Exploring The Use Of Interactive Teaching And Learning Strategies: In HIV And AIDS Education Paperback

Melissa May

Schools play a major role in shaping the attitudes, opinions and behaviour of young people and so are ideal environments for teaching the social, as well as biologicalaspects of HIV and AIDS. However, literature indicates that learners are displaying AIDS fatigue and may be resistant to teaching around HIV and AIDS. In order to enhance learner engagement and learning, there is therefore a need for teachers to employ interactive teaching and learning strategies that are interactive, inexpensive and fun. This dissertation outlines the research design of an investigation into how such strategies can be used in HIV and AIDS prevention education. An action research design was made use of in this study and the manner in which several teachers presented HIV and AIDS education to his/her learners was initially observed. In addition, qualitative interviews were used to determine the teachers' need for development in this regard. Based on the findings of the problem identification step, teachers were introduced to active teaching and learning strategies and supported to implement them.

9783845430089

English

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

18 Aug 2011

244

Melissa May was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. After identifying a need for change in education in SA, Melissa began studies in education at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2004. Melissa graduated for her BEd, Honour's and MEd degrees by the age of 26. She now lives in Cape Town, lecturing Early Childhood Development.