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Abiatal, Loide K. S.; Howard, Grant R. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2020
Background: The study focused on children with hearing disabilities, which was significant as almost 9 million children in sub-Saharan Africa, including Namibia, had hearing disabilities. The problem was the lack of prior research on the effects of assistive technology (AT) in primary education for the Deaf in Namibia, for guiding Namibian special…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Assistive Technology
Ndlovu, Zanele A.; Chiromo, Lytion – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019
Background: Teaching using manipulatives is emphasised, especially in the early grades, to help learners conceptualise operations on whole numbers. Therefore, teachers' competencies in using manipulatives is the key in helping learners master these basic operation skills. Aim: Drawing from the literature on using manipulatives to improve learners'…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
van Vuuren, Eurika Jansen; Herzog, Moritz; Fritz, Annemarie – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2018
Background: Several studies have shown the influence of mathematical knowledge on both individual opportunities and chances for a self-determined and prosperous life as well as the welfare of nations. Against this background, the contents of maths education in the foundation phase as well as the way in which it is conveyed gain importance. While…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Early Childhood Education
Fritz, Annemarie; Balzer, Lars; Herholdt, Roelien; Ragpot, Lara; Ehlert, Antje – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2014
This article presents the translation and adaptation process of a mathematics test for the acquisition of key mathematical (arithmetic) concepts by children from four to eight years of age. The origin of this test was in Germany, whence it was sourced by researchers at the University of Johannesburg. A conceptual model of hierarchical mathematics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Tests, Grade 1, Elementary School Mathematics
Fritz-Stratmann, Annemarie; Ehlert, Antje; Klüsener, Gabriele – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2014
This paper argues for teaching pre-service teachers about remediation strategies for learners who encounter problems in mathematics in the early grades. The premise is that all teachers should be equipped with theory-based practical knowledge to support learning. A few teaching sessions to develop the concepts that underlie the mathematical…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
Arndt, Dominique; Sahr, Katleen; Opfermann, Maria; Leutner, Detlev; Fritz, Annemarie – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2013
Recent studies showed that kindergarten children solve addition, subtraction, doubling and halving problems using the core system for the approximate representation of numerical magnitude. In Study 1, 34 first-grade students in their first week of schooling solved approximate arithmetic problems in a number range up to 100 regarding all four basic…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Mathematics Skills, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Peucker, Sabine; Weißhaupt, Steffi – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2013
The development of numerical concepts is described from infancy to preschool age. Infants a few days old exhibit an early sensitivity for numerosities. In the course of development, nonverbal mental models allow for the exact representation of small quantities as well as changes in these quantities. Subitising, as the accurate recognition of small…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Numeracy, Child Development, Infants
Fritz, Annemarie; Ehlert, Antje; Balzer, Lars – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2013
A common theme of models of conceptual growth is to establish the hierarchical structures of abilities that can be interpreted along developmental lines. Integrating the literature on the development of mathematical concepts and skills in children, a comprehensive 6 level model for describing, explaining and predicting the development of key…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Item Response Theory, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Education
Scherer, Petra – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2013
This article presents a number of carefully selected activities for the mathematics classroom in the early grades. The motivation for their selection is the development of concepts rather than the learning of the procedural skills of arithmetic. As the teacher is faced with a great heterogeneity of children starting school, the concrete learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Arithmetic, Low Achievement
Wright, Robert J. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2013
This article describes a comprehensive and novel approach to assessment in early numeracy. Topics include the significance of early numeracy, developing a nomenclature for early numeracy, and describing the context for the development of this approach to assessment. The largely unrealised importance of numerals and numeral sequences in early…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Classification