Browsing by Author "Mbekwa, Monde"
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Analysis of errors in derivatives of trigonometric functions: a case study in an extended curriculum programme
Siyepu, Sibawu Witness (University of the Western Cape, 2012)The purpose of this study was to explore errors that are displayed by students when learning derivatives of trigonometric functions in an extended curriculum programme. The first aim was to identify errors that are displayed ... -
An analysis of learners’ ways of working in high stakes mathematics examinations: quadratic equations and inequalities
Godden, Hebrew J. (2012)Every year there is a national outcry by educationists in South Africa relating to the poor performance of grade 12 mathematics learners. This is an unsatisfactory state of affairs in a country where mathematics is seen ... -
Analysis of the ways of working of learners in the final grade 12 mathematical literacy examination papers: focussing on questions related to measurement
Simons, Marius (University of Western Cape, 2012)Mathematical Literacy has a dual meaning in South Africa. On the one hand it alludes to an understanding of the role of Mathematics in the real world. On the other hand it refers to a subject that is taken by students who ... -
A case study of how learners apply a Grade 10 study skills module in a mathematics class
Arnold, Feeroezah (University of the Western Cape, 2016)A qualitative case study was used to investigate how learners apply a study skills guide during the teaching of mathematics content in a Grade 10 class. A great amount of research and money is continually spent focussing ... -
A comparison between the contexts grade 10 learners prefer for mathematical literacy and those reflected in the timss survey
Snyders, Charles John (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study focuses on the contexts grade 10 learners prefer to deal with in mathematical literacy. These preferred contexts of the learners were then compared with the contextual situations found in the Third International ... -
A comparison between the contexts grades 10 learners prefer for mathematical literacy and those reflected in the PISA survey
Hartzenberg, Louis Reginald (University of the Western Cape, 2008)The study focuses on the contexts grade 10 learners prefer to deal with in Mathematical Literacy. These preferred contexts of the leamers were then compared with the contextual situations found in the Organization for ... -
A comparison between the contexts learners in Grades 8, 9 and 10 prefer for mathematical literacy and gender
Cornelissen, Belinda M. (University of the Western Cape, 2008)For many years, there have been calls for the mathematics curriculum in South African schools to be made more meaningful and relevant to young people's everyday lives. Despite efforts to address this issue, there is a ... -
A comparison of grade 8 to10 urban and peri-urban learners context preferences for mathematical literacy
Blaauw, Christopher (University of the Western Cape, 2009)The study explored the comparison of grade 8 to 10 urban and peri-urban learners' contexts preferences in mathematical literacy. There is currently a strong emphasis on the use of contexts for school mathematics. This has ... -
The contexts which Namibian learners in grades 8 to 10 prefer to use in mathematics
Shifula, Loide Ndahafa (University of the Western Cape, 2012)One of the key ideas in the research on mathematics education is that the mathematical knowledge that learners acquire is strongly tied to the particular situation in which it is learnt. This study investigated the contexts ... -
Evaluation of an in-service degree programme at a Nigerian University
Fatoba, Abiodun Folakemi (University of the Western Cape, 2019)The Sandwich degree programme is an in-service training programme run by Nigerian Universities for primary and secondary school teachers who either do not have a first degree or those who do not have professional teaching ... -
Exploring translanguaging practices in a multilingual grade 6 mathematics classroom
Claasen, Leona (University of the Western Cape, 2024)Even though the South-African education system has undergone profound changes in the decades of democracy, and various language policies have been implemented and re-implemented, language practices in basic and higher ... -
Implementing an intentional teaching model to investigate grade 9 learners’ ways of working with rational algebraic fractions
Maphini, Nwabisa Vivian (University of the Western Cape, 2019)In South Africa it is widely known that most learners struggle with mathematics. The results for mathematics are poor. The department of basic education offers a number of intervention programmes to assist learners in ... -
Implementing an intentional teaching model to investigate the algebraic reasoning of grade 9 mathematics learners
Davids, Jade Ethel (University of the Western Cape, 2019)This research has employed an intentional teaching model to investigate the algebraic reasoning of grade 9 learners from a low socio-economic background. It has also sought to study how learners engage with algebra to make ... -
Investigating the impact of an intervention programme in a Grade 11 mathematics class : a case study
Mnqwazi, Xabiso Priceless (University of the Western Cape, 2015)The general performance of learners in mathematics in most secondary schools in South Africa is not encouraging. Statistics reveal that there is a general poor performance in mathematics and related science subjects ... -
Investigation of learners’ ways of working with algebraic graphs in high-stakes mathematics examinations
Lumbala, Paul Desire Mutombo (University of the Western Cape, 2015-11)Algebraic graphs are a difficult topic for most secondary school mathematics learners. My experience as a Mathematics teacher in the Further Education and Training Phase (FET) is that learners solve problems involving ... -
Preferred contexts for mathematical literacy of Korean grade 8-10 learners
Kim, Sun Hi (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The twenty-first century society demands a high level of mathematical literacy. This drove Korean educators to evaluate their students using international mathematics tests such as TIMSS, PISA and IMO. In these tests, ... -
Preferred contexts of Korean youth for the learning of school mathematics (grades 8-10)
Kim, Sun Hi (2012)This study investigated real life situations which learners in South Korea grade 8-10 learners would prefer to be used in school mathematics.This thesis is based on the ROSMEII (Relevance of School Mathematics ducation) ... -
Problem-solving in geometry in collaborative small group settings: how learners appropriate mathematical tools while working in small groups
Cooper, Phadiela (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Problem-solving in Mathematics is an important skill. The poor performance of South African learners in international tests such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and in schools in general ... -
Tracking learners’ performances in high-stakes Grade 10 mathematics examinations
Okitowamba, Onyumbe (University of the Western Cape, 2016)One of the educational ideas used in mathematics education to improve mathematics achievement in schools is examination-driven teaching. Its effects have sparked intense debates in different didactic circles regarding ...