The Effects of Technical Science on Learner Performance and possible Technical Vocational Career Choices

IF 1.9 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Instruction Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.29333/iji.2024.17140a

Magdeline M. Stephen

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Abstract

Technical vocational education and training (TVET) colleges offer technical vocational professions through a more vocational than academic curriculum. The addition of mathematics and physical science to the technical school curriculum led to a high failure rate and an increase in dropout rates because many students failed these two subjects. The department of basic education (DBE) established technical mathematics and technical science as alternatives to mathematics and physical science in these schools in an effort to address these issues. This study explored the effect of technical science on the technical high school pass rates following its implementation. Qualitative data methods was used to analyse physical science and technical content documents as well as pass rates descriptively. Findings for this study showed that technical science had less weight in the exam and less challenging content than physical science. After the advent of technical science, the pass rates for physical science rose considerably, though they were also inconsistent. Additionally, several schools stopped teaching technical science even after their students excelled in it. The study recommends that more investigation be done into the effects of technical science on learners' readiness for technical vocational careers and reasons for some schools to drop technical science. Keywords: learner performance, pass rates, physical science technical science, TVET colleges, vocational careers

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技术科学对学生成绩和可能的技术职业选择的影响

技术职业教育与培训（TVET）学院通过职业性强于学术性的课程提供技术职业专业。技校课程中增加了数学和物理科学，导致不及格率很高，辍学率上升，因为许多学生这两门课都不及格。为了解决这些问题，基础教育部（DBE）设立了技术数学和技术科学，作为这些学校数学和物理科学的替代课程。本研究探讨了技术科学在实施后对技术高中及格率的影响。研究采用定性数据方法对物理科学和技术内容文件以及及格率进行了描述性分析。研究结果表明，与物理科学相比，技术科学在考试中所占比重较小，内容的挑战性也较低。在技术科学出现后，物理科学的及格率大幅上升，但也存在不一致的情况。此外，一些学校甚至在学生技术科学成绩优秀后停止了技术科学的教学。研究建议，应进一步调查技术科学对学习者做好技术职业准备的影响，以及一些学校放弃技术科学的原因。关键词：学生成绩、及格率、物理科学、技术科学、职业技术教育与培训学院、职业生涯

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International Journal of Instruction EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

自引率

38.90%

发文量

244

审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： nternational Journal of Instruction is an internationally recognized journal in the field of education and is published four times a year (in January, April, July & October). The aim of this journal is to publish high quality studies in the areas of instruction, learning, teaching, curriculum development, learning environments, teacher education, educational technology, educational developments. Studies may relate to any age level - from infants to adults. IJI, being an international journal, our editorial advisory board members are from various countries around the world. The articles sent to the Journal are always reviewed by two members of the Editorial Advisory Board (double blind peer review), and in some cases, if necessary, by another member of the Board. Depending on the evaluation reports of the members of the Editorial Advisory Board, articles are published or not. Article evaluation process takes approximately three months. The authors are responsible for the errors, if any, in their published articles. The articles need to be not published elsewhere previously.