Browsing by Author "Julie, Cyril"
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An analyse of work team learning processes of second year University mathematical students in Rwanda when dealing with a mathematical modelling problem
Gahamanyi, Marcel (University of the Western Cape, 2001)In our daily lives, we always have to tackle various problems in order to survive. The outcome of our effort is then our daily bread. Surely all of us are concerned. We solve some of these problems through research in ... -
An analyse of work team learning processes of second year University mathematics students in Rwanda when dealing with a mathematical modelling problem
Gahamanyi, Marcel (University of the Western Cape, 2001)In our daily lives, we always have to tackle various problems in order to survive. The outcome of our effort is then our daily bread. Surely all of us are concerned. We solve some of these problems through research in ... -
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 the feasibility of incorporating production activities in school Mathematics
Fray, Benjamina Johanna (University of the Western Cape, 1996)I taught for fourteen years, as a secondary school mathematics teacher, at schools in disadvantaged communities in South Africa. During this period pupils' attitude towards school mathematics textbooks drew my attention, ... -
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 ... -
An analysis of work team learning processes of second year university mathematical students in Rwanda when dealing with a mathematical modelling problem interpretation, discussion and recommendations
Gahamanyi, Marcel (University of the Western Cape, 2001)In our daily lives, we always have to tackle various problems in order to survive. The outcome of our effort is then our daily bread. Surely all of us are concerned. We solve some of these problems through research in ... -
Attitudes towards Mathematics, Achievement in Mathematics Aptitude Problems and Concomitant Teacher Practices in Ugandan Secondary Schools
Opolot, Charles (University of the Western Cape, 2004)The purpose of this study was to investigate students' attitudes toward Mathematics, achievements in Mathematics problem-solving, and the nature of teacher practices in Ugandan secondary schools. The study was intended to ... -
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 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
Barnes, Mogamat Shaheed (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The use of contexts in school mathematics is receiving much attention both nationally and internationally. This as well as the scarcity of research focusing on the topic stimulated me to research the contexts preferred by ... -
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 between the Contexts learners in Grades 8,9 and 10 prefer for Mathematical Literacy
Barnes, M.S. (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The use of contexts in school mathematics is receiving much attention both nationally and internationally. This as well as the scarcity of research focusing on the topic stimulated me to research the contexts preferred by ... -
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 ... -
Crouching learners, hidden values: values in school mathematical literacy lessons
Rughubar-Reddy, Sheena (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Local and international pundits concur that education systems play a pivotal role in fostering and developing values in learners. In some countries, like South Africa, the values and rights enshrined in the Constitution ... -
Cryptology: A didactical transposition into grade 10 school Mathematics classroom
Whittles, Kalvin (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study in an extension of a Master's study, entitled Realistic Mathematics Education and the strategies grade 8 learners develop for the solution of two simultaneous linear equations. the current study investigates how ... -
A description of entry level tertiary students' mathematical achievement: towards an analysis of student texts
Jacobs, Mark Solomon (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This research provided insights into the mathematical achievement of a cohort of tertiary mathematics students. The context for the study was an entry level mathematics course, set in an engineering programme at a tertiary ... -
A description of entry level tertiary students' mathematical achievement: Towards an analysis of student texts
Jacobs, Mark Solomon (University of the Western Cape, 2006)A DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY LEVEL TERTIARY STUDENTS' MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT (Towards an analysis of student texts) M.S. Jacobs PhD Thesis, School of Mathematics and Science Education, University of the Western Cape. This ... -
Die skepping van 'n plaaslike intellektuele gemeenskap vir die leer van skoolwiskunde
Fortune, Ronald Arthur (University of the Western Cape, 1996)Leer word ln dle konteks van hierdie tesis beskou as 'n proses om lidmaatskap aan 'n volgehoue geneenskap van praktisyns te bekom. In skole word volgehoue gemeenskappe van praktlsyns egter moeilik bespeur. Dit ls egter ...