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Eleven Grade 1 teachers’ understandings of mathematical language in a South African context
Reading & Writing, 2023 Background: Fluency in mathematical language is essential for learning mathematics. Teachers must understand and use their diverse mathematical knowledge, including language and communication difficulties inherent to mathematics instruction. According to
Tanja Coetzer +2 more
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Using visual representations to enhance isiXhosa home language learners’ mathematical understanding
South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2023 Background: Several isiXhosa home language (HL) learners are excluded from meaningful mathematics learning because they are taught in English. Not only do teachers lack epistemological and pedagogical confidence in using multiple languages when teaching ...
Tanja Coetzer +2 more
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Corrigendum: Through the eyes of parents: Culture of young children in diverse early learning spaces
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2021 No abstract available.
Aletta J. van As +3 more
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South African teachers work with division actions in Grade 3
South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2023 Background: Internationally, the teaching of division has noted that the use of sharing situations with sharing actions (one-by-one distribution) is the predominant division model at the beginning of schooling.
Corin D. Mathews
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South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2020 Background: Developing the questioning skills of Foundation Phase Education students when teaching mathematical problem-solving is often a neglected area of student curricula. Aim: This gap in mathematics programme is the focus of this study. Three main
Gina Steyn, Stanley A. Adendorff
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Psychosocial experiences of Foundation Phase teachers in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
South African Journal of Education, 2023 In this article we present an exploration and understanding of the lived psychosocial experiences of Foundation Phase teachers (FPTs) in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jayshree Thilakdhari, Visvaranie Jairam
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Codes of ethics and conduct for teaching practice: A policy framework for South Africa
South African Journal of Education, 2023 The absence of official codes of ethics and conduct for teaching practice at many traditional South African universities is of great concern. With this sequential explanatory, triangulation, mixed-method study we aimed to provide a valuable framework for
Carike Kriel +2 more
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Through the eyes of parents: Culture of young children in diverse early learning spaces
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2020 There is a growing emphasis for early education to be both contextually appropriate and culturally responsive. In post-apartheid South Africa, early childhood care and education (ECCE) centres have become ‘melting pots’ of different cultures, reinforcing
Aletta J. van As +3 more
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South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2022 Background: The judicious use of worksheets ought to contribute to the establishment of literacy, with a special significance for multilingual classrooms where neither teachers nor learners are mother tongue speakers of the instructional language ...
Rinelle Evans, Ailie Cleghorn
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South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021 Background: In this article, an analysis is done of the out of school factors of Foundation Phase learners that could influence the proper development of these learners’ language abilities. Specific reference is made to the home environment of Foundation
Anna J. Hugo, Metse J. Masalesa
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