Examining the challenges experienced by teachers with the implementation of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) in Grade 10 Physical Sciences in an education district in the Eastern Cape Province
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2019
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Recently Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) were introduced in
South Africa in response to confusion precipitated by previous curriculum documents.
The purpose of this study is to uncover the challenges faced by teachers concerning
the implementation of Grade 10 Physical science in the Curriculum and Assessment
Policy Statement and consider the nature of the transformation from the previous
curriculum by examining curriculum documents and CAPS. This study is underpinned
by curriculum changes and critical theory. I conducted my research study in the district
of Butterworth in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa .I used qualitative and
quantitative methods. The research instruments used are questionnaire and interview
schedule. The research design involved fifty teachers and four school teachers for
interview. The significance of this study is to ensure that all South African teachers
have the necessary knowledge, values, skills and attitudes in order to understand the
implementation of CAPS. The study provides a general overview on the benefit of
CAPS, in Physical Science, the nature of the CAPS scheme in line with the attainment
of educational assessment domains, tools and techniques used to assess educational
domains, validity and reliability issues in physical science assessment, and challenges
faced in the implementation process of CAPS. More specifically, an effort is made to
shed some light on the challenges faced at the end of the study. Resource inputs to
improve educational quality may first require some other conditions for quality
education to be met, such as curriculum alignment
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Magister Educationis - MEd
Keywords
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement, Eastern Cape Province, Department of Education, Physical Science CAPS, Outcomes-Based education, Revised Statement National curriculum