ACEMaths Unit One

This unit gives a historical background to mathematics education in South Africa, to outcomes-based education and to the national curriculum statement for mathematics. The traditional approach to teaching mathematics is then contrasted with an approach to teaching mathematics that focuses on ‘doing’ mathematics, and mathematics as a science of pattern and order, in which learners actively explore mathematical ideas in a conducive classroom environment.

Unit One: Exploring What It Means To ‘Do’ Mathematics

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The solutions unit consists of the following:

• General points for discussion relating to the teaching of the mathematical content in the activities.
• Step-by-step mathematical solutions to the activities.
• Annotations to the solutions to assist teachers in their understanding the maths as well as teaching issues relating to the mathematical content represented in the activities.
• Suggestions of links to alternative activities for the teaching of the mathematical content represented in the activities.

Solutions Unit One: Exploring What It Means to 'Do' Mathematics

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