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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Mathematical literacy"”.
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The Effects of Mathematical Literacy on Standardized Tests
… a higher percentage in these types of questions, mathematical literacy was suggested as a possible solution.
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Learners' motivations for preferred contexts in mathematical literacy
The National Curriculum Statement introduced mathematical literacy officially in 2006. Learners in general perform poorly at mathematics in South Africa but there is strong belief that learners should graduate from schools sufficiently literate to deal with the mathematical issues they will …
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Experiences of teachers in teaching mathematical literacy in the further education and training phase
… data and their experiences in teaching Mathematical Literacy (ML) in the Further Education and Training (FET) Phase. It also investigated participants’ experiences when teaching ML in the FET Phase and the strategies they used during this process. The introduction of ML in 2006 in South …
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Continuing professional teacher development: a case of mathematical literacy teaching in Soutpansberg North Circuit of Vhembe District
… improve learners’ achievement and schooling in Mathematical Literacy. This study adopted a qualitative research design. The qualitative research method was used to collect data. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The population comprised of all Mathematical Literacy teachers, …
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Video tutorials and Quick Response codes to assist Mathematical Literacy students in a non-classroom environment: An Activity Theory approach
… accessed via Quick Response codes, on Grade 10 Mathematical Literacy students' ability to complete their homework. Students often struggle to complete their Mathematical Literacy homework. To assist them outside of the classroom, an intervention involving video tutorials that explained specific …
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It's all in the mind : an integrative approach to teaching and learning
… to solve problems in the subject domains of mathematical literacy, language literacy, natural science, economic and management sciences, social sciences, technology, arts and culture and life orientation within the South African Outcomes-based Education curriculum.
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A Unit on Simultaneous Equations Designed to Limit Math Anxiety and Increase Interest for All Learners
… incorporates collaborative learning and mathematical literacy to support students as they analyze and create simultaneous equations based on real world situations. Teachers can use this curriculum to allow students to showcase their understanding of simultaneous equations through a …
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A developmental case study : implementing the theory of realistic mathematics education with low attainers
… Education (RME) aimed at improving the mathematical understanding of learners in two Grade 8 remedial mathematics classes, by revisiting the key number concepts of place value, fractions and decimals. In doing so, a second purpose was to investigate the viability and emerging …
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Rethinking Mathematical Proofs and the Opportunity to Learn
… to understand and interact with the content. Mathematical proofs are conceptually difficult for many students and the perceived lack of relevance in terms of authenticity and practicality often results in feelings of apathy or indifference. However, providing students with connections and …
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An Investigation into assessment reform in South Africa with special reference to common task assessment
… about CTAs content favouring or geared towards mathematical literacy and leaving out pure mathematics and failing to prepare learners to be competent in mathematics and failing completely to prepare learners for grade 10 pure Mathematics.
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The intended and enacted curriculum in a new developmental mathematics course: a study of community college students' participation and attitudes
… who have dramatically different demographics and mathematical histories than the K-12 population, experience these classes. Sitting at the intersection of research on K-12 mathematics education reform and research on developmental mathematics in the community college context, this dissertation …
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Challenges Faced by Accounting Teachers Towards, Curriculum Implemention in a Context of Change in Schools in Umlazi District in South Africa.
… as subject combinations into Accounting and Mathematical Literacy; Accounting textbooks to be reviewed and present content that is in line with Accounting developments and technology in the real world. Keywords: Curriculum Change, curriculum implementation, transformation.
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Edukacinės bendrųjų kompetencijų plėtojimo galimybės suaugusiųjų mokymo centre /
… Centre – learning to learn, communication and mathematical literacy – has an integrative, systematic character. Mostly applied methods of active training / learning are related with knowledge and its understanding. The contents of training / learning and methods applied satisfy in most cases …
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Conceptual understanding of photosynthesis
… variables. There was therefore also a problem of mathematical literacy which should make sure that every learner can handle a simple graph question. Learners who had chosen careers for which Biology is a requirement, performed better than their peers. Career choices seemed to be a factor in …
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Context preferences of teachers in South Africa and South Korea for mathematics in schools
The study was located within the project : Relevance of school mathematics Education (ROSME) of the Department of Dicactics at the University of the Western Cape. The research was undertaken in the belief that mathematics enables creative and logical reasoning about contextualised problems in the …
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Was testen Tests? Objektiv-hermeneutische Analysen am Beispiel von TIMSS und PISA
… von Aufgaben. - Bei PISA sollte „Mathematical Literacy“ getestet werden. Verkürzt sollte das die Fähigkeit sein, „die Rolle, die Mathematik in der Welt spielt, zu erkennen und zu verstehen, begründete mathematische Urteile abzugeben und sich auf eine Weise mit der Mathematik zu …
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High School Student Narratives of Error Analysis: A Qualitative Investigation into Literacy for Geometry Learning
… error analysis of Geometry problems as a form of literacy implementation. Teachers need to develop a deep understanding and application of mathematics content through qualitative research to find connections to practice (Enderson et al., 2010). Geometry is a worthwhile subject to understand our …
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Leistungsentwicklungen und berufliche Interessen in der gymnasialen Oberstufe
Wesentliche Ziele des Unterrichts in der gymnasialen Oberstufe sind die Vermittlung einer vertieften Allgemeinbildung und einer allgemeinen Studierfähigkeit. Zum Erreichen dieser Ziele kommt positiven Leistungsentwicklungen in den curricularen Kernfächern, wie Mathematik und Englisch, eine zentrale …