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Relating teachers' content knowledge to learner performance in probability
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/50869 Relating teachers' content knowledge to learner performance in probability Mofolo-Mbokane, Batseba Letty Kedibone suzelle.dekock@gmail.com Botha, Jan Jakobus De Kock, Suzelle Mandria UCTD Mathematical content knowledge (MCK) National Curriculum Statement (NCS) Teachers' content knowledge Mathematics Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2015. The poor performance of South African learners in Mathematics in recent national and inter-national benchmark tests is concerning. Literature have repeatedly shown a link between the mathematical content knowledge (MCK) of teachers and the performance of the learners they teach. In an attempt to update and improve Curriculum 2005 (1997-2010), the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) was introduced in 2011. NCS included the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), which stipulates content to be taught as well as how it should be assessed in terms of four cognitive levels. CAPS included some previously non-compulsory topics (for example probability) which used to be part of Paper 3 in Curriculum 2005. This study examined the MCK of teachers (𝑛=8) on the topic of probability in relation to the performance of the Grade 11 (𝑛=89) and Grade 12 (𝑛=75) learners on the same topic. The MCK of the teachers was examined by investigating their qualifications, years of experience in teaching mathematics, professional development sessions (organised by the Gauteng Department of Education) they were involved in, as well as examining written responses on examination-type questions on probability (Test 1). The learners’ performance was examined by investigating their written responses on the topic of probability in the final Grade 11 examination (November 2013) and the Grade 12 preparatory examination (September 2014). The poor performance from both teachers and learners was a matter of concern regarding teachers’ MCK. Even though the teachers were all qualified (all had a teaching diploma or a degree), they only managed to score and average of 73% on Test 1. The teacher with the most teaching experience performed the best in the test, showing a strong MCK. The teachers felt that the professional development sessions that they attended did not contribute to the improvement of their MCK on probability. The performance of the learners with regard to probability was consistent with the poor performance of learners in mathematics benchmark tests, and they only managed to score an average of 48% in Grade 11 and a shocking 30% in Grade 12. tm2015 bs2026 Science, Mathematics and Technology Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2015-11-25T09:54:01Z 2015-11-25T09:54:01Z 2015/09/01 2015 Dissertation De Kock, SM 2015, Relating teachers' content knowledge to learner performance in probability, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50869> S2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50869 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Mathematical content knowledge (MCK) National Curriculum Statement (NCS) Teachers' content knowledge Mathematics Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Relating teachers' content knowledge to learner performance in probability |
| title | Relating teachers' content knowledge to learner performance in probability |
| title_full | Relating teachers' content knowledge to learner performance in probability |
| title_fullStr | Relating teachers' content knowledge to learner performance in probability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relating teachers' content knowledge to learner performance in probability |
| title_short | Relating teachers' content knowledge to learner performance in probability |
| title_sort | relating teachers content knowledge to learner performance in probability |
| topic | UCTD Mathematical content knowledge (MCK) National Curriculum Statement (NCS) Teachers' content knowledge Mathematics Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50869 |