University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Are they with it? students' perceptions on the use of an oral presentation as a form of assessment
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-21)Research has shown that oral presentation or public speaking as it is synonymously called, is a requisite employment skill. Employers generally want employees who are eloquent as only such employees would potentially “sell” ... -
Analysing discourse: an investigation of the response move (R-move) in communication and study skills (CSS) classes
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-21)This paper explores the Response move in Communication and Study Skills (CSS) classes of the University of Botswana (UB). It aims to find out how the students’ responses in the classroom contributed to quality classroom ... -
Moves in Social Work students' reports
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-21)This study investigates the rhetorical move structure of case reports written by Social work students during their fieldwork placement. Twenty six case reports were collected and interviewed twelve students from department ... -
Lessons from group work activities: a student perspective
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-21)Group work as a learning strategy is gaining currency in tertiary education. The reasons for group learning and assessment vary. They range from the need for students to develop skills such as cooperative learning, peer ... -
Science lecturers'perceptions about writing errors in students' essays
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-21)Many students in the sciences believe, and often claim, that writing accuracy is not important for them; that only the subject content of their answers is. To query this misconception, a paragraph containing errors typically ... -
Teacher's understandings of implementing curriculum: a comparative study between Botswana and South African rural primary schools education system
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)This comparative paper is intended to promote discourse among professionals, policymakers and educators concerning current and future challenges faced by teachers in implementing the curriculum especially teachers working ... -
The academic writing difficulties of undergraduates: the case of the University of Botswana students
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)The paper has examined writing problems encountered by University of Botswana first year undergraduate students doing a compulsory writing course. Writing was assumed to be one of the most difficult activities for ... -
The portfolio as a learning and assessment tool for Bachelor of Psychology (B.Psych) students at the University of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)This paper examines the utility of the portfolio as a learning and assessment tool in the Bachelor of Psychology (B.Psych) program at the University of Botswana. The B.Psych. Portfolio provides an excellent opportunity for ... -
A case report of an innovative approach to harnessing human resources at a Nursing school in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)The paper aims at sharing how human resources limitation drove collaborative teaching at an international level. In 2012, shortage of manpower in face-to face teaching prompted the nursing school to harness human resources ... -
Teacher centred approaches: their implications for today's inclusive classrooms
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)This study is an exploration on the kind of approaches teachers use in their schools and/or classrooms to deliver instruction in inclusive classrooms particularly whether or not learners who have Learning Disabilities (LD) ... -
Collaborative academic writing
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)Many studies have examined the provision of academic writing development at tertiary level (Horowitz, 1986, Webb 1997, Pally 2001 and Zhu 2004, Magogwe & Nkateng 2017) but not focussing on collaborative writing. Students ... -
Teachers and students views pertaining to the teaching and learning of school geometry in Botswana Junior Secondary Schools
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)Geometry is one of the mathematical strands offered in school mathematics. Through the learning of geometry concepts students develop problem solving skills and become critical thinkers. Unfortunately performance on geometry ... -
The effect of social media on student engagement and collaboration: the use of Facebook at the University of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)In the context of today’s electronic media, social networking sites have come to mean individuals, using the internet and web application to communicate in previously impossible ways. This study sought to explore the effects ... -
Complementary and diversity between the UN 1974 Bucharest WPC and Cairo ICPD with reference to their issues and recommendations
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)The concerns of population growth had been there from time immemorial. As far back as 500 BC, the Ancient Chinese, Greeks and Roman Empire used to recognize the implications of high population growth on resources, as ... -
Taboos as a socialization, acculturation and communication strategy among the Bayei of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-05)This paper aims at documenting and analyzing the use of taboos as a strategy for socialization, acculturation and communication among members of the Bayei community in North Western Botswana. It is an assessment of how the ... -
From childhood to womanhood: puberty rites of !XOO girls of Zutshwa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-05)Rites of passage are rituals that mark or accompany the important changes in the life cycle of individuals such as birth, puberty, marriage and death. Girls’ puberty rites mark the transition or change in status from ... -
Why has !XOO not followed the normal pattern of identity loss?
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-05)Every ethnic group is usually identified by specific features. The most conspicuous features have been described as linguistic identity, cultural identity, autonymic identity and ethnonymic identity2. When an ethnic group ... -
Introduction: current patterns of language use, culture and identity in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-05)Introductory note -
Go isiwa ga ngwetsi event: a tapestry of cultural learning
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-05)Escorting the bride to her in-laws’ place is a very important event that completes Setswana wedding processes. The purpose of the study was to investigate the experiences of brides regarding go isiwa ga ngwetsi event. ... -
Through the wisdom of group work, problem-based learning prepares nurses for resolving current health issues
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-12)Problem-based learning (PBL) was developed and has been used in medicals schools for many years with cases or scenarios being used to trigger learning in students before they return to groups to share and refine the knowledge ...