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The researchers ascertained the linear relationship between any two Multiple Choice Test (MCT) items' facility indices (z), cognitive level (x) and "task numbers (y). A 50 itemed multiple choice test was administered on a random sample of 226 NCE students who offered a General Studies Education (GSE) mathematics course. The test has a reliability coefficient of 0.92. The sampled students' responses were scored. The estimates of correlation coefficients: rzx = - 0.33, rzy = - 0.33 and rxy =...
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Although many studies have shown the need to pay attention to teachers' preparation for the integration of technology in classroom practice, most teachers in Ghana have not had any preparation that develops their technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK).This paper presents a case study of four pre-service mathematics teachers from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, who worked in two design teams to develop lessons, and subsequently taught in a technology-based environment for the...
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Electronic learning (E-learning) involves the use of information and communications technology (ICT) tools and systems in teaching and learning processes. Such tools are being rapidly deployed into the Nigerian higher educational system because of their pedagogical benefits. But there have been inadequate efforts to deploy such tools at the secondary schools in the country, where spectres of over-populated classrooms and escalating student-to-teacher ratios have contributed to the poor...
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This article aims to examine the extent to which active learning approaches are implemented in mathematics classrooms in selected Ethiopian universities. Constructivist learning theories are used as conceptual framework. In a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, four universities in one state are purposefully selected. In the quantitative phase, 84 lecturers completed questionnaires. The qualitative approach included observation of 16 lessons, and interviews with eight lecturers and...
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Achievement in mathematics is an issue of great concern not only to students and parents but also to employers and researchers in Kenya. This is because the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has continuously reported dismal results in this area, and especially in geometry. Also, KNEC indicates that it presents difficulties to both the teachers and learners during instructional sessions. In an extension of research demonstrating causal effects of electronic learning environments on...
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The study seeks to investigate when and why primary school teachers (Grades 1 to 7) and their pupils code-switch between English and chiShona during mathematics lessons. It also focuses on the effects of such code-switching on learning outcomes. Ten primary school teachers in Masvingo city former group B schools were videotaped while teaching mathematics. The 10 teachers and 40 of their pupils were later interviewed. It was found that the teachers switch to the mother tongue to clarify...
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The application of school mathematics to real-life situations is emphasised in most countries as a major goal of the mathematics curriculum. Equally, in international comparative tests such as the Trends In Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test items dealing with the applications of mathematics to real-life contexts abound. We investigated contexts junior secondary school learners in Swaziland public schools prefer to deal with...
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Limited rigorous evidence is available from sub-Saharan Africa regarding whether children who learn to read in their mother tongue will have higher learning outcomes in other subjects. A randomised controlled trial of mother-tongue literacy instruction, the Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) Initiative, was implemented in Kenya from 2013 to 2014. We compared the impacts of the PRIMR mother-tongue treatment group in two languages with those of another group that did not use mother tongue, but...