Mathematics education in East Africa : towards harmonization and enhancement of education quality / Anjum Halai and Geoff Tennant, editors.
Halai, Anjum, editor.; Tennant, Geoff (Geoffrey), editor.
2016
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Title Mathematics education in East Africa : towards harmonization and enhancement of education quality / Anjum Halai and Geoff Tennant, editors.
ISBN 9783319272580 (electronic book)
3319272586 (electronic book)
9783319272573
Published Dordrecht : Springer Science and Business Media, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Call Number QA11.2
Dewey Decimal Classification 510.71
Summary This book is a valuable resource for policymakers and practitioners as it brings insights mainly from developing countries where relatively less research activity takes place. It is also a valuable resource for courses in mathematics education in the teacher education colleges, and departments of education in the sub-Saharan Africa region. In the increasingly global and technological world mathematics is seen as a significant gatekeeper of opportunities for social and economic advancement and mobility. Hence, countries and development agencies in the broader sub-Saharan Africa region are looking towards increasing access to relevant and high-quality secondary education as a lever towards economic development. Policy makers and other key decision makers in education look towards improvement in mathematics teaching and learning as a key focus in education reform. In the East Africa region also a number of initiatives have been taken at the national level in the respective countries to improve the quality of mathematics education. This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of the developments and issues in mathematics education in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, and advances our understanding of the state of secondary mathematics education in East Africa.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed March 16, 2016).
Added Author Halai, Anjum, editor.
Tennant, Geoff (Geoffrey), editor.
Series SpringerBriefs in education.
Available in Other Form Mathematics Education in East Africa : Towards Harmonization and Enhancement of Education Quality
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Preface; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Introduction; 1 Issues for Quality Enhancement and Harmonization of Education in East Africa ; Abstract ; Introduction; Historical Background of Education in East Africa; Cultural and Socio-Economic Background of the Countries; Educational Structure in the EAC; Concluding Reflections; References; 2 Towards a Harmonized Curriculum in East Africa: A Comparative Perspective of the Intended Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda ; Abstract ; Introduction

Stated Aims and Objectives of Secondary School Mathematics EducationOrganizing Principles Embedded in the Mathematics Syllabuses; The Place of Mathematics in the Overall School Curriculum; Analysis of the Subject Matter Content; Number Sense and Operations; Algebra; Geometry; Probability and Statistics; Measurement; Implications of the Findings; Conclusions; References; 3 Achievement in Mathematics: Comparative Analysis from East Africa ; Abstract ; Introduction; Regional Assessments: Uwezo and SACMEQ; National Assessments; Discussion and Conclusions; References

4 Teaching and Learning Mathematics: Insights from Classrooms in East Africa Abstract ; Introduction; Teaching Practice in Mathematics Classrooms: A Reform Agenda; Language of Instruction in Teaching and Learning Interactions: Cognition and Communication; Boys' and Girls' Participation in Learning Mathematics: Gender Equity Issues; Concluding Reflections; References; 5 Mathematics Teacher Training in East Africa ; Abstract ; Introduction: The Nature of Teacher Training; Pathways to Becoming a Teacher in East Africa; Entry Criteria and Guidelines

Mathematics Teacher Preparation: Structure and CurriculumProfile of the Tutors in Pre-service Teacher Education Colleges and Higher Educational Institutions; Continuing Professional Development in Mathematics; Secondary School Teachers' Professional Development; Tutors' Professional Development; Conclusion; References; 6 ICT Integration in Mathematics Teaching and Learning: Insights from East Africa ; Abstract ; Introductory Background; How Does ICT Get Used in the Classroom?; ICT in the Developing World; Initiatives in ICT Implementation in East African Schools

Teachers Professional Development Model Towards Integration of ICT in Teaching Mathematics: A Rwandan Case-StudyTeaching and Learning of Mathematics: Stories from Classrooms; Conclusion: Towards Regional Harmonization; References

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