An investigation into the teaching and learning of shape and space concepts in the reception year

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dc.contributor.advisorBreen, Chrisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLombard, Ana Paulaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T12:12:28Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T12:12:28Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study focuses on Reception Year teachers' classrooms. It investigates the state of Numeracy teaching, specifically Shape and Space, teaching at the earliest level of the formal school programme. The study focuses on six Reception Year teachers from a range of school sin the Cape Peninsula. Through the medium of in-depth interviews, questionnaires and classroom observations these teachers' perceptions of the new curriculum and Outcomes-Based Education was probed. Teachers were observed to ascertain how learning was mediated so that children could make meaning of Shape and Space concepts. The findings show a reasonable consistency in the teaching appraoches of these educators. The majoritn of teachers admitted insecurity in the field of mathematics teaching, specifically Geometry. In general, they showed little conceptual knowledge, which often resulted in practical, integrated teaching methods which did not extend their learners' conceptual knowledge.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLombard, A. P. (2006). <i>An investigation into the teaching and learning of shape and space concepts in the reception year</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8214en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLombard, Ana Paula. <i>"An investigation into the teaching and learning of shape and space concepts in the reception year."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8214en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLombard, A. 2006. An investigation into the teaching and learning of shape and space concepts in the reception year. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lombard, Ana Paula AB - This study focuses on Reception Year teachers' classrooms. It investigates the state of Numeracy teaching, specifically Shape and Space, teaching at the earliest level of the formal school programme. The study focuses on six Reception Year teachers from a range of school sin the Cape Peninsula. Through the medium of in-depth interviews, questionnaires and classroom observations these teachers' perceptions of the new curriculum and Outcomes-Based Education was probed. Teachers were observed to ascertain how learning was mediated so that children could make meaning of Shape and Space concepts. The findings show a reasonable consistency in the teaching appraoches of these educators. The majoritn of teachers admitted insecurity in the field of mathematics teaching, specifically Geometry. In general, they showed little conceptual knowledge, which often resulted in practical, integrated teaching methods which did not extend their learners' conceptual knowledge. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - An investigation into the teaching and learning of shape and space concepts in the reception year TI - An investigation into the teaching and learning of shape and space concepts in the reception year UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8214 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8214
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLombard AP. An investigation into the teaching and learning of shape and space concepts in the reception year. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8214en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherTeachingen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation into the teaching and learning of shape and space concepts in the reception yearen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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