Areas of Expertise

• • Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
• • Organic Chemistry
• • Chemical Kinetics and Nanotechnology
• • Mathematics and Science Education

Academic Qualifications

• • PhD
  Thesis: Intra Molecular Effects in Some Redox Reactions.
• • MPhil
  Coursework included Physical Methods of Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Organic Compounds, Chemical Kinetics and Coordination Chemistry.
  Dissertation: Synthesis & Physio-Chemical Studies of Some Quaternary Complexes of Copper (II) Heterochelates Involving o-Acetoacetanisidide/o-Hydroxy Acetophenone and Anthranilic Acid with N- or O-Donors.
• • MSc
• • BEd

Postgraduate Supervision

Master's Students

• • K.B. Segola — First registered: 2013
  Teachers' Perceptions of Factors Influencing Learners' Choice of Physical Sciences in Grade 10. Graduated.
• • S.M. Moopeloa — First registered: 2013
  The Development of Learners' Science Process Skills through the Implementation of the Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) Approach in Thabong Primary Schools.
• • B. Mentoor — First registered: 2019
  Science Teaching and Learning through the Medium of English and Sesotho: A Comparative Study in Two Primary Schools.
• • M.I. Ntshangase — First registered: 2019
  Grade 11 Learners' Opportunity to Learn Mathematics in Fezile Dabi District, Free State Province.
• • M.C. Mathejane — First registered: 2019
  Challenges Faced by Secondary School Teachers in the Teaching of Mathematics in Ngwathe Municipality.
• • S. Nhlapo — First registered: 2019
  Investigating the Relationship between Laboratories and the Academic Performance of Grade 10 Physical Sciences Learners.

Doctoral Students

• • Maisaiah Evodia Phakisi — International student, first registered: 2014
  Evaluating Primary Science School Teachers' Pedagogical Practice in Multigrade Classrooms in Lesotho. Graduated in 2018.
• • Tagutanazyo P. Obert — International student, first registered: 2015
  Developing Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking in Physical Sciences at Selected Schools in Mpumalanga Province.
• • I.B. Phage — First registered: August 2017
  Physical Sciences Teachers' and Learners' Perceptions of the Content Knowledge and Conceptual Understanding of Graphs in Algebra and Kinematics.

Selected Publications

• • Bhagwandeen, R. & Rambuda, A. (2017). The Perceptions of Physical Sciences Learners on Teacher Implementation of Participative Teaching and Learning in the Classroom. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Educational Research, Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, pp. 597-605.
• • Gupta, R. et al. (2013). Cu(II)-Catalyzed Oxidation of Bioactive Substrates by Methylene Blue in Acidic Medium Assisted by Zn(II): Possible Role of Nanoparticles. Indian Journal of Chemistry, 52A, 724-731.
• • Gupta, R. et al. Cu(II) Catalysed Oxidation of o-Mercaptobenzoic Acid by Methylene Blue in Acidic Medium: A Kinetic Study. Indian Journal of Chemistry, 45A, 2431-2434.

Conference Proceedings & Presentations

• • Bhagwandeen, R. (2019). “Pointing Powerfully” – Efficacy of PowerPoint Presentation on Concept Acquisition by Second-Year Chemistry Students in a Natural Sciences Module. ISEP, Japan, 3-5 April 2019.
• • Bhagwandeen, R. (2018). Understanding the Efficiency of Teaching through YouTube on Concept Acquisition by Second-Year Chemistry Students. 45th Annual International Conference of SASE, 3-5 October 2018.
• • Bhagwandeen, R. & Rambuda, A. (2018). Grades 10 and 11 Learners' Perceptions of Their Teachers' Implementation of Small Group Discussions in Physical Sciences Classrooms. 45th Annual International Conference of SASE, 3-5 October 2018.
• • Bhagwandeen, R. & Rambuda, A. (2017). The Perceptions of Physical Sciences Learners on Teacher Implementation of Participative Teaching and Learning in the Classroom. APEC-ICER, Thailand, 9-11 September 2017.
• • Bhagwandeen, R. & Rambuda, A. (2017). Perceptions of Learners on the Teaching Styles of Physical Sciences Teachers in the Democratic Era in South Africa. 44th Annual International Conference of SASE, Gaborone, Botswana, 4-6 October 2017.

Internationalisation Activities

• • Supervised two international doctoral students.

Community Engagement

• • Participated actively in the Saturday Science School for four years.
• • Assisted a local school with science practicals and participated in National Science Week.

External Profiles