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Pedagogical practices of grade 7 economics and management sciences teachers in teaching financial literacy component

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  • Motsi Qoyi

    (Department of Curriculum Studies, Walter Sisulu University, 280 Shepstone Road, Whittlesea, 5360, South Africa.)

  • Pretty Thandiswa Mpiti

    (Walter Sisulu University, Queenstown, 280 Shepstone Road, Whittlesea, 5360, South Africa)

Abstract

The teaching of Economic Management Sciences (EMS) in Senior Phase (SP) classrooms, particularly in Grade 7, still needs to be researched. This paper examines the pedagogical practices of Grade 7 EMS teachers when teaching financial literacy (FL). We employed a qualitative research case study. Two schools were purposively chosen in the Chris Hani District, serving as the case under exploration. A data set of six participants were observed and interviewed for six months. The main findings of the study indicated that (i) the teachers adopt pedagogical practices that are based on experience and subject area content knowledge,(ii) teachers with experience and subject content knowledge were found to deliver learner-centered, creative lessons while emerging teachers relied on the textbook and taught in teacher-centered ways, (iii) lack of training on the relatively new content of FL in EMS, lack of resources and complicated language of FL concepts resulted in teachers relying on standard pedagogical practices. The study proffers recommendations and interventions that teachers could use to better their skills of pedagogic practices. Amongst these are training EMS teachers by higher education institutions, workshops, and induction of newly hired EMS teachers. Key Words:Pedagogical Practices, Grade 7 Learners, Economics and Management Sciences, Teachers, Financial Literacy

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  • Motsi Qoyi & Pretty Thandiswa Mpiti, 2022. "Pedagogical practices of grade 7 economics and management sciences teachers in teaching financial literacy component," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 11(10), pages 359-365, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:rbs:ijbrss:v:11:y:2022:i:10:p:359-365
    DOI: 10.20525/ijrbs.v11i10.2246
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