Volume 7                                                 CONTENTS                                              2016


VOLUME 7, Number 1                                                                                                                                JULY  2016


 

INFORMATION ABOUT JOURNAL                                                                                

 

(SPECIAL ISSUE) 

 

Communicating Academic Development Practices in South African Universities

 

Cosmas Maphosa and Newman Wadesango

(Guest Editors)

 

Editorial

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Betty Breed • Applying the Elements of Cooperative Learning:  Reported Influence on Self-directed Learning and View of Cooperative Learning

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DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.01

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Dondolo Vuyelwa and Nkonki Vuyisile • First Year Students’ Perceptions of the Supplemental Instruction Programme

13-19

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.02

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Aubrey Golightly • Geography Student Tutors’ Perceptions and Experiences in Problem based Learning Tutorial Sessions

20-33

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.03

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Khashane Stephen Malatji • Moving away from Rote Learning in the University Classroom:  The Use of Cooperative Learning to Maximise Students’ Critical Thinking in a Rural University of South Africa

34-42

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.04

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Lawrence Meda • Are We Helping Them to Pass or Setting Them up for Failure? Assessment Related Experiences of Partially Sighted Students

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DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.05

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Alnord L.D. Mwanza, George Moyo and Cosmas Maphosa • Assuring the Quality of Mentoring in Malawi’s 1+1 Model of Initial Primary Teacher Education Programme: Implications for Teacher Development

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DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.06

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Lufuno Netshifhefhe, Vakele Nobongoza  and Cosmas Maphosa Quality Assuring Teaching and Learning Processes in Higher Education:  A Critical Appraisal

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DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.07

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Nkonki Vuyisile, Ntlabathi Siyanda and Mkonqo Luvuyo   Enablements and Impediments to Students’ Sustained Use of Blackboard in a Historically Disadvantaged Institution

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DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.08

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Vuyisile Nkonki • Lecturers’ Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Portfolio Assessment for a Professional Development Course

87-94

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.09

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Anniekie Ravhudzulo • Towards Bridging the Teaching and Learning Gap in Qualification Design and Development for Sustainable Development in Open Distance Learning (ODL)

95-102

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.10

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Nonhlanhla Zuma, Tosin Popoola and Livingstone Makondo  Accessing Success through the Writing Centres at a University of Technology

103-110

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.11

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Cosmas Maphosa and Newman Wadesango Questioning ‘Questioning’:  Examining the Use of Questioning As an Interactive Teaching Tool in Higher Education

111-117

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.12

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Cosmas Maphosa and Newman Wadesango Exploring Student-specific Factors Affecting PhD Theses Completion

118-126

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.13

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Lulekwa S. Baleni , Khashane S. Malatji and N. Wadesango   The Influence of Peer Tutoring on Students’ Performance in a South African University

127-133

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.14

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Khashane Stephen Malatji and Cosmas Maphosa Recognition of Prior Learning Practices in a South African Institution of Higher Learning:  Implications for Academic Development

134-141

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.15

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Sithulisiwe Bhebhe The Connection between a Mentor and a Mentee in Higher Education:   A Case of a Primary Teachers’ Training College in Zimbabwe

142-150

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.16

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Magda Kloppers and Marieta Jansen van Vuuren  Enhancing Critical Thinking Dispositions in the Mathematics Classroom through a Flipped Learning Approach

151-160

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.01.17

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VOLUME 7, Number 2                                                                                                        DECEMBER  2016


 

 

S. Pramjeeth, N.C. Zikalala and E. Mutambara • The Viability of Internet Advertising (Social Media) as a Promotion Medium for a Governmental Agency Targeting Industrial Customers

168-177

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.01

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Shanta Balgobind Singh • “The Global Link”:  Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) and its Impact on People of Indian Origin in Durban, South Africa

178-185

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.02

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Sultan Khan • Impact of Bollywood DSTV on Identity:  A Study of a Select Group of South African Indians in the Metropolitan Area of Durban

186-196

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.03

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Sumei van Antwerpen • Pivotal Role of Call Centre Managers from an Outsourced Telecommunication Company: A Case in Gauteng, South Africa

197-207

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.04

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Elvin Shava and Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura • Assessing the Implementation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Sustainable Development in NGOs in Zimbabwe

208-215

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.05

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N.P. Mahwasane and N.P. Mudzielwana Challenges of Students in Accessing Information in the Library:  A Brief Review

216-221

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.06

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Maxwell Kadenge and George Mavunga • Shona Slang Used by Zimbabwean Sex Workers Operating from Inner City Johannesburg, South Africa

222-230

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.07

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Sithulisiwe Bhebhe and Cosmas Maphosa • Examining Teachers’ Computer Literacy and Utilization of ICTs in Teaching and Learning at Primary School Level

231-240

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.08

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Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura and D. R. Thakhathi Analyzing the Electronic Governance Policies and Legislative Frameworks on Public Service Delivery in South Africa

241-245

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.09

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Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura and D. R. Thakhathi • Electronic Governance Tools as Support Systems for the Public Service in South Africa

246-251

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.10

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Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura and D.R. Thakhathi Challenges of ICT and Electronic-Governance for Service Delivery in the Public Service

252-256

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.11

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Okorie Nelson and Abiodun Salawu • Covert Advertising in the Global Business World:  A Thematic Analysis of Product Placement in Amazing Spider Man 1 and 2 Movies

257-265

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.12

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Jayaluxmi Naidoo and Kabelo Joseph Kopung • Exploring the Use of WhatsApp in Mathematics Learning:  A Case Study

266-273

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.13

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Lungisani Moyo and Nketsi A. Moqasa • The Effectiveness of ICTs as a Public Relations Tool in Institutions of Higher Learning: A Case of University of Fort Hare University Alice, South Africa

274-286

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.14

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S. F. G. Yusuf, K. Krul and G. Marufu • Representation of Agricultural Issues in South African Newspapers: A Content Analysis

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DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.15

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Noor Ally, Deonarain Brijlall and Adhir Maharaj • Investigating the Impact of E-Learning Support Material on First Year Engineering Students’ Mathematics Learning

296-303

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.16

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Olusesan A. Adelabu and E.O. Adu Availability and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Facilities for Effective Teaching and   Learning in Universities

304-308

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.17

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Lourens Johannes Erasmus Beyers and Moganiwa Phillip Molala •  The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Small Medium and Micro Enterprises in the Capricorn District

309-316

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.18

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Watson Manduna • Empirical Study of Digital Poverty:  A Case Study of a University of Technology in South Africa

317-323

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.19

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Lourens Johannes Erasmus Beyers   Harnessing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province

324-330

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.20

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Lourens Johannes Erasmus Beyers • Evaluation of Information Technology: The Case of Limpopo Legislatur

331-336

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.21

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Lourens Johannes Erasmus Beyers and Fortune Teboga Maswanganyi • Growth Challenges Affecting Media Enterprises in the Polokwane Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa

337-343

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.22

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Arnold Groh The Impact of Mobile Phones on Indigenous Social Structures: A Cross-cultural Comparative Study

344-356

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.23

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Armstrong Kadyamatimba, Michel Mbougni, Zenzo P. Ncube, Albert Helberg and Erik Dube Performance Evaluation of Routing Protocols in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Using Hypertext Transfer Protocol Traffic

357-364

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.24

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Burman Musa Sithole and Mutendwahothe Walter Lumadi The Prevalence of Computer-Assisted Teaching and Learning in Business Studies Classrooms

365-372

DOI: 10.31901/24566586.2016/07.02.25

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Index

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