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The purpose of this study was to interview and observe primary school teachers teaching multiplication and division to grade 3 and 4 learners in Western Province, Zambia. This was done in order to understand the strategies that they employ and to identify the challenges they may be encountering...

Mathematics teachers in Zambia are involved in the teaching and learning of mathematics using the problem solving method. The purpose of the study was to find out the perceptions of Heads of Department and Mathematics teachers towards the teaching and learning of Mathematics using Problem Solving...

The success of a school, like any other institution, rests primarily on the dynamics of inspiration, collaboration and team work between the school manager and other members of staff However, in Kapiri Mposhi district, concerns have been raised by some teachers, parents and other members of the...

It has generally been accepted in Zambia that good performance in mathematics has become a pre-requisite for one‘s entry into tertiary education regardless of one‘s sex. In a bid to find themselves places in colleges and universities, many more girls than boys who were once pupils at Sesheke...

Performance of many learners in Mathematics has continued to decline. For learners with Special Educational Needs (SEN), their academic performance is far below their non disabled peers. Further comparison tests on performance in Mathematics among different SEN learners indicate that those with...

Mathematical terminologies are considered to be an important factor in the teaching and learning of mathematics. This study was an exploratory of teachers’ use of mathematical terminology in four secondary schools in Mufulira district. It was not clear how mathematics teachers used mathematical...

Throughout the study of physics, mathematical related terms, facts, figures and concepts are learned. Although the relationship between mathematics and physics is evident and interwoven, no studies of Zambian origin have focused on how mathematical concepts should be understood and used by...

This study investigated secondary school pupils’ errors and misconceptions in algebra among grade 11 pupils in two selected schools in Petauke district in Eastern Province of Zambia, with a view to exposing the nature and origin of these errors and make suggestions for classroom teaching. The...

The study was conducted in Petauke district, which lies in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The study investigated teachers’ questioning practices in mathematics at Grade 11 level in four selected secondary schools and used the findings to inform mathematics teachers. Although questioning is a...