study aimed to gain insight into the use of geomorphology fieldwork in Grade 12 classes for conceptual understanding. The geography CAPS document provides guidance to teachers on the concepts to be taught and assessed through the program of assessment and further recommends teaching strategies to be used thereof, and fieldwork is one of the suggested strategies. As a result, following purposive and convenience sampling, the study focused on nine secondary schools from three districts in Tshwane, investigating geography teachers’ experiences of implementing Grade 12 geomorphology fieldwork. Guided by the Place-Based Education theory, Social-Constructivism theory and Experiential Learning theory to identify and discuss the nuances of geography teachers’ practices, the study sought to understand geography teachers’ experience regarding fieldwork implementation in grade 12. This study adopted a qualitative approach through an intrinsic case study to generate data from participants using semi-structured interviews and document analysis, and the data were analysed thematically to facilitate seamless discussion of findings through the identified themes and sub-themes. The findings revealed a scant implementation of geomorphology fieldwork among the participants. However, this finding was backed by myriad challenges that participating teachers cited as hindering factors. Time constraints, curriculum coverage, financial implications, lack of stakeholder support, safety concerns, lack of adequate training to implement fieldwork, and teachers’ workload were challenges that impeded their successful implementation of geomorphology fieldwork in their classes. Nevertheless, the study concluded that there’s a lack of theoretical understanding of the importance of experiential learning in fieldwork as a result of the school-based policy on teaching and learning silence to support CAPS directive on the importance of fieldwork activities to enhance learners' comprehension of geomorphology. The study proposed a Framework for Geomorphology Fieldwork to guide Geography teachers to implement fieldwork in teaching successfully.
Ndzavisiso lowu a wu langutisisi hi ku kongoma ndlela leyi ntirho wa le masipala (fieldwork) wa geomorphology wu tirhisiwaka ha yona eka tidyondzo ta Geography ta Grade 12 ku pfuna ku twisisa switandzhaku. Xiletelo xa CAPS xa Geography xi nyika varhumiwa va dyondzo swikongomelo swa tidyondzo leswi faneleke ku dyondzisiwa ni ku kambisisiwa hi ndlela ya assessment naswona xi tlhela xi tshembisa swindlela swa dyondzo leswi nga tirhisiwaka, leswi endlaka leswaku ntirho wa le masipala wu va wun’wana wa swona. Ku ri hi leswi, ku tirhisa ku hlawula hi xikongomelo ni ku olova ka nkoka, ndzavisiso wu langute swikolo swa vunkombo eka tindzawulo ta nharhu ta Tshwane ku kambela matirhelo ya varhumiwa va Geography eka ntirho wa le masipala wa geomorphology wa Grade 12. Ndzavisiso wu khumbiwa hi Theory ya Place-Based Education, Social-Constructivism na Experiential Learning leswaku wu vona ni ku hlamusela matirhelo ya varhumiwa va Geography, wu ringete ku twisisa matirhelo ya vona hi ntirho wa le masipala eka dyondzo ya Grade 12. Ndzavisiso wu tirhise ndlela ya qualitative hi ku tirhisa case study ku kuma datha eka vath参与hi hi ku tirhisa swivutiso leswi nga hlawuleka ni ku hlaya matsalwa, naswona datha yi kambisisiwe hi ndlela ya themes. Swipatula swi kombisile leswaku ntirho wa le masipala wa geomorphology a wu tirhisiwa hi ntsongo swinene eka vath参与hi. Hambiswiritano, leswi swi ve ni swivangelo swo tala leswi varhumiwa va boxeke tanihi swihlawulekisi. Swivilelo swi katsa nkarhi wo ka wu nga eneleli, ntirho wo tala wa CAPS, timali, ku pfumeleriwa hi stakeholders, swivilelo swa nsirhelelo, ku ka ku nga vi na ku letela lokunene ni ntirho wo tala wa varhumiwa. Leswi swi endle leswaku ntirho wu nga koteki kahle. Ndzavisiso wu gimete leswaku ku na ku pfumala ka ku twisisa ka teoriya ya nkoka wa experiential learning eka ntirho wa le masipala hikwalaho ka maendlelo ya xikolo lawa ya nga vulavuli kahle hi nkoka wa ntirho wa le masipala lowu CAPS yi wu seketelaka leswaku wu pfuna eka ku twisisa ka vadyondzi hi geomorphology. Ndzavisiso wu tsarile Framework ya Ntirho wa le Masipala wa Geomorphology ku pfuna varhumiwa va Geography leswaku va kota ku tirhisa ntirho lowu hi ndlela leyi humelelaka.
Nyakišišo ye e beakantšwe go hwetša temogo ka ga tšhomišo ya tiro ya ka ntle (fieldwork) ya geomorphology dithutong tša Geography tša Grade 12 go matlafatša kwešišo ya diteng. Tokomane ya CAPS ya Geography e fa barutiši bohlale ka ga diteng tšeo di swanetšego go rutwa le go lekanyetšwa ka lenaneo la assessment, gomme e šišinya le ditsela tša go ruta, ye nngwe e lego tiro ya ka ntle. Ka gona, go dirišitšwe go kgetha ka boomo le go phošolla, nyakišišo e nepišitše dikolo tše senyane tše di lego dikgauswi tše tharo tša Tshwane go hlahloba maitemogelo a barutiši ba Geography ka ga tšhomišo ya tiro ya ka ntle ya geomorphology ya Grade 12. E laeditšwe ke dikgopolo tša Place-Based Education, Social-Constructivism le Experiential Learning go lemoga le go ahlaahla diphapantšo tša mekgwa ya barutiši ba Geography, nyakišišo e lekile go kwešiša maitemogelo a bona mabapi le tšhomišo ya tiro ya ka ntle dithutong tša Grade 12. E šomišitše mokgwa wa qualitative ka go diriša nyakišišo ya seabe sa ka gare (intrinsic case study) go hwetša tshedimosetso go tšwa go baratibogi ka dipotšišo tša sebopego se se šišintšwego le tshekatsheko ya ditokomane; tshedimosetso e ile ya sekasekwa ka mokgwa wa methopo le methopana. Dipholo di bontšhitše gore go na le tšhomišo e nnyane ya tiro ya ka ntle ya geomorphology mo barutising. Le ge go le bjalo, se se ile sa tiisetšwa ke ditlhohlo tše dintši tšeo barutiši ba di boletšego bjalo ka dilo tše di ba thibelago. Ditlhohlo di akaretša go hloka nako e lekanego, go swanetšwa go swara dithuto ka moka ka nako, ditšenyeletšo tša ditšhelete, go hloka thekgo ya stakeholders, ditaba tša polokego, go hloka go rutišwa gabotse ka ga tiro ya ka ntle, le mojaro wa mešomo ya barutiši. Tsena di ile tša thibela tšhomišo ye e atlegago ya tiro ya ka ntle. Nyakišišo e feleletše ka gore go na le go hloka kwešišo ya dikgopolo ka bohlokwa bja go ithuta ka maitemogelo ka tiro ya ka ntle ka lebaka la dipholisi tša sekolo tša go homotša tšeo di se nago polelo ka tše tše CAPS e di gatelelago ka ga bohlokwa bja tiro ya ka ntle go matlafatša kwešišo ya baithuti ka geomorphology. Nyakišišo e šišintše Moralo wa Tiro ya ka ntle ya Geomorphology go tataisa barutiši ba Geography gore ba tšweletše tšhomišo e atlegago dithutong.
