Mr Itumeleng Phage
Mr Happy Phage

POSITION
Lecturer
QUALIFICATION(S)
MSc Ed.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Physics and Physical Science (Physics) Education
Co-SUPERVISION OF M&D STUDENTS

Masters’ Students

Name(s) and Surname
Date First Registered
Topic:
Poppy Molale
Jan 2017
An investigation into mathematics teaching strategies to manifest learners performance : The case of the grade6 in the JB Mark’s Sub- District in the North West Province. South Africa.
Thembile Mthakathi
Jan 2020
Implementation of assessment methods and their impact on the performance of physical sciences in South African high schools

Doctoral Students

Name(s) and Surname
Date First Registered
Topic:



PUBLICATIONS
  1. Phage, I.B., 2017. Reflections of Practice Teaching Experience of Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Students in Physical Science. Taylor and Francis online publication. International Journal of Educational Science, 16(1-3): 73-79.
  2. Phage, IB, Lemmer M., & Hitge, M., 2017. Probing factors influencing students’ graph comprehension regarding four operations in kinematics graphs. African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(2): 200 – 210. ISSN: 1811-7295 (Print) 2469-7656 (Online)
  3. Phage, I., 2018. Investigating First Year University Physics Students’ Ability to Integrate Algebraic and Kinematics Graphs. International Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education, 10(1), pp.1-25. https://doi.org/10.12973/ijpce/81590
  4. Phage, I., 2018. Undergraduate physics students’ conceptual understanding in the learning of kinematics using a blended approach. International E-Journal of Advances in Education, 4 (11), pp. 199-204. DOI: 10.18768/ijaedu.455623
  5. Phage IB, 2018. Investigating first-year physics students teachers’ conceptual understanding of vectors in physics. International Conference on Education and New Developments 2018 Proceedings. June 2018, Budapest, Hungary. InScience Press, pg. 85 – 89.   ISBN: 978-989-99864-8-0
  6. Phage, IB, 2017. Investigation of First Year University Students’ Interpretation of Graphs in Mathematics and Kinematics. 12th APEC and 10th ICER Conference Proceedings. --: Faculty of Education Khon Kaen University, 2017. ISBN: 978-616-438-066-0 https://sites.google.com/kku.ac.th/icer2017
  7. Phage IB, 2017. Investigating the use of virtual environments in education to enhance students’ performance in the kinematics graphs. International Conference on Education and New Developments 2017 Proceedings ISBN: 978-989-99864-3-5
  8. Phage IB, 2018. Undergraduate students' difficulties with motion of hooked objects on inclined and horizontal surfaces. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Volume 1512, International Conference on Physics Education (ICPE) 2018 1 – 5
  9. Phage, IB, 2016. Integration of Mathematics and Physics Graphs by First Year Undergraduate Physics Students in Laboratory Experiments. International Science Education Conference Proceedings, Venice, Italy. ISSN: 2157-9660 (Online)
  10. Phage, I.B., 2014. The Need to Encourage FET Natural Science Teaching Profession Students at University to Study Physics as a Major. Proceedings of The World Conference on Physics Education 2012, 1st Edition: January, 2014 Ankara, Turkey: pg. 575 - 581. © 2014, Pegem Akademi. ISBN 978-605-364-658-7
BOOK(S) OR CHAPTER (S) IN BOOKS
  1. "Discipline, Task and Reader Characteristics of Introductory Physics Students’ Graph Comprehension in Mathematics and Kinematics" - Theorizing STEM Education in the 21st Century Edited by: Kehdinga George Fomunyam
  2. “Undergraduate students' difficulties with motion of objects on horizontal and inclined surfaces”
Book name: Newest Updates in Physical Science Research
PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES, SEMINARS OR WORKSHOPS
South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) – South Africa
International Conference on Science and Technology Education (ISTE) – Kruger National Park, South Africa
Best of Both Worlds (BOB) – Belabela, South Africa
The World Conference in Physics Education (WCPE) – Istanbul, Turkey
EDULEARN Conference - Barcelona, SPAIN
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Conference - Bloemfontein, South Africa
The World Conference in Physics Education (WCPE) - Sao Paolo, Brazil
International Science Education Conference (ISTE) - Venice, Italy
SAIP’s Engineers and Scientists Entrepreneurship Workshop (ESEW) – Durban, SA
Millennium School of Nuclear Physics (NAC-Faure)
South African Young Nuclear Physicists Conference (Eskom Convention Centre)
South African Institute of Physicists Conferences
INTERNALISATION ACTIVITIES
http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/WNYPTA/
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT(S)
Schools Interventions in Maths and Science Performance
National Science Week
4th Industrial Revolution STEM Education’ Discussion Forum
Science Forum South Africa
SciFest AFRICA
EXTERNAL
PROFILE(S)
IOP Science

Contact Us
  • Mr Happy Phage
  • Tel: +27 (0)51 507 3827
  • iphage@cut.ac.za