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Effective Practices in Grade 9 Applied Mathematics
Student achievement in Grade 9 has been linked to both secondary and post-secondary outcomes. Although Ontario has implemented significant curriculum and secondary school reforms, a significant subset of Ontario Grade 9 students consistently do not attain proficiency in mathematics. Students that …
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Educational Decision making among Grade 9 learners in Cape Town
… the decision to leave high school at the end of Grade 9, whilst other learners continue to Grade 12 or tertiary education. This exploratory, longitudinal study investigated the Educational Decision Making (EDM) of 16 Grade 9, Coloured, male learners from poor neighbourhoods in Cape Town. This …
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Translanguaging in Grade 9 Social Sciences classroom in the Zululand District
… approach in investigating Translanguaging in grade 9 Social Sciences classroom in the Zululand District. Observations were used to observe grade 9 Social sciences teachers and see how they use language as they are teaching, in order to determine their language of input and language of output. …
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A survey of the specific life orientation needs of grade 9 learners
… determine the specific Life Orientation needs of Grade 9 learners and to assess whether the current Life Orientation curriculum meets these needs. The study also set out to establish whether the Life Orientation needs differed according to race and gender. The research consists of a literature and …
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The career maturity of Grade 9 learners in selected schools at Keetmanshoop, Namibia
… The total sampled population consisted of 138 Grade 9 junior secondary school learners in Keetmanshoop, Namibia, comprising of 22 private school learners and 116 government school learners. Langley’s Career Development Questionnaire (CDQ) (1990) was employed to assess the career maturity of the …
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Errors and misconceptions related to learning algebra in the senior phase – grade 9
… of errors and misconceptions committed by Grade 9 learners in Algebra learning? How do the types and the sources of errors and misconceptions influence errors in Grade 9 learners’ cognition when learning Algebra? Which strategies work to avoid errors? What are the sources of the errors and …
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Effects of career guidance on grade 9 learners' readiness to make career choices
The effect of career guidance on grade 9 learners' readiness to make career choices was measured. The specific research question was: does career guidance increase the learners' ability to make more informed career choices? The sample consisted of learners from Trenance Manor Secondary School. 35 …
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Cardiovascular health risk profiling of Niagara Region grade 9 students : implications for elementary curriculum /
… the health risk profile of Niagara Region's grade 9 students was compared to Canada's adolescent population. All subjects completed a "Heart Health Lifestyle" survey and were measured for height, weight, percent body fat, blood pressure, and total cholesterol and performed the 20-metre …
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Exploring the TPACK of Grade 9 mathematics teachers in the Western Cape of South Africa
… Education is striving towards improving the Grade 9 mathematics TIMSS results (Department of Basic Education, 2019). The use of technology in the mathematic classroom has shown to be able to transform mathematical education (Wiest, 2001) and, if implemented correctly in South Africa, …
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The influence of Natural Sciences teachers’ assessment beliefs on grade 9 learners’ self-directed learning behaviour
… researcher to centre the current study on how grade 9 Natural Sciences (NS) teachers' assessment beliefs may influence learners' SDL behaviour. A qualitative multiple case study approach was utilised to achieve this goal. Face-to-face individual semi- structured interviews were conducted to …
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Beyond the binary: exploring participation in gender-inclusive PE through student and teacher lenses in grade 9
… class structure on student engagement in Grade 9 physical education (PE) within a Canadian Secondary School. Employing a mixed methods case study approach, data was collected through student surveys and semi-structured teacher interviews. Findings reveal that gender-neutral PE environments …
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A cultural-historical analysis of Grade 9 History curriculum and its pedagogical resources for learners' conceptual development
… examines the extent to which the South African Grade 9 History Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) document and its supplementary teaching resources (learners' textbooks and teachers' guides) outline knowledge focused on concept development in learners. The development of concepts …
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Implementation of social constructivist learning environments in grade 9 natural science in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
This study monitored the transformation of Grade 9 Natural Science classrooms toward social constructivist learning environments in three contexts described by socio-economic status (SES) (i.e., high, medium and low SES). The study further assessed the influence of social constructivist learning …
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Exploring factors contributing to poor pupils’ performance in social studies at grade 9 in selected schools in Lusaka district, Zambia.
… (ECZ) reports of 2015 to 2019. The 2015 and 2016 Grade 9 Examination Results (Highlights), which inspired this study, reported a nation-wide failure percentage of 39.65 % while the 2017 reports by ECZ showed 30.03%. Thus, this study was conducted to establish the factors contributing to the poor …
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Exploring factors contributing to poor pupils’ performance in social studies at grade 9 in selected schools in Lusaka district, Zambia.
… (ECZ) reports of 2015 to 2019. The 2015 and 2016 Grade 9 Examination Results (Highlights), which inspired this study, reported a nation-wide failure percentage of 39.65 % while the 2017 reports by ECZ showed 30.03%. Thus, this study was conducted to establish the factors contributing to the poor …
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Exploring factors contributing to poor pupils’ performance in social studies at grade 9 in selected schools in Lusaka district, Zambia.
… (ECZ) reports of 2015 to 2019. The 2015 and 2016 Grade 9 Examination Results (Highlights), which inspired this study, reported a nation-wide failure percentage of 39.65 % while the 2017 reports by ECZ showed 30.03%. Thus, this study was conducted to establish the factors contributing to the poor …
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An investigation of academic performance of grade 9 learners in computer studies: a case study of Chamunda secondary school in Masaiti district, Zambia.
… the Examination Council of Zambia archives of Grade 9 results for 2015, 2016 and 2017 showed a decreasing trend in performance. The pass rate in 2015 was 56%. In 2016 the pass rate was 38%. In 2017 the pass rate was 23%. Boys performed better than girls over the years. The study revealed a …
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A study of the computations done by grade 9 learners in a Western Cape high school when simplifying algebraic expressions involving the negative symbol
… expressions involving the negative symbol. Grade 9 learners from one class in a Western Cape high school were given a set of algebraic expressions to simplify after which interviews were conducted with some learners to discuss their solutions. In the computational analysis of the data, …
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Implications of the multiple-use of large-scale assessments for the process of validation: A case study of the multiple-use of a Grade 9 mathematics assessment
… Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics which is administered in Ontario, Canada. I identify the pattern of uses for this assessment and focus on two multiple-uses: the use of the assessment for accountability and the use of the assessment by teachers as …
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An analysis of Grade 9 learners' performance in the 2004 Natural Science common tasks for assessment with special reference to science process skills, learning outcomes and assessment standards
… It took the form of a systemic assessment for Grade 9 learners with the main intentions of promoting a common standard and serving as a validating tool for school-based assessment. This analytical descriptive investigation in 12 schools (in the Western Cape is a contribution to the research …
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