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T S Mwamwenda

Publications and source records attributed to T S Mwamwenda.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed2000

Cheating among University of Transkei students.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which cheating in academic work occurs at this university. 58 participants registered for a postgraduate diploma in education responded to a questionnaire on cheating. Some students admitted engaging in every behaviour; however, the percentage of students so engaged was much lower than those reported among British and American institutions of higher learning. This may partly be attributed to respondents being reluctant to divulge their dishonesty.

Adult↗
PubMed2000

AIDS awareness among South African students.

The present study explored reported awareness of AIDS among third-year majors in education. The 71 men and 93 women had a mean age of 24.7 yr. (SD = 4.7 yr.). Those who were aware outnumbered those who were not.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed2000

Prevalence of domestic violence reported by a sample of South African undergraduates.

The purpose of this study was to examine reports of wife battery by 81 male and 138 female Xhosa-speaking undergraduates in Transkei, South Africa among neighbours and relatives. Only 32 of 219 subjects admitted having witnessed such behaviour by their parents; 43 indicated that they approved wife battery; and 94 did not consider it a matter to be brought to the attention of police. For 136 it was not a sufficient reason for seeking divorce.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1998

Reports of husband battering from an undergraduate sample in Umtata.

The objective of the present study was to explore the extent to which husband battering is practised among Xhosa-speaking women (n = 138) and men (n = 81) in Transkei. Analysis showed that husband battering is not an unknown sociological practice as a small number of women do in fact beat up their husbands. Contrary to conventional and cultural knowledge wife battering is not a one-way phenomenon although it is practised more widely.

Adult↗
PubMed1997

Stress of secondary school teachers in Transkei, South Africa.

The purpose of this study was to explore self-reported stress experienced by secondary school teachers in Transkei, South Africa using a local unstandardized scale. Contrary to the literature on western teachers, an average rating of stress of 93.5 was reported by the 134 teachers, and no differences were noted between the 66 men and 68 women.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

Self-concept and locus of control among South African adolescents.

The present study explored the association of scores on self-concept Self-description Inventory and locus of control (Academic Achievement Accountability) for 192 and 122 South African adolescent girls (M = 17.8 yr.) and boys (M = 19.0 yr.), respectively. For the whole group rs ranged from .00 to .29, confirming that scores on a self-concept scale especially designed for South African adolescent girls and boys are weakly associated with scores on the locus of control scale.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1995

Age differences in social desirability.

To examine the differences between 162 adolescents' and 118 adults' scores on the Eysenck Personality Inventory 64 boys (M age = 20 yr.), 94 girls (M age = 18.9 yr.), 78 women (M age = 29 yr.), and 40 men (M age = 28.8 yr.) from Umtata and the vicinity in Transkei, South Africa were tested. Adolescents scored higher on social desirability than adults did.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1995

Associations of neuroticism and introversion with academic achievement.

The relationship of academic achievement or grades with Eysenck Personality Inventory scores on Neuroticism and Introversion was examined. Contrary to theoretical expectations and previous studies, no significant differences among means were observed for 118 first-year South African university students (78 women and 40 men) whose mean ages were 29 yr. (women) and 28.8 yr. (men).

Adult↗
PubMed1994

Test anxiety and academic achievement among South African university students.

Although studies in Western and a few developing countries have indicated students with low scores on test anxiety tend to perform better on academic tasks than those who score higher on test anxiety, at this South African university no statistically significant mean difference on a test in educational psychology was noted for 121 students who scored high on the Anxiety Achievement Test and those 117 who scored low.

Cross-Cultural Comparison↗
PubMed1993

Sex differences in formal operations.

Research relating cognitive development to gender has been rather limited. The few studies that have explored such a relationship have been conclusive. The object of this study was to explore whether African students' performance on formal operations measure would be related to whether they were male or female. The results showed that gender was not related to performance on formal operations, as the mean difference between the two sets of subjects was statistically nonsignificant.

Adult↗
PubMed1993

Gender differences in test anxiety among South African university students.

Prior research has shown a sex difference in scores on test anxiety, with men having a lower mean score than women. The present study was undertaken to confirm such a difference among African university students, but the t ratio was nonsignificant for means of 28.4 for men and 28.0 for women (SDs of 5.3 and 5.0).

Achievement↗
PubMed1993

Age and test anxiety among African university students.

As studies in Western countries have shown, scores on test anxiety increase with age during elementary school. Whether such a difference would be observed among African university students who ranged in age from 18 to 35 years was examined. The difference in mean scores on the Achievement Anxiety Test for two groups, ages 18 to 25 years (n = 132) and 26 to 35 years (n = 267), was not statistically significant.

Achievement↗
PubMed1992

Improving African children's cognitive development through training.

According to Piaget, cognitive development can be realized with maturation and environmental experience, but he attached some significance to training as a means of facilitating cognitive development. This paper gives brief summaries of eight studies carried out in Africa clearly showing that cognitive development can be facilitated by training.

Africa↗
PubMed1992

Comment: universality of formal operational thought.

Piaget suggested four stages of development (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete and formal operations) may be universally observed, but only the first three have been confirmed because few people attain formal operations. Both Westerners and Africans may attain formal operations, however, given the way they reason and interact in their milieu.

Adolescent↗