Curriculum Vitae: Dorita du Toit
- General information
Title, name and surname: / Dr Dorita du Toit
Maiden name: / Van Wyk
ID nr: / 710611 0232 087
Date of birth: / 11 June 1971
Gender: / Female
Race: / White
Marital status: / Married
Citizenship: / South African
Professional registrations: / South African Association for Sport, Recreation and Physical Education, South African Professional Institute for Kinderkinetics
- Contact details
Organisation where based: / North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
Faculty or School: / School of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences
Work telephone number: / 018 299 1716
Work fax number: / 018 199 1716
Cell phone number: / 082 454 8437
E-mail address: /
Website address: /
Work postal address: / Internal Box 539, Private bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520
Work physical address: / Room G01, Building B6, President Street, Potchefstroom 2531
- Qualifications
Qualification type: / PhD
Field of study: / Human Movement Science –Kinderkinetics
Institution: / North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
Year obtained: / 2002
Qualification type: / MA
Field of study: / Human Movement Science – Biokinetics
Institution: / North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
Year obtained: / 1996
Qualification type: / BA Hons
Field of study: / Human Movement Science – Biokinetics
Institution: / North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
Year obtained: / 1993
Qualification type: / Post Graduate Education Certificate (PGEC)
Field of study: / Physical Education
Institution: / North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
Year obtained: / 2003
Qualification type: / BA
Field of study: / Human Movement Science
Institution: / North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
Year obtained: / 1992
- Employment history (start with current position)
Position: / Organisation / Appointed from – to:
Senior Lecturer / North-WestUniversity / 2002-
Kinderkineticist / Self-employed – Potchefstroom / 1997-2001
Biokineticist / Self-employed - Bronkhorstspruit / 1996-1997
Biokineticist / Nelspruit Biokinetics Centre / 1994-1995
- Research expertise
Scientific domain: / Education; Human Movement Science
Main research field: / Motor Learning; Physical Education
Fields of specialization: / Motor learning; Physical Education; Kinderkinetics
NRF rating and year rated: / ---
- Publications (list publications of the last 3 years)
International publications: / ---
National publications: / 1. South African journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 33(3) 2011: 23-35. “Relationship between physical fitness and academic performance in South African children”.
2. SA Family Practice, 2010, 52(3):227-233. “Relationships between overweight, obesity and physical fitness of nine- to twelve-year-old South African children”.
3. AJPHERD, 2009, 15 (1): 15-31. “Childhood overweight and obesity patterns in South Africa: a review.”
- Papers delivered (of the last 3 years)
International papers: / 1. International Conference on Research, Development,
and Training in Early Childhood/Foundation Phase
Education, Potchefstroom, South Africa, 1-3 February
2011, Oral presentation: “Evaluation of on-campus and
off-campus training of Foundation Phase Physical
Education teachers at North-West University,
Potchefstroom Campus.”
2. NADEOSA Conference, Potchefstroom, South Africa, 6-8
September 2010, Oral presentation: “Evaluation of off-campus
training of Physical Education teachers at North-West
University, Potchefstroom Campus.”
National papers: / 1. EASA Congress, Mpekweni, Port Alfred, 17-20 January 2012, Oral presentation: Relationship between gross and perceptual motor skills and academic performance: a case for Primary School Physical Education.”
2. EASA Congress, Sun City, 10-13 January 2011, Oral presentation: “A case for Physical Education: Relationship
between physical fitness and academic performance in South
African children”
3. EASA Congress, Vanderbijlpark, 12-14 January 2010, Oral presentation: “Experiences and recommendations of Life Orientation subject advisors regarding the reimplementation of Physical Education in schools”