Reflections on the role of a research task for teacher education in data handling in a Mathematical Literacy education course
| dc.contributor | Prince, Robert | |
| dc.contributor.author | Frith, Vera | |
| dc.contributor.author | Prince, Robert | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-18T09:07:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-18T09:07:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The introduction of the subject “Mathematical Literacy” in the Further Education and Training band from 2006 has created an urgent need for large numbers of teachers to be educated about the nature of mathematical literacy and to become effective teachers of it. In this paper we report on an attempt to contribute to this goal through a curriculum component in an “Advanced Certificate in Education” course. This curriculum component on data handling was structured around a research task which required the teachers on the course to practise mathematical literacy in a context where there is close linkage with other vital competencies, such as verbal reasoning, writing and computer literacy. This approach articulates well with the kind of teaching envisaged by the curriculum statement for “Mathematical Literacy”. We report on an initial analysis of the teachers’ reflections on their experience of the curriculum-embedded research task on this course, the manner in which this task contributed to their understanding of mathematical literacy as a practice and themselves as practitioners. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Frith, V., & Prince, R. (2006). Reflections on the role of a research task for teacher education in data handling in a Mathematical Literacy education course. <i>Pythagoras</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13777 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Frith, Vera, and Robert Prince "Reflections on the role of a research task for teacher education in data handling in a Mathematical Literacy education course." <i>Pythagoras</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13777 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Frith, V. and Prince, R. (2006). Reflections on the role of a research task for teacher education in data handling in a Mathematical Literacy education course. Pythagoras, 64: 52-61 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2223-7895 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Frith, Vera AU - Prince, Robert AB - The introduction of the subject “Mathematical Literacy” in the Further Education and Training band from 2006 has created an urgent need for large numbers of teachers to be educated about the nature of mathematical literacy and to become effective teachers of it. In this paper we report on an attempt to contribute to this goal through a curriculum component in an “Advanced Certificate in Education” course. This curriculum component on data handling was structured around a research task which required the teachers on the course to practise mathematical literacy in a context where there is close linkage with other vital competencies, such as verbal reasoning, writing and computer literacy. This approach articulates well with the kind of teaching envisaged by the curriculum statement for “Mathematical Literacy”. We report on an initial analysis of the teachers’ reflections on their experience of the curriculum-embedded research task on this course, the manner in which this task contributed to their understanding of mathematical literacy as a practice and themselves as practitioners. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Pythagoras LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 SM - 2223-7895 T1 - Reflections on the role of a research task for teacher education in data handling in a Mathematical Literacy education course TI - Reflections on the role of a research task for teacher education in data handling in a Mathematical Literacy education course UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13777 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13777 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Frith V, Prince R. Reflections on the role of a research task for teacher education in data handling in a Mathematical Literacy education course. Pythagoras. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13777. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Pythagoras | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | Pythagoras | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.pythagoras.org.za/index.php/pythagoras | |
| dc.title | Reflections on the role of a research task for teacher education in data handling in a Mathematical Literacy education course | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.subject.keywords | National Benchmark Tests | en_ZA |
| uct.subject.keywords | Educational Testing | |
| uct.subject.keywords | Mathematics | |
| uct.subject.keywords | Education | |
| uct.subject.keywords | Mathematical Literacy | |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |