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...
Download PDF ↓This study investigated factors inspiring and motivating student teachers' choice of mathematics as their teaching subject. The research design used was cross sectional survey of mathematics student teachers in colleges of Education in Zambia. The target population was all student teachers...
Environmental problems at the global, regional and local levels have been escalating at such a rapid rate in the last few decades that they have emerged as a major concern for the international community, particularly the educational planners and curriculum developers. The underlying objective of...
Download PDF ↓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...
Download PDF ↓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...
Download PDF ↓One's perception and attitude towards Mathematics affects their conception of how it should be learned and presented (Ernest, 1998). This study was a survey of high school pupils' perceptions and attitudes towards Mathematics in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Pupils' perceptions and attitudes...
Download PDF ↓Since the 1980s, mathematics educators around the world have accepted the view that to develop numeracy effectively, young children need initially to use strategies for mental calculation rather than to memorise textbook procedures. The term mental calculation refers to informal, often untaught...
Download PDF ↓Since the 1980s, mathematics educators around the world have accepted the view that to develop numeracy effectively, young children need initially to use strategies for mental calculation rather than to memorise textbook procedures. The term mental calculation refers to informal, often untaught...
Download PDF ↓The purpose of the study was to investigate and compare the performance in mathematics of girls from basic and community schools. The study sought the views of teachers on factors perceived to affect girls' performance in mathematics. Teachers also expressed their views through a questionnaire...
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