Sukie van Zyl

Sukie van Zyl holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science education. She is a member of the Research Unit Self-Directed Learning and a senior lecturer in Computer Science education at the Faculty of Education at the North-West University's Potchefstroom campus in South Africa. Her research endeavors concentrate on advancing deeper self-directed learning (knowledge transfer and self-directed learning), cooperative learning, and the integration of coding and robotics in Computer Science education. She has published at the national and international levels, and she also acts as a co-supervisor for postgraduate students.

Publications

A Framework for Developing Deeper Self-Directed Learning in Computer Science Education
A Framework for Developing Deeper Self-Directed Learning in Computer Science Education
Sukie van Zyl. © 2024. 23 pages.
To prepare students for the challenges of the Fifth Industrial Revolution, it is essential to cultivate deeper self-directed learning (DSDL) in computer science education. The...
Deeper Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century and Beyond
Deeper Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century and Beyond
Sukie van Zyl, Elsa Mentz. © 2022. 28 pages.
In this chapter, self-directed learning (SDL) and the competency to transfer knowledge between different contexts are positioned as essential competencies for the 21st century....