Android tablets and MXit testing provided an über-modern approach to learning maths and science for 530 Grade 10 to 12 pupils from 80 previously-disadvantaged schools. They were exposed to the technology as part of a one-year pilot study linked to Saturday maths and science "incubator" schools, which were run by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Unit (GMMDU) in six districts of the Eastern Cape to supplement classroom instruction, which in many cases … [Read more...] about Benefiting from Tablets
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Boosting Maths and Science Education
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) have teamed up in a bid to advance educational research and training for maths and science in South Africa. Thus far, the partnership, which from NMMU includes the Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Unit (GMMDU) and its First Rand Foundation Chair in Mathematics Education, has led to two skills upgrade sessions, attended by 280 maths and science teachers from 40 schools across … [Read more...] about Boosting Maths and Science Education
