B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication
Teaching mathematics in the era of Covid-19: A case of a Namibian grade 3 mathematics teacher
Authors: Hamukwaya Shemunyenge Taleiko, Jatileni Cloneria Nyambali
Editors: Carolyn Stevenson-Milln
Conference name: Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
Publishing place: Western Cape, South Africa
Publication year: 2022
Book title : 30th Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
First page : 90
Last page: 98
eISBN: 978-0-6398352-5-9
Web address : https://wdetest.com/saarmste/
This paper presents a case study describing an approach regarding grade 3 learners that were observed to experience learning difficulties in mathematics. A Namibian grade 3 mathematics teacher shifted from a class- to subject-teaching model as a teaching intervention in the era of Covid-19. The teacher’s knowledge and beliefs about learners with learning difficulties were investigated using semi-structured interviews and lesson observation. The grade 3 learners missed basic mathematical competencies in grade 2 due to the implementation of a rationalised syllabus, and the teacher believes that a substantial mathematical knowledge gap may have a lifelong impact on learners’ understanding of mathematics. Despite the approach, the teacher shows negative beliefs about learners with learning difficulties that may influence the teaching practice
