Ms Penelope Khumalo

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Education

Department: Educational Foundations

Discipline: Curriculum and Instructional Studies

Contact details

Email: KhumaloPN@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: 035 902

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Active Research Projects

Participatory Action Learning and Action Research (PALAR)

Research Interest Areas

Teacher Education

Curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment practices.

Inservice teachers teaching strategies

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Inservice teachers and assessment

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Ntombenhle, K. P., & Christian, M. M. (2018). The experiences of pre-service teachers in implementing formative assessment during teaching practice. African Journal of Gender, Society & Development, 279-308.

Maphalala, M. C., Kutame, A. P., Khumalo, P. N., Mhlongo, H. R., & Govender, S. (2023). Reflections on Rural Education and Rural Realities. In Contextualising Rural Education in South African Schools (pp. 34-49). Brill.jk

Maphalala, M. C., Khumalo, N. P., & Khumalo, N. P. (2021). Student teachers’ experiences of the emergency transition to online learning during the Covid-19 lockdown at a South African university. Perspectives in Education, 39(3), 30-43.