A historical and sociopolitical perspective on mathematics in South Africa -- International frameworks and trends in mathematics reform -- Some innovative developments in Europe, mainly France and Germany -- Hungarian perspectives : comparative geometry in primary and secondary school -- Stakeholder interviews -- Primary mathematics pedagogy in South Africa : the state of play ventures for probable development -- Teacher perceptions of the successes and challenges of a mathematics homework drive for primary learners -- Mathematics pedagogy in South Africa ; a human and academic project -- An ethnomathematical approach to mathematics teaching and learning in South Africa -- A relook at the use of visualisation in the mathematics classroom using short video clips -- Quest for a modern technology-assisted model for the teaching and learning of mathematics in secondary schools -- Language and reasoning -- Language as a resource in intermediate phase mathematics instruction -- Towards a unifying pedagogy.
Summary:
"This book on the pedagogy of mathematics offers an overview of that research, re-asserting some of the findings of previous studies. These include evidence that the state of mathematics teaching and performance in South Africa today reflects the impact of its colonial and apartheid past, and a racist system that presupposed that keeping mathematical knowledge from the oppressed would prove their supposed inferiority. However, this book goes beyond historical issues to pose crucial questions: why at all do we teach mathematics? What is the subject's actual utility to life? And there is a unifying logic informing our South African way of teaching mathematics? In seeking to answer these questions, the authors explore some of the best practices in mathematics education, both locally and internationally. They argue for possible methods of nurturing mathematical thinking amongst young people in South Africa."-- Publisher's description.
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