Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School
The larger population of South African learners do not learn effectively and struggle with low academic achievements currently. This can be attributed to various factors such as frequent changes in the curriculum, underqualified educators, ineffective teaching methods and barriers to learning existi...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Department of Computer Science
2015
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613140124958720 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Le Roux, Zelda Joy |
| author2 | Mbogho, Audrey J W |
| author_browse | Le Roux, Zelda Joy Mbogho, Audrey J W |
| author_facet | Mbogho, Audrey J W Le Roux, Zelda Joy |
| author_sort | Le Roux, Zelda Joy |
| collection | Thesis |
| description | The larger population of South African learners do not learn effectively and struggle with low academic achievements currently. This can be attributed to various factors such as frequent changes in the curriculum, underqualified educators, ineffective teaching methods and barriers to learning existing in classrooms today. Learners need extra support, including cognitive support, but in reality the heavy workload of educators may prevent them from giving learners the needed support. If support is given, it is minimal or not effective enough. Computer technologies may afford both educators and learners such opportunities when used as a cognitive tool in activities that provide the needed support. This research is concerned with the use of computer technology as a cognitive tool to activate learners' cognitive processes, thus enhancing learning, based on Brain Based Education principles. The objective is to lay the foundation in using computer technologies as cognitive tools in educators' teaching practice and instructional design to make teaching and learning more effective, interactive, real world based, giving meaning to what is learnt and to enhance understanding. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/15562 |
| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:31:24.573Z |
| license_str | Not specified — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| publishDate | 2015 |
| publishDateRange | 2015 |
| publishDateSort | 2015 |
| publisher | Department of Computer Science |
| publisherStr | Department of Computer Science |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/15562 An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School Le Roux, Zelda Joy Mbogho, Audrey J W Information Technology The larger population of South African learners do not learn effectively and struggle with low academic achievements currently. This can be attributed to various factors such as frequent changes in the curriculum, underqualified educators, ineffective teaching methods and barriers to learning existing in classrooms today. Learners need extra support, including cognitive support, but in reality the heavy workload of educators may prevent them from giving learners the needed support. If support is given, it is minimal or not effective enough. Computer technologies may afford both educators and learners such opportunities when used as a cognitive tool in activities that provide the needed support. This research is concerned with the use of computer technology as a cognitive tool to activate learners' cognitive processes, thus enhancing learning, based on Brain Based Education principles. The objective is to lay the foundation in using computer technologies as cognitive tools in educators' teaching practice and instructional design to make teaching and learning more effective, interactive, real world based, giving meaning to what is learnt and to enhance understanding. 2015-12-03T14:18:08Z 2015-12-03T14:18:08Z 2015 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15562 eng application/pdf Department of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Information Technology Le Roux, Zelda Joy An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School |
| title_full | An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School |
| title_fullStr | An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School |
| title_full_unstemmed | An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School |
| title_short | An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School |
| title_sort | application of brain based education principles with ict as a cognitive tool a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at sunlands primary school |
| topic | Information Technology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15562 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lerouxzeldajoy anapplicationofbrainbasededucationprincipleswithictasacognitivetoolacasestudyofgrade6decimalinstructionatsunlandsprimaryschool AT lerouxzeldajoy applicationofbrainbasededucationprincipleswithictasacognitivetoolacasestudyofgrade6decimalinstructionatsunlandsprimaryschool |