CURRICULUM VITAE
OF
MICHEAL MOOS VAN WYK
PERSONAL DETAILS
SURNAME
FIRST NAMES
VAN WYK
MICHEAL MOOS
DATE OF BIRTH
06 APRIL 1960
IDENTITY NUMBER
6004065113082
SEX
MALE
NATIONALITY
SOUTH AFRICAN
MARTIAL STATUS
MARRIED (01 OCTOBER 1988)
INDEPENDENCE
MICHELLE NICOLENE (09/01/1991)
MARILISE ESTHER (11/06/1994)
SARIE MAGRIETHA (23/09/64)
LANGUAGE
AFRIKAANS & ENGLISH
DRIVERS LICENCE
CODE 08 (EB)
PUBLIC & GOODS DRIVERS PERMITS
RELIGION
CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CHURCH
ADDRESS
36 COMANDANT ERWEE STREET
WILGEHOF
BLOEMFONTEIN
9301
TELEPHONE
051- 4012674 (OFFICE)
051-5252598 (HOME)
051-4019456 (FAX)
MOBILE
0835445217
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FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS
PHILOSOPHIAE DOCTOR (Ph.D)
UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE
Title of Thesis:
A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING AS A TEACHING
STRATEGY FOR ECONOMICS IN THE FURTHER EDUCATION AND
TRAINING PHASE
MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.Ed):
UNIV OF THE FREE STATE 1997
CURRICULUM STUDIES:
Title of script:
Identification , election and development of learner leaders in the Kimberley Region
BATCHELOR OF EDUCATION (B.Ed):
UNIV OF THE FREE STATE 1996
ENDOSRSEMENT: EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
BATCHELOR OF ARTS (B.A):
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA 1994
MAJOR SUBJECTS:
ECONOMICS 111
GEOGRAPHY 11
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 11
SOCIOLOGY
HISTORY 111
EDUCATION 11
BATCHELOR OF COMPUTATIONS (B.Compt): UNISA 2002
ECONOMICS 111
BUSINESS MANAGERMENT 111
ACCOUNTING 1
COMMERCIAL LAW 1
STATISTICS 1
SECONDARY TEACHERS DIPLOMA :
UNIV OF WESTERN CAPE 1984
SUBJECT DIDACTICS:
ECONOMICS
GEOGRAPHY
SENIOR CERTIFICATE :1980
OBTAINED THE CERTIFICATE AT GORDON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
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INTERNATIONAL TRAINING IN ECONOMICS
EDUCATION:
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC EDUCATION
ACIEVEMENTS:
1
TOP TEAM IN WORLD CUP OF ECONOMICS 23-29 NOVEMBER 2005
BLOEMFONTEIN,RSA
2
BEST TEAM IN ECONOMICS EDUCATION 1-12 APRIL 2006 ASUCION,
PARAGUAY
3
BEST PEDAGOGIC PARTICIPANT 1-12 APRIL 2006 IN ASCUSION,
PARAGAUY
4
BEST TEAM FOR RUN THE USA ECONOMY IN BLOEMFONTEIN, 23-31
DECEMBER 2006
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE : LGSETA 2003
Trained in Municipal Finance : Budgeting and Auditing
Serve from 2000-2004 as ward councillor on the Finance Committee of Magareng
Municipal council
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005 –Present
Department of Curriculum Studies, Lecturer, School of Education
2003-2004
Subject Advisor, Northern Cape Department of Education
2001-2003
PRINCIPAL OF FLAMINGO PRIMARY SCHOOL: Kimberley
2000-2002
PRINCIPAL OF THWAHALANG SECONDARY SCHOOL : Jan
Kempdorp
ACHIEVEMENTS:
AWARD AS MOST IMPROVED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE NORTHERN
CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 2001 & 2002 FROM 31% TO 97%
1999-2000
PRINCIPAL OF BANKSDRIFT SECONDARY SCHOOL:
Hartswater
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1998-2000
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL AT WARRENVAL SECONDARY :
Warrenton
1990- 1998
STRAND SECONDARY SCHOOL, STRAND : TEACHER
1988-1989
COLINDA SECONDARY SCHOOL, VRYBURG : TEACHER
EVALUATOR: HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY COMMITTEE
COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION
TRAINED AS AN EVALUATOR: 29-31 May 2006
HEQC Training Components:
 National Review process for Higher Education
 National Review on Learning Programmes for Undergraduate and Post Graduate
Programmes e.g. B.Ed.; Advance Certificate in Education (ACE) Post Graduate
Certificate in Education (PGCE)
 National Review on Distance Learning programmes
 Report writing on LearningProgrammes
SANTAM YOUNG ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECT (YEP)
3-6 September 2007
TRAINER AND ASSESSOR FOR SANTAM YEP FOR SECONDARY AND HIGHER
EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
EXTERNAL MODERATOR :EVALUATIONS 2005 - PRESENT
NOMINATION AS EXTERNAL MODERATOR : EVALUATIONS : CENTRAL
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, FREE STATE
SUBJECTS DIDACTICS :
ACCOUNTING III & IV
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT III & IV
ECONOMICS III & IV
EXTERNAL MODERATOR FOR BUSINESS ECONOMICS
MODERATOR FOR BUSINESS ECONOMICS : 1999-2004
NORTHERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
EXAMINATOR FOR BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Examiner for Northern Cape Education Department
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EXAMINATOR FOR BUSINESS ECONOMICS GRADE 12 STANDARD GRADE
1997-1999
MARKER AND SENIOR MARKER IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS 1989 – 1994
MARKER FOR ECONOMICS 1995-1999
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer: Department of Curriculum Studies, School of Education
Field of specialization : Specialization are Economics Education, Business Studies
Education and Accounting Education:
 Learner Leadership
 Educational Management and Leadership
 Outcomes Based Education
 In-service training: OBE-FET
 Project Management :Matric Intervention Programme
 Computerized Timetabling Management Systems
 Student Portfolios: Educators & Learners
 Learner -Teacher Learning Support Material Evaluation
 Economics and Management Sciences
 Economics Education
 HEQC Evaluations
Module development in Curriculum Studies: Design and development of ACE /B.Ed/
PGCE / B.Ed-Hons modules
Areas of assigned & Teaching responsibilty
 Pre-graduate level : B.Ed & ACE & NPDE
Modules :ACE –LPE 112/132/152

Post-graduate level : B.Ed-Hons. modules
Modules: MLE 622
MLL 622
SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL BODY MEMBERSHIP
2006-2007 : Branch Treasurer :National Tertiary Education Staff Union, University of
the Free State
2006-2007: Director: Central South African Council on Economic Education and
Financial Education
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2007: Academic member: Global Association of Teachers on Economic Education,
NewYork
2007: Academic member : Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER),
Athens,Greece
PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBER
2005- present : Member: Portfolio committee of Finance : Faculty of Humanities
2006- present: Member: Portfolio committee of Marketing : Faculty of Humanities
2005-present: Member: Finance committee: Department of Curriculum Studies : 2005present
2006- present: Member: Marketing committee : Department of Curriculum Studies :
2007- present: Marketing & Finance : Student Education Conference
JOURNAL, ARTICLES, AND CHAPTERS
The impact of a modified Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD) on student’s academic
performance in elementary economics. South African Journal of Economics
TEACHER USE AND TRAINING RELATED TO COOPERATIVE LEARNING AS A TEACHING
STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION. South African Journal of Education
PAPERS: REVIEWED OR REFEREED
9th International Conference on Education: 2007
Athens Institute for Education and Research papers for reviewed:
1 The use of team work principles in the schools of general education
2 Education policy and School leaders
PAPERS PRESENTED
“COOPERATIVE LEARNING AS A TEACHING STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC
EDUCATION.” EASA/Kenton International conference, November 28- 1 December 2006,
George, South Africa
“TEACHER USE AND TRAINING RELATED TO COOPERATIVE LEARNING AS A
TEACHING STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION.” 9th International Conference on
Education. Athenes, Greece : May 28-31, 2007
INVITED
Session chair at the EASA/Kenton International conference, November 28- 1 December
2006,George, South Africa
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RESEARCH AND FUNDED PROJECTS
Orientation and demonstration of learner centred approaches using NCEE learning
materials to Teachers in Economics : Northern Cape and Free State Departments of
Education, 28 May and 2 June 2007. Value at $4,860 (R35 000)
Programme Coordinator : Santam, Young Entrepreneurship Programme 2007.
Pilot study for Santam in the Free State Schools: Project R250 000.00 (€ 25 570.00)
Compiled: Micheal Moos van Wyk
18 September 2007
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