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Pictorial information in reading comprehension: a comparative study in two rural schools

- Bopape, Makgale Joas

Authors: Bopape, Makgale Joas
Date: 2010-11-22T10:04:41Z
Subjects: Pictures in education , Visual education , Reading comprehension , Education (Primary)
Type: Thesis
Identifier: uj:7019 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3526
Description: M.Ed. , The research problem addressed in this project focuses on the role of pictorial information in reading comprehension of grade six pupils in rural primary schools in the Northern Province. The investigation was carried out with the aim of identifying and exploring the possible influence pictures might have in helping to contextualise the reading text. The inquiry was conducted by means of a quasi experimental design study, which included both quantitative and qualitative methods for data collection. The research population was divided into experimental and control groups. The over-riding rationale which initiated the investigation came about as a result of the observation that young children are able to interpret and understand television programmes communicated to them through the medium of second languages. Teaching reading comprehension to pupils in a rural environment was assumed to need additional teaching and learning media than the teacher's oral instruction plus the verbal text to help pupils to contextualise and understand the written text. The hypothesis underlying the study is that the use of pictures in reading comprehension can improve pupils' reading performance as well as facilitate the learning of English second language within a particular context at the same time. The literature review in this investigation was confined to the role of schema or background knowledge in relation to understanding of reading content and also a brief review of socio-cultural influences on the reading process. The literature review stresses the pedagogical significance of relevant schema and culturally based reading text as well as the role of pictorial information assisting text comprehension. Data collection took place in the classroom set-up. The data were collected from three major sources namely test scores, interviews and observation. The investigation indicated that there appeared to be some positive relationships between the use of pictures in reading comprehension and reading performance for grade six pupils in the experimental group. The findings of the investigation can be used as a stepping stone towards implementing communicative teaching strategies as well.
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Die departementshoof as motiveerder vir die gebruik van visuele onderwysmedia

- Labuschagne, Frederik Willem

Authors: Labuschagne, Frederik Willem
Date: 2014-04-23
Subjects: High school department heads , Visual education , Motivation in education
Type: Thesis
Identifier: uj:10850 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10357
Description: M.Ed. (Educational Management) , The use of visual media as a means of achieving educational aims in the school is of great importance. This study focuses on the role the head of department has to play in motivating the staff under his supervision and to provide goal orientation. The primary focus is on teacher motivation. The findings generally support the contention that the departmental head must be a motivated educational manager, able to guide teachers to apply visual media effectively and creatively. He must provide incentives .so that teachers will find enjoyment in working as a team; this enjoyment must be transmitted to students. The participative system of educational administration by in-service training of junior teachers should be applied. A healthy climate should be created among senior and junior teachers, to ensure that junior teachers benefit from their senior colleagues' vast experience in the use of media. Visual media should be applied effectively to the full benefit of all pupils in the school. It must stimulate their creativity and provide an environment conducive to active participation in their personal development. Most teachers still spend most of their time preparing and delivering classroombased face-to-face lessons. All the indications are that electronic communication systems will not supplant existing visual media, but will complement them. New species of instructional methods and media are being developed, but the previously existing species have not become extinct. The teacher in the class has two distinctive roles in visual media application...
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