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Dr.
WILLIAM JOHN FRASER
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QUALIFICATIONS DEd (UNISA); MEd (UNISA); BEd (UNISA); BSc (PU FOR CHE); THED (Potchefstroom); NTD (Prod) NTCV (Prod) (Department of National Education); CBIOL (Chartered Biologist Institute of Biology), MBIOL (Member of the Institute of Biology). JOB RELATED EXPERIENCES 1973-1977: Taught biology, general science, geography and mathematics as assistant teacher at the Ventersdorp High School. 1978-1980: Taught biology as senior teacher at the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria. 1981-1983: Head of the Science Department at the Hoërskool Staatspresident CR Swart. Taught biology to senior learners at this specific high school. 1983-1985: Head and Senior Researcher at the Human Sciences Research Council. Researched test construction and item banks (biology) at the Institute for Psychological and Edumetric Research, Human Sciences Research Council. 1986: Taught biology and biology education at certificate and diploma level to student teachers at the Further Training Campus, Vista University (VUDEC). 1987-1989: Worked as senior lecturer (General Didactics and Subject Didactics Biology) Department of Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of South Africa. 1990-1993: Appointed as Associate Professor (Subject Didactics Biology) Department of Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of South Africa. 1994-1997 Appointed as Full Professor in the Department of Didactics (Subject Didactics Biology), Faculty of Education, University of South Africa. Sept. 1997 Appointed as Professor and Head of the Department of Didactics (now the Department of Teaching and Training Studies), School for Educational Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria. MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS 6.1 Member of the Institute of Biology (CBIOL, MBIOL 6.2 Member of the ISTE (International Society for Teacher Education) 6.3 Member of EASA (Education Association of South Africa) 6.4 Member of SASE (Southern African Society for Education) 6.5 Member of the Subject Didactic Association of South Africa 6.6 Member of the South African Association for Research and Development in Higher Education PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES 7.1 Transvaal Chairperson of the South African Association of Teachers of Biology (1986 to 1992). 7.2 Chairperson of the Interest Group Physical Science Education TO Interest Group Teacher education. 7.3 Chairperson of the interest group Distance Education of the Education Association of South Africa 1994 to 1996. 7.4 Membership Secretary of ASEESA (Association for the Study of Evaluation in Education in Southern Africa) (1986 to 1993). 7.5 Vise-President van ASEESA (Association for the Study of Evaluation in Education in Southern Africa) (1994 to 1996). POST AND PRESENT ACADEMIC JOB DESCRIPTION 8.1 Jointly responsible for the teaching of the subject didactics of biology-to-biology students, Unisa (1988 to 1996). 8.2 Jointly responsible for the teaching of a module on instruction and learning to students enrolled for the Post-graduate Diploma in Distance Education, Unisa. 8.3 Teaching of a module on distance education to students enrolled for the Diploma in Tertiary Education, Unisa. 8.4 Writing course material for the Master's Programme in Science Education (MEd)(ScEd), which was introduced at Unisa in 1999. 8.5 Wrote course material on instruction and learning for a module of the newly proposed BSecEd degree, Unisa in 1996. 8.6 Responsible for the preliminary planning in developing the curriculum for the newly proposed Applied Education programmes, Unisa in 1995. 8.7 Jointly responsible for the teaching of two modules for the FDE in Educational Evaluation, Unisa in 1995. 8.8 Responsible for Education 311 ("After five" course), Didactics component, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria (UP) form 1997. 8.9 Responsible for the first module of a BEd course, Didactic Pedagogics 710 (Teaching and Training Studies 710), UP from 1997. 8.10 Responsible for the development and teaching of the module Principles and Foundations of Environmental Education (ENO811) of the MEd(EE), as well as the module on Teaching Methods and Strategies for the ME(EE), University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria (UP) form 2000. 8.11 Responsible for the development and teaching of the module Facilitating Learning through Text of the MEd (PDTT) (Potential Development in Teaching and Training), UP from 2000. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
AND PAPERS READ JOURNAL ARTICLES/ARTICLES IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS 1. Fraser, W. J. 1983. Eksperimente om die invloed van ensieme op 'n substraat te demonstreer (Experiments to demonstrate the influence of enzymes on a substrate). Spectrum, vol. 21, no. 2, 52-54. 2. Fraser, W. J. 1984. Die demonstrasie as metode om wetenskaplike inhoude te ontsluit (The Demonstration as method to expose scientific contents). Spectrum, vol. 22, no. 1, 46-47. 3. Fraser, W. J. 1984. Die leerteorieë van Ausubel en Piaget as grondslag vir doeltreffende vaslegging van vakinhoude tydens biologie-onderrig (The learning theories of Ausubel and Piaget as foundation for effective fixation of subject content during the teaching of biology). Onderwysbulletin (Education Bulletin), vol. 28, no. 1, 41-52. 4. Fraser, W. J. 1985. Doelwitformulering van kriteria vir die evaluering van intellektuele kognitiewe vermoëns in die biologie (The formulation of objectives for the assessment of cognitive skills in biology. Part 1. Logical analysis). Deel 1. Logiese analise. Spectrum, vol. 23, no. 2, 45-47. 5. Fraser, W. J. 1985. Die Demonstrasie as Onderrigmetode (Demonstration as Teaching Method). Educamus, vol. 31, no. 9, 33-37. 6. Fraser, W. J. 1985. 'n Empiriese analise van die 1983-Itembanktoepassing in Biologie vir standerd 10 Hoër Graad in Transvaal (An empirical analysis of the 1983 item bank application in Biology for standard 10 Higher Grade in Transvaal). Onderwysbulletin, vol. 29, no. 3, 37-51. 7. Fraser, W. J. 1987. How valid and reliable are your tests? Spectrum, vol. 25, no. 3, 62-64. 8. Fraser, Bill. 1991. Science Teaching by means of the Process Approach. Bion Newsletter, Number 25, October 1991. 9. Fraser, W. J. 1992. Die invloed van sintetiese groeihormone op wortelvorming en stingelverlenging by plante: 'n Prosesbenadering met die beklemtoning van die ontwikkeling van die vakeie vaardighede - Deel 1 (The influence of synthetic growth hormones on root formation in plants: A process approach with the emphasis on the development of subject related skills - Part 1). Spectrum, vol. 30, no. 1, 16-19.
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