Abstract Bioturbating organisms are known for their benefits to landscapes and ecosystems. Studies have to date largely focussed on invertebrates with very little known about the role burrowing mammals play, especially nocturnally active species. They are thought to be vulnerable to land degradation - such as shrub encroachment and livestock overgrazing - leading to increased negative effects on land productivity through the loss of their associated ecosystem services. The abundance and diver...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of this study was to investigate factors and challenges that hindered effective teaching of mathematics for understanding in senior secondary schools in the Omusati Education Region. The study investigated the way teaching mathematics for understanding approaches were applied in the teaching of mathematics classrooms in selected senior secondary schools. Further, the study attempted to establish necessary support and / or training opportunities that mathematics tea...
ABSTRACT The application of computers has become an integral part of the present-day society, including Namibia, to the extent that the skill to use a computer is a major requirement for many vocations and it contributes to efficiency in many others. The introduction of computers in education is a large-scale complex innovation in which many obstacles need to be overcome before successful implementation can take place (Plomp & Pelgrum, 1993). The MBESC (1999: 2) introduced the Computer Pract...
ABSTRACT 2 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the University of Namibia’s module ‘Teaching Methods of English’ and establish its relationship with the Grade 11 and 12 English Second Language Ordinary and Higher level Syllabi in the focus area of writing skills. The study followed a qualitative method of programme evaluation by evaluating the content and structure of the University module in relation to the school syllabus. Effectiveness of the student teachers’ competency to te...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the extent to which teachers, principals, learners and parents in the Outapi circuit of Omusati Education Region practiced Inclusive Education. The reason for this was to gather research data on which to base the promotion and enhancement of inclusive education cultures, values and practices in the Outapi Circuit schools of the Omusati region of Namibia. Based on a transformative research design, the study used a systematic sampling technique...
ABSTRACT English Second Language (ESL) writing is a challenge to most of the learners in the Namibian schools. It is against this background that this study deals with the analysis of writing errors that are made by grade 11 learners in ESL from the two selected secondary schools in the Omusati Education Region in Namibia. It aims at identifying and analyzing writing errors in 400 essays written in English by 400 grade 11 learners. Errors were also compared in terms of gender and mother tongu...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the kinds of teaching methods primary school teachers use in teaching reading in Otjiherero at a school in the Okahandja circuit in order to determine their appropriateness in teaching reading. Two teachers were interviewed on the reading instructional methods which they used and were observed during reading instruction sessions. In addition, the study also tested the Otjiherero reading ability of 50 Grade 1 learners in the second term of the academic year 201...
ABSTRACT Since independence, mathematics performance across all levels in Namibia remains a national problem among the parents, teachers, The Ministry of Education, regional, circuit education officers and all educational stakeholders. The Science Foundation Programme at Oshakati Campus of the University of Namibia is also caught up in this universal academic problem. This study intended to find the effect of setting academic and behavioural goals in the Science Foundation programme of the Un...
ABSTRACT After Namibia’s independence, the government of the Republic of Namibia embarked on creating opportunities for Informational Communication Technologies (ICT). The Namibian government started with the development of policies for ICT implementation and integration in Namibian schools, which targeted the introduction and implementation of ICT in primary schools, secondary schools, the colleges of education then and the universities. The policies stipulate the need for infrastructure d...
Abstract The debate about the discipline problems among learners in secondary school has been discussed world wide. In Namibia, the issue of learner indiscipline in schools is a major concern to teachers, parents and the public at large. Several studies that have been conducted in this area in Namibia have not looked at the views of teachers and parents regarding factors that contribute to indiscipline in secondary schools. In the light of these observations, a research study was initiated to...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of English as a medium of instruction on learners academic performance. The study attempted to find out factors that might hinder the performance of learners. Ella du Plessis and Shikongo Iipinge Secondary schools were selected for the case study Learners questionnaire, teachers interviews and observations were used by the researcher to collect data. 80 learners completed the questionnaire and 12 teachers were interviewed. Th...
ABSTRACT The study based on the premise that chemistry is a very important subject for the achievement of the national goals