An exploration of grade 8 learners' responses to real-world and standard mathematical problems

This study explored how the use of real-life contexts influences South African Grade 8 learners’ responses in solving mathematical word problems. A mathematical task was given to investigate whether the influence exists and if so how. The study falls within a social constructivist framework which...

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Main Author: Mkwanazi, Moleko Abram
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/4882