Research and Innovation Unit ETDs: Recent submissions

  • Assessment innovation in Radiographic Pathology II 
    Friedrich-Nel, Hesta (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Innovation in teaching and learning compel facilitators to explore creative possibilities in teaching and learning. Consequently innovative assessment has replaced traditional assessment methods in the Radiographic Pathology ...
  • Role of technology and media in tertiary education : an overview 
    Fourie, Elmarie (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    It seems traditional training methods are no longer able to satisfy learners' learning needs and experiences. Although most of today's learners use some form of information technology in their learning, they are actively ...
  • Quality assurance of assessments : a case study 
    Edwards, Tryna (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Higher education institutions find themselves on the brink of a completely transformed educational scene. However higher education institutions are also influenced by international trends in higher education and these ...
  • Concept mapping : an invitation to creative thought 
    Brussow, S.M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Concept maps, when used to improve factual recall from written material or verbal communication, have the potential to enhance effective learning. The use of concept mapping allow higher education learners to create an ...
  • Andragogy : a theoretical overview on learning theories that impact on benchmarking blended learning at the Central Univerity of Technology, Free State 
    Bezuidenhout, J.; Van der Westhuizen, D.; De Beer, K.J. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Blended learning has shown enormous growth worldwide during the last decade. Blended learning initiatives expanded rapidly, as technological improvement and a greater demand from learners arose as a result of the need for ...
  • Service-learning and experiential learning as forms of experiential education : similarities and dissimilarities 
    Snyman, Andries (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    In 2003 is vier technikons genooi om deel te neem aan die "Community Higher Education Service Partnership" (CHESP) inisiatief van die "Joint Education Trust" (JET). Die doel is om diens-leer modules oor verskeie dissiplines ...
  • Sport and recreation activity patterns of 12-year-old learners at a city private primary school 
    Smuts, S-L.; Wessels, J.C. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    The new millennium brought about many changes, including changes in the physical activity patterns of children. Children are labelled as the "screen generation". Owing to the wide exposure to computers, television, play ...
  • Service-learning : relevance and meaning 
    Palmer, Esther (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Institutions of higher education have multiple purposes. These purposes focus mainly on teaching (learning), research, and community service, but it is believed that more attention and resources should be turned to the ...
  • Promoting a research culture and scholarship at a higher education institution 
    Muller, Anton (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    This article offers a glance at strategies related to the creation of a research culture at higher education institutions that desire to reposition academic staff to commit to scholarly work and research outputs. The ...
  • The University of KwaZulu-Natal approach towards community development and community service 
    Mazibuko, Ntombfikile (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    This article is strengthened by the current changes in the South African higher education environment and its impact on community development involvement within the University Sector. The South African Education White Paper ...
  • Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship : university's contribution to sustainable economic development 
    Holzbaur, Ulrich D. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Sustainable development has an economic, ecological and a social component. Innovation and entrepreneurship play an important role in the sustainable development of an economy, a region or a country. We consider the ways ...
  • Civic engagement and project learning 
    Holzbaur, Ulrich D. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Experiential learning gives students the chance to discover the course subject and to develop their skills in the context of practical activities. This can be achieved by social learning but also within projects and planning ...
  • Networking : a professional development strategy 
    Holtzhausen, Somarie; Kruger, Eldalize (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Networking plays a crucial role in an academic's professional development. The reason for this is locked up in the process of taking advantage of contacts with other people for career and professional purposes. In the past ...
  • Transformation in higher education and financial sustainability : the IFIE-concept 
    Brussow, Marcel W. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    The world today is in a period of transition. Traditional higher education institutions also seem to have lost whatever stability they may once have possessed. A failure to respond to exponential change in society affects ...
  • Synthesis of mechanical error in rapid prototyping processes using stochastic 1 approach 
    Agrawal, S.; Dhande, S.G.; Deb, K; De Beer, D.J.; Truscott, M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    A synthesis procedure for allocating tolerances and clearances in rapid prototyping (RP) processes has been developed, using a unified method based on stochastic approach, as developed by the authors, to study the mechanical ...
  • The virtual university 
    De Munnik, Evert (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    The article views the concept of a virtual university. Various conceptual definitions are presented to debate the question on what a virtual university is. The author explains the important contribution of technology driven ...
  • Trends in Europe in higher education 
    De Gast, W J.; Schroder, R.E.V.M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    This article deals with the developments in the higher education sector in Europe. It addresses the specific European context in which the changes take place. It also touches upon the important trends that can be noted ...
  • Can academic excellence be accredited? 
    Visagie, Johan (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    This article reports on the possibility of the accreditation of academic excellence specifically in the South African higher education context. Several examples cited attempt to suggest possibilities of bestowing an ...
  • Science and scholarship in historical perspective 
    Strauss, Danie (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    The "making" of the modern world cannot be divorced from the allpermeating influence of the modern natural sciences. Although the Renaissance spirit, aimed at exploring the possibilities of human rationality in an unrestricted ...
  • Towards implementing recognition of prior learning in the Free State Region 
    Snyman, A.H. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    According to outcome 3 of the National Plan for Higher Education (2001: 28), recognition of prior learning (RPL) is an important avenue for increasing the intake of non-traditional students and adult learners. Although ...

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