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Browsing Education by UP Author "Engelbrecht, Johann"
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Yani, Bridgette; Harding, Ansie; Engelbrecht, Johann (Taylor and Francis, 2019)This paper focuses on the students who are registered in the University of Pretoria’s academic development programme, named the Four-year Programme (FYP). The programme was introduced as a gateway for students who are ...
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Borba, Marcelo C.; Askar, Petek; Engelbrecht, Johann; Gadanidis, George; Llinares, Salvador; Aguilar, Mario Sánchez (Springer, 2016-08)In this literature survey we focus on identifying recent advances in research on digital technology in the field of mathematics education. To conduct the survey we have used Internet search engines with keywords related ...
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Engelbrecht, Johann; Bergsten, Christer; Kågesten, Owe (Taylor and Francis, 2017-06)The research interest underpinning this paper concerns the type of mathematical knowledge engineering students may acquire during their specialised education in terms of the conceptual and procedural dimensions of doing ...
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Bergsten, Christer; Engelbrecht, Johann; Kagesten, Owe (Taylor and Francis, 2015-11)This study forms part of a collaboration project between universities in South Africa and Sweden in which we investigate whether the emphasis in undergraduate mathematics courses for engineering students would benefit ...
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Billman, Anneli; Harding, Ansie; Engelbrecht, Johann (Taylor and Francis, 2018)The purpose of this case study is to explore the integration of technology into teaching at a mathematics department at a large South African University. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from staff ...
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Engelbrecht, Johann; Harding, Ansie; Potgieter, Marietjie (Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014)Academic development (AD) programmes for students not complying with the entrance requirements of mainstream programmes in science have been running at a number of universities in South Africa. In this study we contribute ...
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Engelbrecht, Johann; Kwon, Oh Nam; Borba, Marcelo C.; Yoon, Hyunkyoung; Bae, Younggon; Lee, Kyungwon (Springer, 2023-02)The global COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to re-examine the possibility of organising virtual conferences in mathematics education, in which the social needs of participants can also be addressed. In this ...
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Van der Nest, Adri; Long, Caroline; Engelbrecht, Johann (Education Association of South Africa, 2018-02)Although buoyed by the induction of a democratic government, and the high ideals of our constitution, the South African education system has in many ways not met the expectations of its people, in this case, the mathematics ...
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Engelbrecht, Johann; Harding, Ansie (Mathematics Ecudation Research Group of Australasia, 2008)Following the political changes of 1994 in South Africa, the decision was taken to replace the traditional skills-based education system at primary and secondary school level (Grades 1–12) with an outcomes-based education ...
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Harding, Ansie; Engelbrecht, Johann; Verwey, Amanda (Taylor & Francis, 2011-10)The supplemental instruction (SI) programme has been well-established worldwide and the resulting success of the programme is indisputable. The University of Pretoria has decided on SI as the model to be used for addressing ...
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Engelbrecht, Johann; Harding, Ansie (Taylor and Francis, 2015)In keeping with the national mandate of increasing graduates in the sciences in South Africa, a concerted effort in improving the first year experience becomes imperative. First year mathematics courses commonly provide ...
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Long, Caroline; Engelbrecht, Johann; Scherman, Vanessa; Dunne, Tim (AOSIS Open Journals, 2016-10-31)The purpose of the South African Mathematics Olympiad is to generate interest in mathematics and to identify the most talented mathematical minds. Our focus is on how the handling of missing data affects the selection ...
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Engelbrecht, Johann; Harding, Ansie; Phiri, Patrick A. (Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap & Kuns, 2009-12)Are students who have been educated in an outcomes-based approach prepared for university mathematics? Following the political changes of 1994 in South Africa, the decision was taken to replace the traditional skills-based ...
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Joubert, Jody; Callaghan, Ronel; Engelbrecht, Johann (Springer, 2020-10)Lesson study (LS) is a form of professional development, with a strong foundation in mathematics education, based on teachers collaborating to design lessons. This collaboration, however, can be challenging for isolated ...
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Huntley, Belinda; Engelbrecht, Johann; Harding, Ansie (Pushpa, 2010-12)In this study, we develop a model, which we call the quality index (QI) model, for measuring how good a mathematics question is. Based on the literature on mathematics assessment, we develop a theoretical framework, using ...
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Harding, Ansie; Engelbrecht, Johann (AOSIS Open Journals, 2012)Navorsing oor voorgraadse wiskundeonderrig is ’n betreklik nuwe veld wat sy beslag minder as 20 jaar gelede in die Verenigde State van Amerika (VSA) gekry het, en onder die akroniem RUME (Research on Undergraduate ...
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Tsanwani, Avhasei Richard; Harding, Ansie; Engelbrecht, Johann; Maree, J.G. (Kobus) (Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014)Under-performance in mathematics is a challenge in South African schools. The purpose of this study is to advance views expressed by teachers and learners on factors that facilitate learners’ performance in mathematics. ...
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Engelbrecht, Johann; Borba, Marcelo C. (Springer, 2024-05)In this paper we review selected significant developments in the use of digital technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics over the last five years. We focus on a number of important topics in this field, ...
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Harding, Ansie; Engelbrecht, Johann (Taylor & Francis, 2007-01-07)This paper, the first of a two-part article, follows the trail in history of the development of a graphical representation of the complex roots of a function. Root calculation and root representation are traced through ...
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Engelbrecht, Johann; Fouche, W.; Harding, Ansie; Wiggins, Harry (Routledge, 2015-06)Sibling curves were demonstrated in papers [2, 3] as a novel way to visualize the zeros of complex valued functions. In this paper, we continue the work done in those papers by focusing solely on polynomials. We proceed ...
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