The nature and quality of the mathematical connections teachers make:

Mhlolo, Michael K; Schäfer, Marc; Venkat, Hamsa

Title: The nature and quality of the mathematical connections teachers make:
Creator: Mhlolo, Michael K
Creator: Schäfer, Marc
Creator: Venkat, Hamsa
Date Issued: 2012
Date: 2012
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/140893
Identifier: vital:37927
Identifier: https://0-hdl.handle.net.wam.seals.ac.za/10520/EJC120887
Description: Current reforms in mathematics education emphasise the need for pedagogy because it offers learners opportunities to develop their proficiency with complex high-level cognitive processes. One has always associated the ability to make mathematical connections, together with the teacher's role in teaching them, with deep mathematical understanding. This article examines the nature and quality of the mathematical connections that the teachers' representations of those connections enabled or constrained. The researchers made video recordings of four Grade 11 teachers as they taught a series of five lessons on algebra-related topics. The results showed that the teachers' representations of mathematical connections were either faulty or superficial in most cases. It compromised the learners' opportunities for making meaningful mathematical connections. The researchers concluded by suggesting that helping teachers to build their representation repertoires could increase the effectiveness of their instructional practices.
Format: 9 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Pythagoras
Relation: Mhlolo, M.K., Schafer, M. and Venkat, H., 2012. The nature and quality of the mathematical connections teachers make. pythagoras, 33(1), pp.1-9.
Relation: Pythagoras volume 33 number 1 1 9 May 2012 2223-7895
Rights: Publisher
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Pythagoras Open Access Statement (https://pythagoras.org.za/index.php/pythagoras/pages/view/journal-information)

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