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Name: Paul Molefe
Location: C1 Lab 235 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
Physics Academic Staff听 Staff Members
Contact Details:
Tel: 011 559 3040
Email:听pmolefe@uj.ac.za
About Mr. Paul Molefe
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
Qualifications:听PhD in Physics Education, Tshwane 欧美福利100000 of Technology – Current
听:听MSc degree in Physics from Rand Afrikaans 欧美福利100000 – 2002
thesis title:听Material Properties Of Thin Film Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Prepared By Two-Stage Growth Processes.
听听:听BSc (Hons) degree in Physics from Rand Afrikaans 欧美福利100000 -1997
听:听BSc Ed degree from Vista 欧美福利100000 (Soweto) – 1996
Expertise:听听Co-coordinator and Moderator听of physics 1 extended course,听听training educators and learners in Physical Science, running of workshops,听managing the FET phase curriculum for Physical Science,听Mathematics and Physical Science Educator and teaching both Mathematics and听Physical science from grade 8 to grade 12. 2015 NBT-Standard setting panelist.
CONFERENCES AND JOURNALS PAPER
1. A re-look at the sequence of concepts in our curriculum (SAIP-UNIVEN 2019).
2. Activities to enhance students’ understanding of acceleration (ICPE-WITS 2018).
3. Students’ explanation of motion in a real-life context (SAIP 2017)
4.听Physics foundation program: Implications for second-year mainstream physics module.(SAIP 2013)
5. Is there a gap between the high school curriculum and first-year university experience? SAIP 2013)
6.听Investigation of problem areas in vectors as experienced by first-year university students. (ISTE 2013).
7. How much do first-year physics students really understand? An entry-level test. (SAIP 2012)
8. Investigating the causes of unsatisfactory performance on the section involving vectors in basic mechanics. (SAIP 2012).
9. Is Foundation Provision the solution to the first-year students’ performance? (SAIP 2012).
10. The readiness of high school students to pursue first-year physics. (Africa Education Review 2012)
11. The transition from high school physics: How well prepared are our students? (SAIP 2011)
12.听Foundation provision: Any difference in students’ performance? (SAIP 2011).
13. Formation of CuInSe2 Thin Films by H2Se/Ar Treatment of Thermally Evaporated Metallic Precursors From A Single Crucible. (Japanese Journal of听Applied Physics)