Masters Degrees (Mathematics and Computer Science Education)
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An exploration of the integration of technology by mathematics teachers: the case of 10 schools in KwaZulu-Natal under Umlazi District.
(2020)This interpretive qualitative study sought to explore the integration of technology by mathematics teachers in Umlazi district of KwaZulu-Natal province. A purposive non-probability sample of ten teachers from ten different ... -
Exploring Grade 11 mathematics learners learning of trigonometric identities: a case study of one school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)The purpose of this study was to explore the learning of trigonometric identities in grade 11 mathematics. The study sought to discover and understand the learning of trigonometric identities by grade 11 mathematics learners. ... -
Exploring the factors influencing Grade 11 learner performance in Geometry in two high schools in the Umlazi District.
(2019)Performance of learners in geometry has persistently been poor compared to other sections of mathematics. Learning geometry has been identified as an area of mathematics that poses various problems ... -
Exploring learners’ understanding of mathematical concepts necessary in the learning of grade 11 algebraic functions: the case of three schools in uMgungundlovu District.
(2019)The purpose of this study was to explore learners’ understanding of mathematical concepts in the learning of grade 11 algebraic functions in uMgungundlovu district, KwaZulu-Natal. In order to gain insights into learners’ ... -
Pupils' perceptions of study of Mathematics as a subject for the Senior Certificate examination: two case studies.
(1995)This study was conducted at two Secondary schools in the Pietermaritzburg area which is in the province of Kwazulu - Natal, South Africa. Of the 182 pupils who participated in this investigation, 97 were from a Black High ... -
Exploring Grade 9 Mathematics teachers’ usage of the curriculum planner and tracker in secondary schools in the ILembe and Pinetown districts.
(2017)This study attempted to determine the extent to which Grade 9 mathematics teachers, from a sample of six schools, have utilised the Jika iMfundo Curriculum Planner and Tracker (CPT), formulated by the Programme to Improve ... -
The use of mobile technology devices in Botswana secondary schools to enhance teaching and learning.
(2018)Traditionally learning was transmission of knowledge from the teacher to the learner, but today, it is a two-way process where both the teacher and the learner are involved. Mobile technology devices have taken the world ... -
Modelling soil-transmitted helminths using generalised polynomial chaos.
(2018)Soil-transmitted helminths are the group of neglected tropical diseases for humans caused by parasitic worms; Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm species. It occurs mostly in tropical and subtropical ... -
Exploring pre-service mathematics teachers’ knowledge of logarithm in one of the universities in Kwazulu-Natal.
(2019)The use of logarithm, an important tool for calculus and beyond, has been reduced to symbol manipulation without understanding in most entry-level college algebra courses. In most secondary school mathematics curriculum, ... -
Exploring the use of the ibox when teaching mathematics in selected KwaZulu-Natal secondary schools.
(2016)Globally the use of technology is changing the face of the classroom. However, in South Africa, with the large numbers of schools with poor infrastructure, the technology that can be used in most schools is limited. In a ... -
Exploring pre-service teachers' views on the use of technology based teaching methods for teaching geometry.
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Iterative methods for approximating solutions of certain optimization problems and fixed points problems.
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An investigation of the use of multiple representations in teaching fractions at primary school level in Swaziland.
(2017)This study aimed at identifying the kinds of representations primary school teachers commonly use in teaching fractions, how they use them and their reasons for using them. The study drew on the teaching model by Ball, ... -
Examining primary school teachers’ understanding of teaching geometry through the problem solving approach in Swaziland.
(2017)In this study, I examined primary teachers’ understanding of teaching geometry through the problem solving approach, using Ball, Thames and Phelps’s (2008) mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) framework as a lens, ... -
An examination of the use of pragmatic learner-centred pedagogy (LCP) in the teaching of mathematics in primary schools in Nhlangano-Swaziland.
(2016)The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of pragmatic learner-centred pedagogy in the teaching of Mathematics in primary schools in Nhlangano, Swaziland. The aims of the study were to examine the teachers’ ... -
Exploring teachers’ scaffolding practices in the teaching of primary school mathematics at a school in Swaziland.
(2016)The purpose of this study was to explore participants’ scaffolding practices in the teaching of primary mathematics at a school in Swaziland. Scaffolding refers to all the assistance a more knowledgeable other provides to ... -
Exploring the teaching of statistics in grade 10.
(2016)The purpose of the study was to explore the teaching of statistics at Grade 10 level. A convenient sample of seven Grade 10 mathematics teachers participated in the study. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has tried ... -
Explicit models for spherical static fluids in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity.
(2016)In this research, we explore modifications to the Einstein-Hilbert action by examining exact barotropic distributions in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity (EGB). We consider exact solutions of interior models in stars in ...
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