Mathematics

In this umthamo we explore learners` thinking about number. We have put together samples of research about how young children develop their mathematical concepts.

This module explores the answer to the question, "what do we mean when we say a person is numerate?" by investigating both WHAT to teach and HOW to teach Mathematics effectively.

Mathematics for Primary School Teachers has been digitally published by Saide, with the Wits School of Education. It is a revised version of a course originally written for the Bureau for In-service Teacher Development (Bited) at the then Johannesburg Col

The course is for primary school teachers (Foundation and Intermediate Phase). This unit looks at the conceptual groundwork needed for the topic of measurement and investigates some of the conservation tests for measurement concepts.

The course is for primary school teachers (Foundation and Intermediate Phase). In this very short introductory course on statistics, we will outline the most important terminology which is often used in statistics, we will look at ways of representing inf

The course is for primary school teachers (Foundation and Intermediate Phase). This unit looks at sound methods for the teaching of fractions to young learners.

The course is for primary school teachers (Foundation and Intermediate Phase). In this unit, the four operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division – are discussed.

The course is for primary school teachers (Foundation and Intermediate Phase). This unit is designed to give you some insight into a few specially chosen ancient numeration systems.

The course is for primary school teachers (Foundation and Intermediate Phase). This unit presents an analytical approach to the study of shapes, including the make-up of shapes, commonalities and differences between shapes and a notation for the naming of

Junior Primary Mathematics was developed for in-service training of junior primary/foundation phase teachers in South Africa in the late 1990s.