Improving teaching Methods
in Mathematics and Science
Action Plan
Mpumalanga – South Africa
David
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Background
Problem Tree
Objective Tree
Content Learned
Operational Plan
Conclusion
References
BACKROUND
• A research was conducted in South Africa and revealed
that learners in the intermediate and Foundation Phases
have challenges in Mathematics especially with regard to
counting.
• A project called Foundations for Learning is put in place
to address these challenges.
• Most learners perceive Mathematics as a difficult subject
and hence they do not like it. They also don’t see a link
between what they learn and their daily experiences, and
that some of the teaching methods do not challenge their
thinking and creativity.
• The New teaching methods I have learned here in Japan
will assist a great deal in improving learners performance
in Mathematics.
Problem Tree
Poor Performance in
Mathematics
Learners don’t like
Mathematics
Learners don’t learn
For/by themselves
Teachers lack Open
Ended & Hands on
Approach
Learners thinking
Not challenged
Lesson Study is not
Practiced
regularly.
Learners’ daily
Experience not
Linked with Content
Objective Tree
Improve poor
performance
Make learners like
Mathematics
Make Learners learn
For/by themselves
Know Open
Ended & Hands on
Approach
Challenge learners’
thinking
Make Teachers
Know
Lesson Study
Contextualize the
Content
Content learned
• Japanese learn for/by themselves
• Education System & Practice in Japan
• Open ended Approach, Origami,and
Hands on approach.
• Japanese’ Curriculum and Challenges in
Mathematics and Science.
• Pre-service and In-service Teacher
Training
• Lesson Study.
Tentative plan
DATE
ACTIVITY
15 March 2010
Submit a report to Region and
Head Office curriculum
management
17 March 2010
Workshop curriculum advisors on
lessons learnt in Japan
April 2010
ongoing
Workshop educators on Lesson
Study, Open ended and Hands
on Approach
Implement Open ended and
Hands on approach in 2 selected
schools.
May 2010
On going
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What is the result?
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Professor Tsubota Lecture
Project Outline
• Project title: Improving Teaching Methods
in Mathematics at Primary School.
• Period: March 2010 – December 2012
• Project Site: Ehlanzeni Region
• Target group: Dinaledi Feeder School
Math Educators
• Overall Goal: To improve learners
Performance in Mathematics
Plan of Operations
Activity
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Work shop
educators on
- Open ended, andHands
on approach
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2. To implement the
- Open ended,and Hands
on in 2 selected
school.
3. To work shop
educators on
Lesson Study
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4. To workshop
educators on origami
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5. Workshop educators'
on how to make learners
learn by/for themselves
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Budget
Conclusion
• It is very possible to implement lesson study in
Mpumalanga because it has been introduced
already. So I will support the existing program.
• Our Curriculum is using a learner centered
approach, of which Open ended and Hands on
approaches are also learner centered. So these
approaches compliment each other, and that
simply means that they does not clash with the
NCS.
References
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PROFESSOR ISODA MASAMI, UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA,
MATHEMATIC EDUCATION
PROFESSOR TSUBOTA KOZO, ATTACHED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF
UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
PROFESSOR KAZUO HAGA, UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
Abraham Arcavi, Ph.D., Associate Professor Incumbent of the Lester B.
Pearson Professorial Chair
DR. HIROKI YAHARA , UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA, MATHEMATIC
EDUCATION
SEIYAMA SENSEI LESSON STUDY
Maeno Elementary School
Sakura Junior High School
Otsuka Attached Junior High School
– PROFESSOR OONEKA, MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
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Attached Elementary School
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PROFESSOR HITOSHI SHIRAIWA, SCIENCE DEPARTMENT,
PROFESSOR KAZUO TSUYUKI , SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
PROFESSOR YOSHIKAZU YAMAMOTO, MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT,
PROFESSOR NATSUSAKA MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT