Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R
Dissertation (Med)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Pretoria
2019
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613515667210240 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author2 | Moen, Melanie Carmen |
| author_browse | Moen, Melanie Carmen |
| author_facet | Moen, Melanie Carmen |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
| description | Dissertation (Med)--University of Pretoria, 2018. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70087 |
| institution | University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:37:22.799Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| publishDate | 2019 |
| publishDateRange | 2019 |
| publishDateSort | 2019 |
| publisher | University of Pretoria |
| publisherStr | University of Pretoria |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70087 Teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R Moen, Melanie Carmen elsa.marlyse@gmail.com Steyn, Miemsie G. Etokabeka, Elsa Marilise de Carvalho UCTD School readiness Executive functions Grade R Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Dissertation (Med)--University of Pretoria, 2018. South Africa currently has many learners commencing formal schooling without the necessary cognitive or behavioural skills. Research attributes this to weak executive functions, which can be understood as cognitive and behavioural skills that enable the ability to plan, pay attention, follow instructions and handle multiple tasks. Furthermore, executive functions consist of self-regulation, working memory and cognitive flexibility that permit people to work towards their goals. The development of these functions is necessary for reasoning, problem solving and planning as they encompass higher cognitive skills needed for schooling adjustment and academic success. Hence, the focus of this study is centred on exploring teachers’ understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R. The study consisted of eight Grade R teachers from different schools who shared their meanings and interpretations of this term. Furthermore, the study employed a case study design to explain the teachers’ understanding of the concept and illuminate how executive functions are implemented within lessons. Lastly, I gathered my data from different sources, which included semi-structured interviews and observations of teachers. Taken together, the findings of this study indicate that teachers’ perceptions of executive functions are detailed according to cognitive and behavioural skills. Furthermore, the study also identifies challenges that Grade R teachers experience when they develop executive functions and the positive attributes that enhance this skill during lessons; these are all discussed under the themes and categories detailed in the analysis and findings of this work. dzm2026 Early Childhood Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2019-06-02T11:40:02Z 2019-06-02T11:40:02Z 2019/04/18 2018 Dissertation Etokabeka, EMDC 2018, Teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70087> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70087 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD School readiness Executive functions Grade R Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R |
| title | Teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R |
| title_full | Teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R |
| title_fullStr | Teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R |
| title_short | Teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in Grade R |
| title_sort | teacher understanding and implementation of executive functions in grade r |
| topic | UCTD School readiness Executive functions Grade R Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70087 |