EXAMINING TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT IMPROVING THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52041/serj.v17i2.168Keywords:
Statistics education research, Mathematics teachers, Strategies, Age, Gender, Level of qualificationAbstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine South African teachers’ suggestions for improving the teaching and learning of mathematics and statistics, as well as exploring relationships between certain demographic factors and the number and types of strategies suggested by teachers. The
study was conducted with 75 South African mathematics teachers. We asked them to respond to closed- and open-ended questions regarding their strategies and plans about how they intend to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and statistics. The findings revealed that
teachers were most concerned with improving the motivation and interest of their learners. Furthermore, there were relationships between the number and types of strategies suggested and certain factors such as attendance at workshops, and use of the curriculum.
First published November 2018 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives
