• An Explanatory Study of the Perception of the Importance of Soft Skills Development in Higher Education by Hospitality Students. 

  van der Merwe, Johan P (The IIE, 2020)

  The development of Soft skills (generic skills) and Hard skills (academic skills) of students in hospitality through Higher Education (HE) is acknowledged to be both important in HE through research. Identifying specific ...
• Exploring Lecturers' Perceptions on the Use of Inclusive Pedagogical Strategies in Higher Education Contexts: A Case Study of Lecturers at a Private Higher Education Institution in Johannesburg, South Africa 

  Chindomu, Rodwell (The IIE, 2020)

  Inclusive pedagogy is often narrowly associated with increasing enrolment and access to education for “disadvantaged” groups. This study sought to explore the wider view, which holds that inclusive pedagogy transcends the ...
• Assessing the Effectiveness of Tutorial Interventions on Student Academic Performance for Undergraduates in the Department of Public Administration at a University of Technology. 

  Sithole, Phillemon (The IIE, 2020)

  The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of tutorial interventions on student academic performance for undergraduates in the department of public administration at a university of technology. Student ...
• Best Teaching Practices for Increasing Student Engagement in Large Classes Within the Faculty of Commerce 

  Naicker, Daphanie (The IIE, 2020)

  With the increased access to education and massification of education in South Africa and internationally, this may adversely affect the participation and engagement of students in classes that seat between 50 to over 100 ...
• A Study of the Use and Usability of an LMS (RCLearn): A Student Perspective 

  Zulu, Remaketse Francis (The IIE, 2020)

  The problem identified for this research is that private education provider’s students are not using an LMS effectively, not completing their activities and not engaging fully with the system. The problem was identified ...
• An Analysis of the Academic Learning Challenges Faced by First Year Students in a Durban Private Higher Education Institution 

  Razack, Fathima (The IIE, 2020)

  This study makes visible the experiences of students transitioning to higher education from high school and previously marginalised backgrounds in South Africa. The structure of South African higher education institutions ...
• The Relationship Between Taking Maths Literacy at School and a Student's Ability to do Accounting at Tertiary Level 

  Carvalho, Carmen (The IIE, 2020)

  Does the Mathematics Literacy content taught at school adequately prepare students to achieve success in accounting at tertiary level? More specifically, did taking Maths Literacy at school make students doubt their ability ...
• Language of Teaching and Learning (LoLT) as a Barrier to Learning Mathematics: Impact on Mathematics Students in Higher Education 

  Dhlamini, Semakaleng (The IIE, 2020)

  Language is a barrier that hinders learning Mathematics in most schools in South African and thus may result in a lower throughput rate at most High Schools in South Africa. This is because students in most schools are ...
• An Exploratory Study on the Influence of Student- centered Teaching Methods on Student Motivation Towards Education 

  Julies, Auldrin (The IIE, 2020)

  Change is a constant within the educational process with the ever-evolving design of subject matter, change in the dynamics within classrooms, and changes within teaching strategies implemented by educators (Hansen & ...
• The relationship between taking Maths Literacy at school and a student’s ability to do accounting at tertiary level 

  Carvalho, Carmen (The IIE, 2020)

  Does the Mathematics Literacy content taught at school adequately prepare students to achieve success in accounting at tertiary level? More specifically, did taking Maths Literacy at school make students doubt their ability ...
• Best teaching practices for increasing student engagement in large classes within the Faculty of Commerce 

  Naicker, Daphanie (The IIE, 2020)

  School Education and Training. This research project was undertaken to examine problems students face in large classes and to identify from the students perspectives teaching strategies that are used in the classroom. The ...
• An analysis of the academic learning challenges faced by first year students in a Durban Private Higher Education Institution 

  Razack, Fathima (The IIE, 2020)

  This study makes visible the experiences of students transitioning to higher education from high school and previously marginalised backgrounds in South Africa. The structure of South African higher education institutions ...
• Measuring student attitude towards the application of gamification in the higher education classroom 

  van Reede van Oudtshoorn, Nicolaas N (The Independent Institute of Education, 2020)

  Modern day educators face a myriad of challenges with today’s learners. The world has become a fast-paced environment with many distractions. Keeping learners focussed on inclass activities pose a challenge and a cellular ...
• Teaching and learning approach: A comparison between a traditional and a flipped classroom and which flipped classroom methods will enhance student behaviour, independent learning, promote student engagement and significant learning 

  Visagie, Lorinda (The Independent Institute of Education, 2020)

  Field research was completed on a traditional and a flipped classroom. The reason for conducting this research was to establish why the first-year students within the higher certificate fitness and coaching struggled to ...
• An exploratory study on the influence of student-centered teaching methods on student motivation towards education 

  Julies, Auldrin (The Independent Institute of Education, 2020)

  Change is a constant within the educational process with the ever-evolving design of subject matter, change in the dynamics within classrooms, and changes within teaching strategies implemented by educators (Hansen & ...
• Exploring the effectiveness of problem- based learning (PBL) to improve the application of theory amongst tourism students. 

  Ramouthar, Shayna (The IIE, 2017)

  Tourism and hospitality students struggle to apply their theoretical knowledge acquired in the actual workplace (Pan and Jamnia, 2014, p.36; Pez`ua and Bayardo, 2012, p.33). According to Clegg (2005, p. 415) tourism and ...
• Exploring the use of Workshops for Educator Support Development 

  Kirsten, Adolph (The IIE, 2017)

  This research aims to explore how the use of workshops can support and develop lecturers to manage and support at-risk students identified in a Higher Certificate programme at a private higher education institution. A ...
• Exploring the use of workshops to encourage educators to use online learning platforms. 

  Shotter, Melanie (The IIE, 2017)

  This study investigates, through a quantitative research design, the effect of an intervention workshop applied to tertiary educators who appeared to underutilize an advantageous online educational learning platform. In ...
• Exploring the use of group work to improve concept understanding in a communications module 

  Bangu, Respect (The IIE, 2017)

  The study explored the use of group work to develop a deeper understanding of non-verbal communication concept. The population was first year students at a private Higher Education Institution (HEI) in South Africa enrolled ...
• Exploring the Use of Collaborative Learning Techniques to Enhance Interpersonal Intelligence 

  Janneker, Shaylan (The IIE, 2017)

  The research project explores the effects of collaborative teaching and learning methods have upon interpersonal intelligence, primarily focusing on the implementation of tasks and activities in a participatory environment ...

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