Malawian secondary school students' learning of science: historical background, performance and beliefs

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dc.contributor.advisorKolstoe, Stein Dankert
dc.contributor.advisorHoltman, Lorna
dc.contributor.advisorMikalsen, Oyvind
dc.contributor.authorDzama, Emmanuel Nafe Novel
dc.contributor.otherSchool of Science and Mathematics Education
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Education
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-20T12:05:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T10:51:21Z
dc.date.available2007/06/25 06:23
dc.date.available2007/07/20
dc.date.available2013-08-20T12:05:04Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T10:51:21Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionPhilosophiae Doctor - PhDen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the problem of poor performance in science among students who are provided secondary school places on merit in Malawi. Existing studies of the problem are inconsistent suggesting that these studies may have shed light on some parts of a complex problem. Questionnaires, interviews and analysis of documents were used to obtain information concerning students’ conceptions of science, science learning and events that eventuated into the problem in the past. The population for this study was 89 government and governmentassisted secondary schools. From that population eighteen schools were randomly selected from each of the six education divisions in the country. One thousand five hundred secondary class 3 students drawn from randomly selected schools participated. The participating students completed a 31item learning beliefs and practices  questionnaire with items drawn from the science education literature and adapted to the local situation and a selfefficacy and attribution of failure questionnaire. Forty students were interviewed about their concepts of science and science learning. Relevant documents found in the Malawi National Archives were analyzed to determine the origin of the problem.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19442
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectScienceen_US
dc.subjectStudy and teaching (Secondary) - Malawien_US
dc.titleMalawian secondary school students' learning of science: historical background, performance and beliefsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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