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Mudaly, Vimolan; Narriadoo, Drisana – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2023
Learners in general struggle when working with word problems. South African learners in particular have an added barrier owing to the many official languages that have been legislated. The South African Department of Basic Education, through its curriculum statements, envisages that problem solving will play a fundamental part in mathematics…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Kok, Petrus Jacobus; Bayaga, Anass – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
Graphic Communication and Design (GCD) students often struggle to understand and convert multi-faceted objects from orthographic (2D) into isometric (3D). Research established a strong link between spatial visualisation and the field of Graphics Communication. Conventional teaching and learning practice using textbooks, physical models and pencil…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Graphic Arts, Visualization, College Students
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Mudaly, Vimolan – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014
Within the South African school curriculum, the section on graphical functional relationships consists of signs which include symbols, notation and imagery. In a previous article we explored the role visualisation played in the way learners understood mathematical concepts. That paper reported on the learners' fixation with the physical features…
Descriptors: Visualization, Semiotics, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Teaching