How to fix South Africa's maths skills mess
Learning to read, write, count and calculate forms the basis for all other learning in school and beyond. Pupils start to learn these basic skills in the first three years of schooling. Their learning continues throughout their time in school as the...
Grade 1s in South Africa can't work out 4 minus 1
Experts are warning that the positive spin on South Africa's latest matric results in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic is ignoring the overall devastating impact the last two years have had on younger learners.
A lot of the recent focus has...
South Africa's shocking mathematics performance
Mathematics performance among South African learners remains shockingly poor, as more learners choose to take Mathematics Literacy over core Mathematics.
The recent matric results announced by Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga reflected...
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What is the difference between Bcom Mathematical Science and Bsc Mathematical Sciences from the University of Stellenbosch? I am looking at specialising in Data Science for both degrees.
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This question requires Mathematics understanding.
I am curious. I drive honda jazz with 42 litres tank. The petrol gauge have 24 bars. 24th being 42 litres.
When I was filling up the gauge arm was between the 2nd and 3rd arm and when the tank was full I subtracted the...
Hidden truths about South Africa’s matric results
There is more to South Africa’s matric results than the average pass rate. Here are some of the hidden facts
SA’s Grade 9 mathematics score: 10.8%
South Africa’s 2014 Annual National Assessments results show that the average performance in mathematics in Grade 9 is a pathetic 10.8%
I am a recent Bsc. Graduate majoring in Pure Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of the Witswatersrand.
Currently I'm writing my final exams for my Bsc(Hons) Pure Mathematics.I'm sure to pass(already a guarantee) and I now need to find myself some employment.
As of yet I have...
Many SA mathematics teachers know less than 11-year-old kids
Research shows that 79% of grade 6 mathematics teachers do not understand what they are teaching
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I think my future is down the drain and its out of my control...uh my problem is that next year i will be in matric and i should apply to varsity but my grade 11 results arent what i had expected especially for mathematics....now the main problem is that i want to apply for theoretical...
Mathematics is rarely considered a favourite school subject by children and while a marked improvement in exam results can be achieved with the help of tutoring, not all students can benefit to the same degree from extra lessons.
US scientists investigating the behavioural and neural...