Institutions mustn’t waste the lessons learned during the height of the pandemic about the powerful role that multimedia can play in learning and teaching.
Combining content learning and language skills is a boon for academic performance.
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There are many ways in which history teachers can support students in developing curious minds.
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What Kenya should focus on is providing in-service professional development to improve student learning outcomes.
The switch to online teaching and learning could be an opportunity to embrace inclusive education and create differentiated online teaching activities.
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South Africa’s constitution provides for equal access to education and its inclusive education policy exists to make this a reality. But in practice students’ diverse needs are not being met.
Universities around the world are re-examining how they teach, do research and serve their students.
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COVID-19 has shown that technology is no longer a luxury but an important component of the education process. In presenting solutions, a wide range of factors must be considered.
South Africa isn’t producing enough teachers to meet the demand.
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What South Africa needs to do to recruit the number of teachers needed to offer quality education.
Primary school can be demanding and hard to follow for children without previous experience of learning in a classroom setting.
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Research shows that children who had preschool education were less likely to drop out of school and have higher levels of literacy when they reach adolescence.
A majority of South African school children are in the process of learning English by the time they start their schooling.
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South African parents want their children be taught in English despite the fact that research shows that academic progress is hindered if a child is taught in a language they aren’t proficient in.
Asking questions can create new ways of teaching and learning.
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