Basic theory of educational neuroscience for mathematics teachers – a review

Kakoma, Luneta

dc.contributor.author	Kakoma, Luneta
dc.contributor.editor	Kriek, Jeanne
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-03T09:38:34Z
dc.date.available	2019-12-03T09:38:34Z
dc.date.copyright	© 2019
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.identifier.citation	2019 ISTE International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21-25 October 2019, Mopani Camp in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa	en
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-77615-062-5
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26097
dc.description.abstract	This paper is a review of how the knowledge of educational neuroscience by teachers of mathematics and its inclusion in mathematics teacher education curricula can enhance our understanding of how students learn mathematics. It is premised on studies that point to two of the obstacles that teachers of mathematics face, that is we know almost nothing about how people do mathematics and we almost know nothing about how people learn how to do mathematics. Teachers’ understanding and knowledge of what goes on in the brain and mind as learners grapple with mathematical concepts and facts could enhance the way we teach and disseminate mathematical information. Teachers’ knowledge of educational neuroscience will also dispel neuromyths - a presentation of facts with little or no scientific bases about the science of the brain, memory and learning	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Institute of Science & Technology Education, University of South Africa	en
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dc.subject	Educational Neuroscience	en
dc.subject	memory and learning	en
dc.subject	mathematics learning	en
dc.subject	neuromyths	en
dc.title	Basic theory of educational neuroscience for mathematics teachers – a review	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Institute for Science and Technology Education (ISTE)	en