Abstract Modelling competencies are currently included in numerous curricula worldwide and generally accepted as a complex, process-oriented construct. Therefore, effective measurement should include multiple dimensions, like the sub-competencies required throughout modelling process. Departing from characteristics of problems open often underdetermined real-world problems, we propose to enrich...

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This article outlines one tradition of qualitative research in social psychology, that of discourse analysis and discursive research. It proposes that the tradition offers an alternative conceptualisation of a psychosocial subject to accounts which draw on psychoanalytic theorising. The article reviews some of the problems around conceptualising a subject in discursive terms, then sets out some...

Adverse events such as disasters are interpreted through a system of meaning provided by culture. Historically, research into society’s response to disasters provides numerous examples of community resilience in face of adversity. However, since the 1980s, numerous researchers have challenged the previous optimistic accounts and argue that such incidents result in long-term damage to the commun...

It is no unknown fact that South African learners, as well as learners world-wide, underachieve in mathematics. Taking into consideration that the quality of mathematics instruction might be one possible factor that has an influence on learners’ mathematics achievement, there are valid reasons questioning the conceptual mathematical knowledge of mathematics teachers. In order to facilitate conc...

2. Meaning: An intricate system of conceptualisation underlies language (Langacker,1987). This system consists of a way to organise the world into different objects and events, a way to categorise them, and a way to introduce structure from the viewpoint of the speaker and listener. For example, the phrase ”The car is behind the tree”, implies that the speaker and listener view themselves as po...

What is mental toughness? This research draws on the experience of elite athletes and coaches to unearth a conceptualisation and definition of mental toughness. The interviews of 33 elite athletes and coaches (including 25 current or former elite athletes, of whom 15 had achieved an Olympic Gold Medal or World Champion status) were transcribed verbatim and analysed qualitatively to reveal under...