Lighting up learning: mathematics becoming less of a 'killer subject' in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Publication Details
Maher, M.
(2015).
Lighting up learning: mathematics becoming less of a 'killer subject' in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Online.
Abstract
This paper reports the findings of an evaluative study of an initiative, in its sixth year of implementation, enhancing the learning and teaching of mathematics in 20 disadvantaged secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, twenty years after democracy. Findings highlight the importance of initial and ongoing professional development for under-qualified teachers. Support and strategies that have enhanced the achievement in mathematics of learners in these still under-resourced schools, are described.
Keywords
secondary mathematics, mathematics literacy, higher level mathematics curriculum, disadvantage, teacher professional development, peer tutors
