Preparedness for tertiary chemistry: issues of placement and performance of academic development programmes

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dc.contributor.authorDavidowitz, Bette
dc.contributor.authorPotgieter, Marietjie
dc.contributor.authorMathabatha, S. S.
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-03T07:25:54Z
dc.date.available2014-11-03T07:25:54Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe introduction of an outcomes-based curriculum in South Africa together with a new syllabus for physical sciences for grades 10-12, prompted the development of an instrument to monitor conceptual understanding in chemistry at the secondary-tertiary interface. This instrument was used to evaluate placement within different programmes at tertiary institutions as well as improvement in the conceptual understanding of chemistry during the first year of instruction. Comparison of preparedness revealed distinct profiles for proficiencies of mainstream and academic development cohorts, respectively, at the Universities of Cape Town, UCT, and Pretoria, UP, but not at the University of Limpopo, UL, which raises doubts about the placement of students at that institution. Unnecessary duplication of offerings for under-prepared students was found at UP. The academic development programmes at UCT and UP were effective in raising the level of conceptual understanding of students while students in the UL programme showed very little improvement.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDavidowitz, B., Potgieter, M., & Mathabatha, S. S. (2008). Preparedness for tertiary chemistry: issues of placement and performance of academic development programmes. <i>South African Journal of Higher Education</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9026en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDavidowitz, Bette, Marietjie Potgieter, and S. S. Mathabatha "Preparedness for tertiary chemistry: issues of placement and performance of academic development programmes." <i>South African Journal of Higher Education</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9026en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDavidowitz, B., Potgieter, M. & Mathabatha, S. S. 2008. Preparedness for tertiary chemistry: issues of placement and performance of academic development programmes. <i>South African Journal of Higher Education.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9026en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1011-3487en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Davidowitz, Bette AU - Potgieter, Marietjie AU - Mathabatha, S. S. AB - The introduction of an outcomes-based curriculum in South Africa together with a new syllabus for physical sciences for grades 10-12, prompted the development of an instrument to monitor conceptual understanding in chemistry at the secondary-tertiary interface. This instrument was used to evaluate placement within different programmes at tertiary institutions as well as improvement in the conceptual understanding of chemistry during the first year of instruction. Comparison of preparedness revealed distinct profiles for proficiencies of mainstream and academic development cohorts, respectively, at the Universities of Cape Town, UCT, and Pretoria, UP, but not at the University of Limpopo, UL, which raises doubts about the placement of students at that institution. Unnecessary duplication of offerings for under-prepared students was found at UP. The academic development programmes at UCT and UP were effective in raising the level of conceptual understanding of students while students in the UL programme showed very little improvement. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Higher Education LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 1011-3487 T1 - Preparedness for tertiary chemistry: issues of placement and performance of academic development programmes TI - Preparedness for tertiary chemistry: issues of placement and performance of academic development programmes UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9026 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9026
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDavidowitz B, Potgieter M, Mathabatha S S. Preparedness for tertiary chemistry: issues of placement and performance of academic development programmes. South African Journal of Higher Education. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9026.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherUnisa Pressen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Higher Educationen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/9809
dc.titlePreparedness for tertiary chemistry: issues of placement and performance of academic development programmesen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordscurriculumen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsoutcomes-based educationen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsacademic development programmeen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordschemistryen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordstertiary educationen_ZA
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