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Brenda Louw

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Continued Professional Development Of Teachers To Facilitate Language Used In Numeracy And Mathematics, Brenda Louw Dec 2011

Continued Professional Development Of Teachers To Facilitate Language Used In Numeracy And Mathematics, Brenda Louw

Brenda Louw

Learners in South African schools have been found to perform poorly in mathematics because they do not understand the language used in solving mathematical problems. In order to improve academic performance teachers need to be made aware of the importance of language in the development of numeracy. A continued professional development (CPD) programme addressed this need. The purpose of the research was to understand how the participants implemented the strategies developed during the programme and how they perceived the support provided by the programme. The research was conducted over 2 years in semi-rural and urban contexts. As part of a …