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This chapter discusses the difficulties of teaching and learning sectional drawing in a university based in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The study used both qualitative and quantitative approaches with subjects from the second- and the third-year lecturers and students engaged in Engineering Graphics and Design in the degree course.
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Khoza, S. (2017). Difficulties in Teaching and Learning Sectional Drawing in a University Based in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. In: Williams, P., Barlex, D. (eds) Contemporary Research in Technology Education. Contemporary Issues in Technology Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2819-9_7
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