Peter Fridjhon
Biographic Data
| ID | 195437 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Fridjhon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Fridjhon |
| SIGNATURE | FRIDJHON P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Effects of Mediated Learning Experience, Tutor Support and Peer Collaborative Learning on Academic Achievement and Intellectual Functioning among College Students
The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of mediated learning experience, tutor support and peer collaborative learning on academic achievement and intellectual functioning. The sample comprised 111 first year engineering students (males=38, females=73, age range =16–23), who were randomly assigned to three learning conditions (Mediation: n=45, Tutor: n=36 and Peer: n=30). Data on academic achievement were based on mid-year…
Three Dimensional Spatial Perception and Academic Performance in Engineering Graphics: A Longitudinal Investigation
In this paper we examine the longitudinal relationship between three dimensional spatial perception and pass rates in engineering graphics, a course requiring ability to use visualisation in engineering drawing and design. Our studies have focused on the development and evaluation of high imagery course materials for engineering students, providing evidence of gains in three dimensional spatial perception in response to this type of instruction. …
The Relationship between Lecture Attendance and Academic Performance in an Undergraduate Psychology Class
This article reports on a preliminary investigation into the impact of non-attendance at lectures on the performance of students in a second-year psychology class. Results suggest that the frequency of lecture attendance is significantly, but moderately, related to better academic performance and that ‘always’ attending lectures is the best indicator of academic performance. These results are discussed in relation to understanding lecture non-att…
Suicide Ideation in Adolescent South Africans: The Role of Gender and Coping Strategies
With an increasing number of studies showing a rise in adolescent suicidal behaviour and a wealth of literature concerning adolescent coping strategies, this study examined both these issues within a South African context. The interplay between social, political, and economic factors in South Africa, with its history of apartheid, must impact upon the lives of adolescents living in this country and play a role in stress, depression, and feelings …
Living and Coping with Ongoing Violence: A Cross-national Analysis of Children's Drawings Using Structured Rating Indices
The article explores the possibility of analysing the drawings of children aged 8-12 years as a method of understanding the effects of living and coping with ongoing civic unrest. The study took place in 1993 prior to the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994. The drawings of 64 black South African children and 38 white South African children were examined. A comparison group of drawings by 23 children living in West Belfast were incl…
Performance of Black and White South African Children on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Revised and the Kaufman Assessment Battery
The validity of traditional intelligence tests for cultural groups that differ from those for whom the tests were normed has come under scrutiny. This is particularly the case for the previously disadvantaged black majority in South Africa. The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) is reportedly a relatively nondiscriminatory test of intellectual functioning. This study compared the performance of 21 black and 35 white third-grade South…
Educational Goals of Educators and Teachers in South Africa
This study investigated South African teachers' ( n = 360) and educators' ( n = 72) perceptions of the goals of education. Consistent ranks, obtained for all groups, suggest that teachers and educators theoretically favour an educational system that is outcome-based and cognitively oriented, despite the previous emphasis on content and rote learning
The Effect of Exposure during an Ongoing Climate of Violence on Children's Self-Perceptions, as Reflected in Drawings
Many children in South Africa are subjected to continually high levels of stress and political violence. Children who are exposed to violent stressors may be at increased risk for the development of stress-related effects and emotional difficulties. Current research on the effects of political violence on children thus far has yielded inconclusive results. Some researchers find severe effects, while others interpret their findings to indicate tha…
Adjustment of Children and Interaction of Parent and Child among Single Mothers in a Disadvantaged South African Community
This study investigated the relationships among family status (intact vs single parent), socioeconomic status, parent-child interaction, and children's adjustment in a disadvantaged "Coloured" community in South Africa. Data were collected from 48 mothers, including 12 married mothers of higher socioeconomic status, 12 single mothers of higher socioeconomic status, 12 married mothers of low socioeconomic status, and 12 single mothers of low socio…
Identification Patterns among Black Students at a Predominantly White University
The ‘dialectical theory of reactive identification and cultural in-betweenity’ proposed by the Somali psychologist Bulhan, outlines three main identification patterns among the black intelligentsia: ‘capitulation’ to the dominant culture and ideology, ‘revitalisation’ of traditional culture, and ‘radicalisation’ of both so as to arrive at a new and higher synthesis. Three scales (developed by Bulhan, 1980) corresponding to each identification pat…
Depressing facts about Zulu
The laryngographic results show that in Zulu there is not a distinctive phonation type (breathy voice/murmur) on vowels adjacent to depressor consonants. Although typical breathy Lx waveforms are indeed found in association with some depressors, they are not reliably present for all and when they do occur the spread into adjacent vowels is minimal. The existence of breathy Lx adjacent to non-depressors as well, strongly suggests that it is incorr…
Depressing facts about Zulu
The laryngographic results show that in Zulu there is not a distinctive phonation type (breathy voice/murmur) on vowels adjacent to depressor consonants. Although typical breathy Lx waveforms are indeed found in association with some depressors, they are not reliably present for all and when they do occur the spread into adjacent vowels is minimal. The existence of breathy Lx adjacent to non-depressors as well, strongly suggests that it is incorr…
Identification Patterns among Black Students at a Predominantly White University
The ‘dialectical theory of reactive identification and cultural in-betweenity’ proposed by the Somali psychologist Bulhan, outlines three main identification patterns among the black intelligentsia: ‘capitulation’ to the dominant culture and ideology, ‘revitalisation’ of traditional culture, and ‘radicalisation’ of both so as to arrive at a new and higher synthesis. Three scales (developed by Bulhan, 1980) corresponding to each identification pat…
The Relationship between Lecture Attendance and Academic Performance in an Undergraduate Psychology Class
This article reports on a preliminary investigation into the impact of non-attendance at lectures on the performance of students in a second-year psychology class. Results suggest that the frequency of lecture attendance is significantly, but moderately, related to better academic performance and that ‘always’ attending lectures is the best indicator of academic performance. These results are discussed in relation to understanding lecture non-att…
Living and Coping with Ongoing Violence: A Cross-national Analysis of Children's Drawings Using Structured Rating Indices
The article explores the possibility of analysing the drawings of children aged 8-12 years as a method of understanding the effects of living and coping with ongoing civic unrest. The study took place in 1993 prior to the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994. The drawings of 64 black South African children and 38 white South African children were examined. A comparison group of drawings by 23 children living in West Belfast were incl…
The Effect of Exposure during an Ongoing Climate of Violence on Children's Self-Perceptions, as Reflected in Drawings
Many children in South Africa are subjected to continually high levels of stress and political violence. Children who are exposed to violent stressors may be at increased risk for the development of stress-related effects and emotional difficulties. Current research on the effects of political violence on children thus far has yielded inconclusive results. Some researchers find severe effects, while others interpret their findings to indicate tha…
Suicide Ideation in Adolescent South Africans: The Role of Gender and Coping Strategies
With an increasing number of studies showing a rise in adolescent suicidal behaviour and a wealth of literature concerning adolescent coping strategies, this study examined both these issues within a South African context. The interplay between social, political, and economic factors in South Africa, with its history of apartheid, must impact upon the lives of adolescents living in this country and play a role in stress, depression, and feelings …
Depressing facts about Zulu
The laryngographic results show that in Zulu there is not a distinctive phonation type (breathy voice/murmur) on vowels adjacent to depressor consonants. Although typical breathy Lx waveforms are indeed found in association with some depressors, they are not reliably present for all and when they do occur the spread into adjacent vowels is minimal. The existence of breathy Lx adjacent to non-depressors as well, strongly suggests that it is incorr…
Adjustment of Children and Interaction of Parent and Child among Single Mothers in a Disadvantaged South African Community
This study investigated the relationships among family status (intact vs single parent), socioeconomic status, parent-child interaction, and children's adjustment in a disadvantaged "Coloured" community in South Africa. Data were collected from 48 mothers, including 12 married mothers of higher socioeconomic status, 12 single mothers of higher socioeconomic status, 12 married mothers of low socioeconomic status, and 12 single mothers of low socio…
Identification Patterns among Black Students at a Predominantly White University
The ‘dialectical theory of reactive identification and cultural in-betweenity’ proposed by the Somali psychologist Bulhan, outlines three main identification patterns among the black intelligentsia: ‘capitulation’ to the dominant culture and ideology, ‘revitalisation’ of traditional culture, and ‘radicalisation’ of both so as to arrive at a new and higher synthesis. Three scales (developed by Bulhan, 1980) corresponding to each identification pat…
Educational Goals of Educators and Teachers in South Africa
This study investigated South African teachers' ( n = 360) and educators' ( n = 72) perceptions of the goals of education. Consistent ranks, obtained for all groups, suggest that teachers and educators theoretically favour an educational system that is outcome-based and cognitively oriented, despite the previous emphasis on content and rote learning
The Effect of Exposure during an Ongoing Climate of Violence on Children's Self-Perceptions, as Reflected in Drawings
Many children in South Africa are subjected to continually high levels of stress and political violence. Children who are exposed to violent stressors may be at increased risk for the development of stress-related effects and emotional difficulties. Current research on the effects of political violence on children thus far has yielded inconclusive results. Some researchers find severe effects, while others interpret their findings to indicate tha…
Performance of Black and White South African Children on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Revised and the Kaufman Assessment Battery
The validity of traditional intelligence tests for cultural groups that differ from those for whom the tests were normed has come under scrutiny. This is particularly the case for the previously disadvantaged black majority in South Africa. The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) is reportedly a relatively nondiscriminatory test of intellectual functioning. This study compared the performance of 21 black and 35 white third-grade South…
Living and Coping with Ongoing Violence: A Cross-national Analysis of Children's Drawings Using Structured Rating Indices
The article explores the possibility of analysing the drawings of children aged 8-12 years as a method of understanding the effects of living and coping with ongoing civic unrest. The study took place in 1993 prior to the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994. The drawings of 64 black South African children and 38 white South African children were examined. A comparison group of drawings by 23 children living in West Belfast were incl…
The Relationship between Lecture Attendance and Academic Performance in an Undergraduate Psychology Class
This article reports on a preliminary investigation into the impact of non-attendance at lectures on the performance of students in a second-year psychology class. Results suggest that the frequency of lecture attendance is significantly, but moderately, related to better academic performance and that ‘always’ attending lectures is the best indicator of academic performance. These results are discussed in relation to understanding lecture non-att…
Suicide Ideation in Adolescent South Africans: The Role of Gender and Coping Strategies
With an increasing number of studies showing a rise in adolescent suicidal behaviour and a wealth of literature concerning adolescent coping strategies, this study examined both these issues within a South African context. The interplay between social, political, and economic factors in South Africa, with its history of apartheid, must impact upon the lives of adolescents living in this country and play a role in stress, depression, and feelings …
Effects of Mediated Learning Experience, Tutor Support and Peer Collaborative Learning on Academic Achievement and Intellectual Functioning among College Students
The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of mediated learning experience, tutor support and peer collaborative learning on academic achievement and intellectual functioning. The sample comprised 111 first year engineering students (males=38, females=73, age range =16–23), who were randomly assigned to three learning conditions (Mediation: n=45, Tutor: n=36 and Peer: n=30). Data on academic achievement were based on mid-year…
Three Dimensional Spatial Perception and Academic Performance in Engineering Graphics: A Longitudinal Investigation
In this paper we examine the longitudinal relationship between three dimensional spatial perception and pass rates in engineering graphics, a course requiring ability to use visualisation in engineering drawing and design. Our studies have focused on the development and evaluation of high imagery course materials for engineering students, providing evidence of gains in three dimensional spatial perception in response to this type of instruction. …
Psychology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · Educational and Psychological Assessments (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Perception (3 works)