energy source was
established. An assessment was made of the allocation of household income expanded
to meet household needs with specific attention to what was spent on the various energy
sources available to the householders. A measure of the competition of the relevant
market is critical to any marketing thrust. In addition to the evaluation of these alternative
(to electricity) energy sources, an evaluation of the existence of non-electric domestic
appliances in the communities is required. Their costs and the possibility of replacing
these items with electrical appliances is essential to the success of the "Electricity for All"
campaign. Any significant energy switch from traditional sources to electricity will impact
on the supply of electricity. To measure this impact, traditional energy patterns for such
communities were moduled and superimposed on the existing load profiles of the national
grid. The new demands tend to fall into the on-peak highs and therefore have a major
effect on the supply load profiles. To compensate for these new highs a new time-of-use
tariff was introduced to shift on-peak loads.
The business triangle is based on MONEY and PRODUCT but without the lead, the
CUSTOMER, there is no business. Having dealt with the first two accepted cornerstones
in the business triangle, the study then addresses the attitudes and perceptions of the
people, the potential customers, who will purchase electricity as the preferred option to
traditional energy sources.
The perceptions and attitudes towards electricity were measured with regard to the
benefits and disadvantages of electricity against traditional energy sources.Master
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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