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The beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in Grade 6
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/65454 The beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in Grade 6 Mofolo-Mbokane, Batseba Letty Kedibone u29608912@tuks.co.za Ngoako, Rosina Nkadi UCTD Teacher beliefs Educator perceptions Mathematics teaching practices Effective teaching Grade 6 mathematics Education theses SDG-04 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018. In this study, the researcher investigates educators’ beliefs in Grade 6, along with their effect on educators’ classroom practice and the possibility of changing such beliefs towards effective classroom practice. Four Grade 6 mathematics educators were sampled from the four selected rural primary schools in Moretele area (Bojanala district in the North West Province). Data was collected, at the four schools through educators’ interviews, lesson observations, and mark sheets (indicating learner performance). A qualitative approach was used according to which interviews held were transcribed and coded; lessons observed using observation schedule were coded and analysed; the mark sheets collected were also analysed. Based on the data collected from interviews, it appeared that the beliefs that educators have, emanated from different factors and experiences. The most contributing factor is the educators’ subject content knowledge (SCK). It was clear that there are differing beliefs that mathematics educators have about mathematics, mathematics teaching and also about the learners who do mathematics. Beliefs that educators have can be strongly held, which makes them difficult to change or less strongly held which makes them easy to change. Educators in this study displayed a contradiction in their beliefs. Some beliefs that are held by educators are not manifested in their classrooms. Strongly held beliefs are difficult but not impossible to be changed, and less strongly held beliefs can be changed through a process that can be undertaken in steps. This study also revealed that educators’ beliefs affect their classroom practice and if the effect is negative, and the beliefs that cause that negative effect are not changed, they will continue to have a negative impact on learners’ performance in mathematics. Educators can decide which beliefs they want to change, depending on the reasons why such beliefs are held and how the educators benefit from holding such beliefs. The analysis of mark sheets reveals that learners’ performance in mathematics is poor, especially in the half-yearly examination paper which is prepared by the provincial assessment section also called the North West Provincial Assessment. In overall, it was revealed that educators do not necessarily practice what they believe in hence there is a contradiction in educators’ beliefs. It was also revealed that changing educators’ beliefs can be a life-long process. bs2026 Science, Mathematics and Technology Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education 2018-07-13T06:44:30Z 2018-07-13T06:44:30Z 2018/04/25 2018 Dissertation Ngoako, RN 2018, The beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in Grade 6, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65454> A2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65454 en � 2018 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 Teacher beliefs Educator perceptions Mathematics teaching practices Effective teaching Grade 6 mathematics Education theses SDG-04 The beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in Grade 6 |
| title | The beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in Grade 6 |
| title_full | The beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in Grade 6 |
| title_fullStr | The beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in Grade 6 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in Grade 6 |
| title_short | The beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in Grade 6 |
| title_sort | beliefs of educators about effective mathematics classroom practice in grade 6 |
| topic | UCTD Teacher beliefs Educator perceptions Mathematics teaching practices Effective teaching Grade 6 mathematics Education theses SDG-04 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65454 |