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A bridge too far for school leavers

Author: Yeld, Nan ; Prince, Robert Date: 04 Aug 2014 This is an article written in 2012 by Nan Yeld and Robert Prince outlining the worrying decrease in the capacity of South African matriculants to pursue higher education. Read more c b
From Gatekeepers to Gateways: Courses Impeding Graduation Annual Report 2019

Author: Shay, Suellen ; Collier-Reed, Brandon ; Hendry, Jane ; Marquard, Stephen ; Kefale, Kende ; Prince, Robert ; Steyn, Sanet ; Mpofu-Mketwa, Tsitsi ; Carstens, Rondine Date: 2020 The Courses Impeding Graduation (CIG) Project is a research and development initiative of the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) addressing the problem of high failure rates in courses that are obstacles to student retention and ... Read more
Mathematical literacy of students entering first year at a South African university

Author: Frith, Vera ; Bowie, Lynn ; Gray, Kate ; Prince, Robert Date: 30 Jun 2003 The results of a mathematical Literacy questionnaire administered to school-leavers entering the Humanities, Health Sciences and Science Faculties at a South African university in 2002 are reported. The motivation for interest in the ... Read more
Mathematical Literacy of Students in First Year of Medical School at a South African University

Author: Prince, Robert ; Frith, Vera ; Jaftha, Jacob Date: 2004 The literature pertaining to the definition of Mathematical Literacy (particularly in the Tertiary context) is briefly reviewed. A Mathematical Literacy questionnaire, designed in accordance with this definition, was administered to students ... Read more
A new literacies approach to academic numeracy practices in higher education in South Africa

Author: Prince, Robert ; Archer, Arlene Date: 2008 This paper explores the terms 'mathematical literacy', 'quantitative literacy' and 'numeracy', in order to gain theoretical clarity on their meanings and the ways in which they are used. The teaching-learning situation and the learner are ... Read more c b
Predicting Success in Higher Education: The Value of Criterion and Norm-referenced Assessments

Author: Prince, Robert Date: 2016 Higher education’s ability to retain students through to graduate appears to be an international challenge. This is also the case in South Africa where only 27% of student complete their studies in minimum time and where 55% will never graduate. ... Read more c b
Quantitative literacy of school leavers aspiring to higher education in South Africa

Author: Prince, Robert ; Frith, Vera Date: 2016 It is important for higher education educators to understand the quantitative literacy (QL) competencies of incoming students, in order to make appropriate assumptions about prior knowledge and to design suitable curricula. In this article ... Read more
The quantitative literacy of South African school-leavers who qualify for higher education

Author: Prince, Robert Date: 31 Oct 2017 There is an articulation gap for many students between the literacy practices developed at school and those demanded by higher education. While the school sector is often well attuned to the school-leaving assessments, it may not be as aware ... Read more c b
Quantitative literacy practices in civil engineering study: designs for teaching and learning

Author: Prince, Robert ; Simpson, Zach Date: 2016 Higher education needs to produce increasing numbers of good quality graduates. Included herein is the need for graduates that can engage in high level quantitative literacy practices, which requires designs for learning that understand how ... Read more
Reflections on the role of a research task for teacher education in data handling in a Mathematical Literacy education course

Author: Frith, Vera ; Prince, Robert Date: 2006 The introduction of the subject “Mathematical Literacy” in the Further Education and Training band from 2006 has created an urgent need for large numbers of teachers to be educated about the nature of mathematical literacy and to become ... Read more c b
School-leaving and university entrance assessments in explaining performance in Engineering studies

Author: Prince, Robert Date: 16 Feb 2018 Only about 40% of South African first-time entering Engineering cohorts graduate within five years. An argument has been made that selection mechanisms will be needed to identify students who have the prior knowledge and ability needed to ... Read more
Successful students’ negotiation of township schooling in contemporary South Africa

Author: Kapp, Rochelle ; Badenhorst, Elmi ; Bangeni, Bongi ; Craig, Tracy S ; Janse van Rensburg, Vicki ; le Roux, Kate ; Prince, Robert ; Pym, June ; van Pletzen, Ermien Date: Sep 2014 This article draws on data from a larger longitudinal qualitative case study which is tracking the progress of students over the course of their undergraduate degrees at a South African university. For this paper, we used background questionnaires ... Read more