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Pakeezah Rajab; Benny Motileng – Pythagoras, 2024
Mathematics achievement is core to South Africa's readiness for digital innovation, yet current pass rates in this subject are below the global average. Simply attributing mathematics performance to intelligence does not fully account for the multifaceted reality of achievement in the subject. The current study investigated the value of both…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 9, Foreign Countries
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Moyo, Methuseli; Machaba, France M. – Pythagoras, 2021
Our research with Grade 9 learners at a school in Soweto was conducted to explore learners' understanding of fundamental fraction concepts used in applications required at that level of schooling. The study was based on the theory of constructivism in a bid to understand whether learners' transition from whole numbers to rational numbers enabled…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
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Chirinda, Brantina – Pythagoras, 2021
Problem-solving is of importance in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Nevertheless, a baseline investigation conducted in 2016 revealed that mathematical problem-solving is virtually missing in South African classrooms. In this regard, a two-cycle design-based research project was conducted to develop a professional development (PD)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Faculty Development
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Moodliar, Julian; Abdulhamid, Lawan – Pythagoras, 2021
In South Africa, limited studies have been conducted investigating responsive teaching and little is known about how teachers respond to unexpected events 'in the moment' that did not form part of their planning. In this article, we report how a Grade 9 novice and expert teacher responded to unexpected learner offers during the teaching of algebra…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Response, Feedback (Response), Grade 9