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Numbers,  Order of Operations Patterns and Relationships Percentage Proportion Rate Ratio Space, Shape and Orientation

In this unit, the theoretical basis for teaching mathematics - constructivism - is explored. Varieties of teaching strategies based on constructivist understandings of how learning best takes place are described.

This unit gives a historical background to mathematics education in South Africa, to outcomes-based education and to the national curriculum statement for mathematics. The traditional approach to teaching mathematics is then contrasted with an approach to teaching mathematics that focuses on 'doing' mathematics, and mathematics as a science of pattern and order, in which learners actively explore mathematical ideas in a conducive classroom environment.