Abstract
M.Ed. (Educational Psychology)
A research team from the Department of Educational Sciences at the Rand
Afrikaans University has recently engaged in a group project to evaluate
the responsibilities of the teacher towards a number of aspects. The aim of
the study was to determine how important teachers regard some of their
responsibilities.
Each member of the team did research on a specific aspect of the
responsibilities in teaching. This script focuses on the responsibility of
the teacher regarding the cognitive development of pupils.
The following aspects of cognitive development were evaluated
* development of language;
* developing memorization skills;
* intensifying pupils' observation;
* coming to logical conclusions;
* creative problem solving;
* comprehension of Symbols;
* developing pupils' skills regarding figures.
The responsibility of the teacher regarding the pupils' cognitive
development is described by means of
* a literature study, which confirms the importance and relevancy of
these aspects discussed and questioned, as well as
* an empirical study, based on a questionnaire which was submitted
to respondents.
Teachers from different levels and school in the Johannesburg region were
asked to complete the questionnaire which consisted of 98 questions.