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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"primary school Mathematics"”.
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Parents, children and primary school mathematics: Experiences, identity and activity
… plays a significant role in attainment in primary school. However, in the case of mathematics, a core subject in the primary school curriculum, research suggests that parents face a number of barriers to involvement. Following an approach informed by the sociocultural theory, this project …
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Discourses of Ability and Primary School Mathematics : Production, Reproduction and Transformation
… and reproduced by pupils and teachers in the primary classroom and the impacts of these on teaching and learning. Building on a literature base suggesting the often negative and self-fulfilling outcomes of ability labelling and grouping, the thesis embeds this literature strongly in primary …
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Pre-service primary teachers' cognition of MTK for Euclidean geometric patterns and its effects in classroom practice
… Euclidean geometric patterns held by pre-service primary school mathematics teachers during their final year of study. This investigation was intended to establish the cognition of the pre-service teachers on MKT for geometric patterns and its effect in classroom practice. The literature on …
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Teachers’ use of reform-oriented mathematics textbooks: A multiple-case study of Delhi government primary school teachers
… has introduced several policy reforms to improve primary school mathematics teaching and learning, especially to make it more accessible for children. One such policy, National Curriculum Framework – 2005, outlines the need for making mathematics relevant to all children and connecting school …
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Primary school teachers’ experience of mathematics education: A phenomenological study
… policymakers agree that all children can learn mathematics, and research has shown that teaching practices have a significant impact on student learning and achievement. Therefore, it is important that teachers are supported in their development as professionals and mathematics educators. This …
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Investigation Of Competence In Numeracy Skills Amongst Form I Entrants In Tanzania: A case Of Schools In Eastern Inspectorate Zone
… The focus was on identifying students’ errors on primary school mathematics, the associated misconceptions and causes. Consequently, a remedial approach was designed for intervention. The test, questionnaire and a focus-group discussion guide were employed for data collection. While errors were …
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Making Sense Of Mathematical Language In A Primary Classroom
… research project on the language of primary school mathematics as used in three mathematics lessons and eight structured interventions with children. My aim is to analyse the classroom dialogue and consider the effectiveness of the participants’ communication processes as they try to …
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The Contribution of Cognitive Flexibility and Socioeconomic Status to Arithmetic Skills in Chinese Children
… on the arithmetic domain, a crucial part of the primary school mathematics curriculum, and investigates the associations between cognitive flexibility and three types of arithmetic knowledge – procedural, conceptual, and factual – in children aged 8 to 13 years from Jiangsu, China. Additionally, …
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Number sense in a secondary school context
Current mathematics education research in New Zealand is directed at primary school or senior secondary school, in the areas of numeracy, technology innovations, student achievement and teacher professional development. This study investigated junior secondary mathematics lessons as contexts for …
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Grade 6 Mathematics Teachers Perceptions Of Pedagogical Variation With Information And Communication Technologies (Icts) In No-Fee Paying Schools: A Cultural Historical Activity Theory (Chat) Analysis
… system is under a serious strain in relation to Mathematics attainment. Only 40% of learners in SA pass the final school leaving examination and only 5% of learners manage to pass Mathematics with more than 50%, according to The Economist (2014). In a bid to solve this problem the government …