Browsing Faculty of Education by Subject "Mathematics"
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Activity theory as a lens to examine pre-service teachers' perceptions of learning and teaching of mathematics within an intervention programme
(Routledge, 2012)This study was prompted by concerns around mathematics teaching and learning in the South African education system. Contributory factors to this situation are the lack of competent mathematics teachers in the classroom ... -
At-risk student teachers’ attitudes and aspirations as learners and teachers of mathematics
(AOSIS, 2015)This study explored foundation phase first year student teachers’ perceptions about mathematics. The focus on their attitudes towards mathematics in two roles – (1) as learners of mathematics, based on their prior ... -
Contemporary Problems of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics Education
(City University of New York., 2021)The way mathematics teaching and learning activities are presented to learners can make them hate or like the subject. The question of accomplishing the mathematics education of the learner from primary to post-secondary ... -
The effects of examination-driven teaching on mathematics achievement in Grade 10 school-based high-stakes examinations
(AOSIS, 2018)Various efforts are underway to improve achievement in high-stakes examinations in school mathematics. This article reports on one such initiative which focuses on the development of quality teaching of school mathematics ... -
Keeping sites in sight: Conversations with teachers about the design of toolkits peculiar to a continuous professional development initiative
(AOSIS, 2019)The aim of this article is to shift the notion of ‘sites’ as places of work peculiar to continuous professional development (CPD) to a theoretical level, independent of, yet intimately connected to, their physical meanings, ... -
Research resilience in the Covid era
(AOSIS, 2022)In the previous two years, we had to grapple with an unforeseen global COVID-19 pandemic and ensure our business continuity. The pandemic made us rethink a lot of what we thought we knew in the academic research field, ... -
Who should learn proving and why: An examination of secondary mathematics teachers’ perspectives
(Modestum, 2021)Reasoning-and-proving is a crucial part of students’ mathematical experiences in secondary school. There is scholarly debate, however, on the extent to which proving at the secondary level needs to be formal and whether all ...