- Title
- Exploring the Teaching and Learning of Euclidean Geometry in Senior Secondary Schools: The Case of O R Tambo Coastal Schools
- Creator
- Danso, Agyare
- Subject
- Euclidean Geometry
- Date Issued
- 2020-12
- Date
- 2020-12
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/6582
- Identifier
- vital:47145
- Description
- This study was aimed at exploring the teaching and learning of Euclidean Geometry in five selected senior secondary schools in the O R Tambo Coastal District of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The literature review was based on existing knowledge in the teaching and learning of Euclidean geometry. The study was built on analyzing the effective teaching strategies based on the teacher’s Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) in Euclidean Geometry (EG). Shulman and Ma’s perspective on teachers’ competencies and knowledge of Mathematics was used as the theoretical framework of the study. A mixed-methods sequential explanatory design was adopted for the study. A purposive convenience sampling technique was used to select research sites and participants. The main instruments used were questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, classroom observation schedules, and document analysis. Quantitative data was analyzed descriptively utilizing tables and graphs. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic data analysis. The various findings were interpreted through the literature and the theoretical framework. It was found that learners have a poor foundation in geometry and the methods teachers employed to teach Euclidean Geometry were inappropriate. Recommendations and suggestions were made. It is hoped that these recommendations would be noted by the appropriate stakeholders to ensure that improvement in the teaching and learning of Euclidean Geometry is achieved in our secondary schools to help matriculates’ obtain good marks in the final certification examination. Keywords: Euclidean Geometry, geometry teaching and learning; learners’ attitude; Teachers Pedagogical Content Knowledge
- Description
- Thesis (M.Ed) -- Faculty of Education Sciences, 2020
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (197 leaves)
- Format
- Publisher
- Walter Sisulu University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Faculty of Education Sciences
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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