Browsing Department of Educational Studies by Advisor "Wessels, Dirk Cornelis Johannes"

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Die problematiek van die begrip oneindigheid in wiskundeonderrig en die manifestasie daarvan in irrasionale getalle, fraktale en die werk van Escher

Mathlener, Rinette (2008-02-28)

A study of the philosophical and historical foundations of infinity highlights the problematic development of infinity. Aristotle distinguished between potential and actual infinity, but rejected the latter. Indeed, the ...
The influence of creativity and divergent thinking in Geometry education

Nakin, John-Baptist Nkopane (2009-08-25)

The teaching of geometry has been neglected at the expense of other disciplines of mathematics such as algebra in most secondary schools for Africans in South Africa. The research aimed at establishing the extent to ...
Modeling with Sketchpad to enrich students' concept image of the derivative in introductory calculus : developing domain specific understanding

Ndlovu, Mdutshekelwa (2008-02)

It was the purpose of this design study to explore the Geometer’s Sketchpad dynamic mathematics software as a tool to model the derivative in introductory calculus in a manner that would foster a deeper conceptual understanding ...

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