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African Journal of Teacher Education and Development
ISSN 2958-8650 · AOSIS · 76 articles in the index
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The Fast-Thinkers Game as a Grade 12 accounting and mathematics interdisciplinary teaching and learning tool
Background: Tertiary institutions require Grade 12 learners to have essential skills for accounting careers. The lack of these skills challenges South Africa’s higher education system to produce workplace-ready graduates. This article introduces the Fast-Thinkers Game, a board game to enhance Grade…
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Guiding principles for the integration of smartboards in Grade 12 classrooms at a Soshanguve secondary school
Background: Guided by the Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, this study employed a qualitative case study using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis to examine smartboard integration in South African classrooms. Although smartboards have been widely…
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Leveraging the South African water crisis for authentic learning in pre-service teacher education
Background: Water quality education is a complex socio-ecological issue that preservice geography teachers are expected to address in school curricula. Aim: This case study examined what preservice teachers learned about water quality education and how they conceptualised authentic learning…
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From I see you to I belong: A conceptual framework for reintegration of learners with dyslexia into mainstream classrooms
Background: Learners with dyslexia transitioning from remedial to mainstream schools face academic, social and emotional challenges. Inclusive education policies ensure access, yet practical guidance for teachers and support teams is limited. Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual…
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Strategies for managing learner misbehaviour in Namibian schools: Learners’ perspective
Background: Managing learner misbehaviour is central to successful teaching and learning. As key players in the teaching and learning process, learners’ voices are important to consider when designing disciplinary frameworks. Aim: This article aimed to explore effective strategies for managing…
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Teachers’ self-efficacy in supporting learners presenting with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream classrooms
Background: Teachers’ experiences with supporting learners who are living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in regular classrooms depend on their self-efficacy beliefs. Albert Bandura’s theory provides constructs of verbal persuasion, emotional state, prior experience, and observation of models…
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Factors affecting the effective adoption of virtual laboratories in rural public secondary schools for science experiments
Background: Virtual laboratories have emerged as a potential solution to the lack of physical laboratories for resource-constrained schools. Aim: This study investigates the factors affecting effective adoption of virtual laboratories for conducting science experiments in rural public secondary…
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Preparing Intermediate Phase pre-service teachers in an information and communication technology integration course for Education 4.0: A Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge framework approach
Background: This study, informed by the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, focused on an information and communication technology (ICT) course aimed at preparing pre-service teachers to effectively integrate technology into their future teaching practices in the…
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A framework for strengthening science teaching practices among teachers in rural Eastern Cape districts
Background: Science literacy (SL) drives national development and global competitiveness. Yet rural teachers in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province struggle to build scientific understanding among learners. Only 23% of Grade 9 learners achieve basic science proficiency, with resource constraints…
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‘Them and us’: Lessons learnt in an educator – therapist collaboration
Background: Children in South African low quintile schools face multiple barriers to learning, with handwriting difficulties being a key concern. Access to on-site occupational therapy (OT) is limited because of human resource constraints. In response, final-year OT students from the University of…
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A bibliometric review on mathematics in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education research: 2010–2024
Background: Mathematics is a core discipline of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. It is imperative to review the role of mathematics in that progress. Aim: Using a bibliometric review, the study examined global research trends in mathematics of STEM education from…
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Self-directed learning as a resource for beginner teacher agency in South African schools
Background: Beginner teachers enter classrooms where learner behaviour, inclusive education, parent involvement and resource limitations can challenge their readiness and ability to take purposeful action. Aim: The study explored how beginner teachers used self-directed learning (SDL) to exercise…
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Teacher–parent collaboration to support the emotional well-being of adolescents living with dyslexia: A Participatory Action-Learning and Action-Research approach
Background: Supporting the emotional well-being (EWB) of adolescents experiencing dyslexia requires a collaborative effort from teachers and parents. Dyslexia is a prevalent but often misunderstood learning barrier in South Africa. When learners experience delayed or inaccurate identification, this…
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A constructionist approach to negotiating technological pedagogical and content knowledge tensions and synergies in pre-service teacher education
Background: In South Africa, most pre-service teachers struggle to integrate technology effectively, despite policy mandates and their daily use of technology. Although the technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) framework identifies necessary knowledge domains, how pre-service…
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Strengthening education for sustainable development through curriculum coherence in Geography teacher education in eSwatini
Background: Teacher education holds the key to developing education for sustainable development (ESD) concepts in future teachers who, in turn, work with learners. However, research in southern Africa has shown that the integration of ESD in teacher education is weak. Specifically, there is a gap…
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Classroom plays as narrative texts that introduce preservice teachers to artificial intelligence-related vocabulary in Sesotho and isiZulu
Background: This study explored how the modality of classroom plays, also called playwriting, was used to introduce preservice teachers in a foundation and intermediate phase Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) programme to artificial intelligence (AI)-related vocabulary that includes coding and robotics…
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Uncovering regulatory responses to assessment beliefs and their influence on preservice science teachers’ learning
Background: Assessment beliefs play a central role in the understanding of psychological contributors that influence preservice teachers’ interpretation and understanding of reform-based assessment practices. However, limited attention has been paid to how preservice teachers’ learning is enacted…
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The invisible curriculum: A policy analysis of orthographic knowledge in the Foundation Phase isiXhosa Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement and implications for Initial Teacher Education
Background: Although research on orthography, Foundation Phase (FP) literacy and isiXhosa instruction has expanded, limited attention has been given to how orthographic knowledge is explicitly integrated into official literacy curricula and the implications for teacher preparation. The Curriculum…
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Scaffolding word problem-solving instruction: Leveraging critical thinking and mathematics vocabulary
Background: Solving mathematics word problems present a continuous challenge for both learners and teachers, particularly in Grade 3, where the development of critical thinking and mathematics vocabulary is still in its early stages. While reading comprehension strategies have been widely explored…
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Errors in trigonometric proof-related reasoning tasks: Insights from Grade 10 learners at a rural Eastern Cape school
Background: This study explored Grade 10 learners’ errors and their perceptions of the errors they made in solving trigonometric proof-related reasoning (PrR) tasks. Aim: This embedded case study follows a qualitative approach to examine learners’ errors in written responses to trigonometric PrR…