Degrees Held
- PhD, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2017
- Med, University of Zimbabwe, 2006
- PGDSE (INSET), University of Zimbabwe, 2001
- Ed, Cuba, 1996
Experience
- Lecturer in Science Education: 2013 to present
- Science and Mathematics teacher: 1996 – 2012
- Provincial Science Resource Person: 2000 – 2007
- Member of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Technology and Science Educators (SAARMSTE).
- SAARMSTE 2019 UKZN Local Organising Committee Secretary
- Reviewer of journal manuscripts for a couple of accredited journals
Research Interests
- Practical work in science education
- Approaches to learning
- STEM education
- Learners’/students’ science self-concept
Teaching Interests
- Chemistry Education
- Mixed Methods Research Methodology
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Chapters in Books
Journal Articles
- Chirikure, T. (2020). Upper-Secondary School Students’ Approaches to Science Experiments in an Examination Driven Curriculum Context. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 19(4), 523-535. https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/20.19.523
- Chirikure, T., Govender, N., Sibanda, D., Kolobe, L., Good, M.-A., & Ngema, S. (2019). Adding voices to physical sciences pre-service teachers’ approaches to learning. African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 23(2), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/18117295.2019.1654211
- Chirikure, T., Hobden, P. A., & Hobden, S. (2018). Exploring Zimbabwean Advanced Level Chemistry students’ approaches to investigations from a learning perspective. African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(1), 60-69. https://doi.org/10.1080117295.2018.1426239
- Masinga, L., Myende, P., Marais, A., Singh-Pillay, A., Kortjass, M., Chirikure, T., & Mweli, P. (2016). “Hear our voices”: A collective arts-based self-study of early-career academics on our learning and growth in a research-intensive university. Educational Research for Social Change, 5(2), 117-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2221-4070/2016/v5i2a8
Chapters in Books
- Chirikure, T., James, A., Nzimande, N., Singh-Pillay, A., & Naicker, I. (2017). A microscope, a stone, a cap and a lampshade: Objects as conduits for recognising teaching practices as teacher leadership in higher education. In D. Pillay, K. Pithouse-Morgan, & I. Naicker (Eds.), Object Medleys: Interpretive possibilities for educational research (Vol. 8). Sense Publishers. https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789463511940/BP000011.xml
Teaching Expertise
- Chemistry Education
- In-Service Science Teacher Training
Student Supervision
Honours
Masters
Honours
- Sanjigadu, S. (2019). Exploring the contextualization of Grade 11 Life Sciences teaching at a school in Empangeni. (Honours in Science Education), University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Naidu, S. (2015). Developing higher thinking skills in Grade 11 Life Sciences learners at a school in KwaMashu, Durban, South Africa. (Honours in Science Education), University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Masters
- Mahambehlala, S (2020). Exploring Life Sciences Educators’ Enactment of Resource-based Teaching in Three Rural Secondary Schools in South Africa-A Case Study. (Masters in Science Education), University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Ngubane, L (2019). Exploring biological sciences pre-service teachers’ sense making of assessment feedback at a university in KwaZulu-Natal. (Masters in Science Education), University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Mwansele, L. (2018). Exploring high school students’ self-regulatory practices in mathematics: A Swaziland case study. (Master’s in Science Education), University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Manyuchi, T. (2017). Exploring teachers’ scaffolding practices in the teaching of primary school mathematics at a school in Swaziland. (Master’s in Mathematics Education), University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Adebayo, O. (2015). Exploring how pre-service Natural Sciences teachers’ learn how to teach Environmental Science at a University in South Africa. (Master’s in Science Education) . University of KwaZulu-