Browsing Faculty of Education by Author "10059415 - Nieuwoudt, Hercules David"
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Conceptual learning of functions in a technologically enhanced environment
Roux, Annalie; Nieuwoudt, Hercules; Nieuwoudt, Susan (Taylor and Francis, 2015)It is a known fact that South African learners underachieve in mathematics. One possible factor that might have an influence on their mathematics achievement is the conceptual knowledge of mathematics teachers. In order ... -
The development, validation and standardisation of a questionnaire for ICT professional development of mathematics teachers
Leendertz, Verona; Blignaut, A. Seugnet; Ellis, Suria; Nieuwoudt, Hercules D. (AOSIS, 2015)This article reports on the development of a custom-made questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed with the aim to compile guidelines for the professional development (PD) of mathematics teachers for the pedagogical ... -
A model for the development and transformation of Teachers' mathematical content knowledge
Plotz, Mariana; Froneman, Sonica; Nieuwoudt, Hercules (Taylor & Francis, 2012)In this paper we offer a theoretical discussion on the mathematical content knowledge development of secondary school mathematics teachers. We discuss relevant studies from literature and use different views and conceptions ... -
South Africa, Tanzania and Finland: mathematics teacher-students' opinions about information and communication technology
Laubscher, D.; Blignaut, A. Seugnet; Nieuwoudt, H.; Els, C. (UNISA Press, 2015)Low achievement in Mathematics at school level and during higher education remains a problem not only in South Africa but also worldwide. Information and Communication Technology provides endless opportunities to enhance ... -
South Africa, Tanzania and Finland: Mathematics teacher-students’ opinions about information and communication technology
Laubscher, D.; Blignaut, A. Seugnet; Nieuwoudt, H.; Els, C. (Unisa, 2015)Low achievement in Mathematics at school level and during higher education remains a problem not only in South Africa but also worldwide. Information and Communication Technology provides endless opportunities to enhance ... -
Teachers' professional development needs in data handling and probability
Nieuwoudt, Hercules David; Wessels, Helena (AOSIS, 2011)Poor Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) results and widespread disappointing mathematics results in South Africa necessitate research-based and more efficient professional development for in-service ... -
Teachers' reasoning in a repeated sampling context
Wessels, Helena; Nieuwoudt, Hercules (AOSIS, 2013)The concepts of variability and uncertainty are regarded as cornerstones in statistics. Proportional reasoning plays an important connecting role in reasoning about variability and therefore teachers need to develop ... -
Technological pedagogical content knowledge in South African mathematics classrooms: a secondary analys of SITES 2006 data
Leedertz, Verona; Blignaut, A. Seugnet; Nieuwoudt, Hercules D.; Els, Christo J.; Ellis, Suria M. (AOSIS, 2013)This article reports on a secondary data analysis conducted on the South African mathematics teachers’ dataset of the Second Information Technology in Education Study (SITES 2006). The sample consisted of a stratified ...