Recent developments in using digital technology in mathematics education

J Engelbrecht, MC Borba - ZDM–Mathematics Education, 2024 - Springer
In this paper we review selected significant developments in the use of digital technology in
the teaching and learning of mathematics over the last five years. We focus on a number of …

Intelligent tutoring systems for word problem solving in COVID-19 days: could they have been (part of) the solution?

J del Olmo-Muñoz, JA González-Calero… - ZDM–Mathematics …, 2023 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the lockdown of schools in many countries, forcing teachers
and students to carry out educational activities remotely. In the case of mathematics …

Researching “what went wrong” in professional development (PD) for mathematics teachers: What makes it so important, and so difficult?

R Karsenty, K Brodie - Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2023 - Springer
A famous quote, attributed to John Dewey at around 1933, maintains that “failure is not mere
failure. It is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his (sic) …

Opportunity hoarding and elite reproduction: school segregation in post-apartheid South Africa

RJ Gruijters, B Elbers, V Reddy - Social Forces, 2024 - academic.oup.com
School integration is an important indicator of equality of opportunity and racial
reconciliation in contemporary South Africa. Despite its prominence in public and political …

South African physical sciences teachers' use of formulae and proportion when answering reaction-based stoichiometry calculation questions

AE Stott - Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stoichiometry calculation competence tends to be particularly poor in the developing world,
even among teachers. Various methods, including the unit factor method, have the potential …

Learning Mathematics for Teaching through Computer-Aided Mathematics Instruction: Preservice Teachers' Perspective

FM Adelabu, J Alex - The International Journal of Science …, 2022 - search.proquest.com
Technology integration into mathematics teaching and learning has reformed teaching in the
twenty-first century. Teaching instruction is important to improve students' mathematics …

Towards quality and equitable education in South Africa: Unpacking the relationship between teacher factors, students' socioeconomic background and mathematics …

E Mensah, D Baidoo-Anu - Research in Mathematics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study sought to understand the relationship between teacher factors, students'
socioeconomic background and mathematics achievements in South African context. This …

Foundational mathematical knowledge of prospective teachers: Evidence from a professional development training

A Mukuka, JK Alex - Pythagoras-Journal of the Association for …, 2024 - journals.co.za
This study examined the effect of a professional development training programme on 20
second-year preservice mathematics teachers' knowledge in foundational mathematical …

The affordances of ethnomathematical perspectives in pre-service Mathematics teacher education at selected universities in South Africa

KS Mabotja - 2023 - repository.nwu.ac.za
The rationale for this study was to investigate the affordances of ethnomathematical
perspectives in pre-service mathematics teacher education at selected universities in South …

[PDF][PDF] TIMSS in South Africa: Making global research locally meaningful

V Reddy, S Hannan - Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council …, 2018 - timss-sa.org
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an assessment of the
mathematics and science knowledge of fourth and eighth grade learners1 around the world …