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A foundation for foundation phase teacher education: Making wise educational judgements
South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2014 We start our paper with a critical exploration of the current ‘back to basics’ approach in South African foundation phase teacher education with its emphasis on strengthening the teaching of subject knowledge. We claim that such a proposal first demands an answer to the question ‘what is foundational in foundation phase teaching?’ We propose an answer ...
Murris, Karin, Verbeek, Clare
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South African Journal of Childhood EducationBackground: The Mental Starters Assessment Project (MSAP) seeks to address poor performance in Grade 3 mathematics. The programme focusses on eliminating inefficient counting methods and promoting strategic mathematical skills, including numerical sense,
Rosemary D.L. Brien +1 more
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A series of foundation phase dictionaries for a multilingual environment
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2015 The aim of this article is to reflect on the design and use of the Maskew Miller Longman series of dictionaries published in several different official languages of South Africa and aimed at learners in the foundation phase of primary school. It will be argued that when planning new dictionaries such as these, lexicographers should have the user ...
Gouws, Rufus H. +2 more
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Evaluating the Foundation Phase: Key findings on training, support and guidance [PDF]
, 2014 The Foundation Phase (introduced in 2008) provides a developmentally appropriate experiential curriculum for children aged 3-7 in Wales. The Welsh Government commissioned independent evaluation (led by WISERD) aims to evaluate how well it is being ...
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BiosensorsA colloidal gold-based lateral flow immunoassay was developed for the rapid quantitative detection of Cystatin-C in serum and whole blood. This device has an assay time of 15 min, making it a convenient point-of-care diagnostic tool.
Santosh Kumar Bikkarolla +5 more
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South African Journal of Education, 2018 The aim of this article is to report on the Foundation Phase (FP) teachers’ professional identities in two primary schools in the Western Cape. This is meant to serve as a basis for understanding teachers’ identities with regard to their teaching ...
Vuyokazi Nomlomo +2 more
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Al-Athfal: Jurnal Pendidikan Anak, 2023 Purpose – This study explored why South African Foundation Phase teachers are reluctant and anxious to teach Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) content to young learners. The unit of analysis was Foundation Phase teachers in public schools.
Roy Venketsamy
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Laying the foundations for physical literacy in Wales: the contribution of the Foundation Phase to the development of physical literacy [PDF]
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018 Background: The Foundation Phase in Wales is a play-based curriculum for pupils aged three to seven years old. Children learn through more holistic areas of learning in place of traditional subjects. As such, the subject of physical education in its traditional form no longer exists for pupils under the age of seven in Wales.
Wainright, Nada +4 more
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Evaluating the Foundation Phase: Update and Technical Report 2012/13 [PDF]
The Foundation Phase (introduced in 2008) provides a developmentally appropriate experiential curriculum for children aged 3-7 in Wales. The Welsh Government commissioned independent evaluation (led by WISERD) aims to evaluate how well it is being
Power, Sally +8 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld +5 more
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