AA 2013 Volume 45 Issue 1
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Learning from previous experiments: readability in national mathematics assessments
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: This article aims to investigate the challenges associated with understanding the instructions in the Common Tasks for Assessment (CTA) by a Grade 9 mathematics class of second-language English speakers. The design ... -
Food for body and soul: tourism development opportunities in the Western Cape
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: This article applies spatial multiple criteria evaluation (MCE) by weighted linear combination of factor layers in a computerised geographical information system (GIS) to aid development of spatial policy and ... -
Tourists’ perceptions on whether South African national parks are environmentally friendly
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: The increasing number of tourists to South African national parks raises concern about the effect these tourists have on the environment. This article aims to investigate how SANParks manage environmentally friendly ... -
Healing and reconciliation after violent conflict: the role of memory in South Africa and Rwanda
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: Memory after violent conflict is a contentious issue. The way in which the past has been remembered has often been the impetus for renewed violence rather than healing and reconciliation. Exploring individual and ... -
Insights from returning teachers’ exposure to curriculum change and professional development
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: The continuous professional development of teachers is vital for the well-being of any education system. This article reflects on the adoption and implementation of the National Curriculum Statement with its ... -
Managing the moderation of school-based assessment at Grade 12 level in Gauteng
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: In 2000, the National Minister of Education mandated the inclusion of school-based assessment (SBA) as a component of the Senior Certificate (Grade 12) assessment. This study examines how managing the moderation ... -
Personality traits of successful music entrepreneurs
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: It is internationally accepted that music entrepreneurship presents an alternative form of employment for music graduates. The question that inadvertently arises concerns the suitability of this occupation for ... -
Lingual primitives and critical discourse analysis: a case of gender ideology in Cosmopolitan
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: This article investigates the utility of combining critical discourse analysis with the framework of lingual primitives advanced by Weideman (2011), in a critical analysis of gender ideology in the women’s lifestyle ... -
World view, philosophy, and the teaching of arithmetic
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: Dilthey’s emphasis on the relativity of world and life views inspired Spengler to speak of different worlds of number. Yet, within Greek culture, Greek mathematics switched from arithmeticism to a geometrisation ...