Assignment 3 2025
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Due Date: 11 September 2025
QUESTION 1: SCENARIO-BASED ANALYSIS OF LEARNER CHALLENGES
Introduction
A Grade 8 learner in a South African public school faces several academic and personal
challenges that affect learning. The learner speaks isiZulu at home, while English is the main
language of teaching at school. This language gap, combined with low participation,
difficulties in mathematics and science, overcrowded classrooms, and limited access to
resources, creates barriers to progress. The analysis below explores these challenges
through psychological and contextual frameworks, focusing on cognitive and emotional
factors, social and environmental influences, and historical and cultural dimensions.
1. Cognitive and Emotional Factors
Cognitive development strongly influences how learners understand and retain new
concepts. According to Piaget’s theory, Grade 8 learners are usually in the formal
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