Mathematics in South Africa: Progress or Just Treading Water?
Tracy Butchart analyses South Africa’s Class of 2024 maths results, noting stagnant performance despite higher pass rates. She highlights declining participation, low quality passes, and the need for early intervention.
The Gamification Effect: Where Learning Meets Fun
In a world where education continuously evolves to meet the needs of the digital age, Reflective Learning works to guide both students and teachers through the maze of conceptual learning. At the heart of our innovation, we are committed to making learning not just effective but also enjoyable. This is where our gamified learning approach shines, transforming the traditional education experience into an engaging and interactive journey.
Beyond Exemplars: Creating a Robust Learning Culture for Matric Pupils
In a recent article by News24, a pressing concern has emerged from the Department of Education, prompting a reflective pause on the pedagogical approaches in schools.
3 Ways to Develop Metacognitive Skills
Developing metacognitive skills in young people needs to be an important focus area for teachers. After all, metacognitive skills help learners to think about their thinking and this invaluable ability assists them in analysing, evaluating, and taking control of their learning experiences.
Metacognition and Why It Matters in Education
Metacognition refers to the mental processes we use to plan, monitor, and evaluate how well we understand and can do something. It is about understanding how we learn (cognitive understanding) and controlling how we learn (cognitive regulation).
Teaching Metacognition in the Classroom
It is this metacognitive awareness that initiates the student to take charge of their own learning. For a learner agency to be successful there has to be a fundamental shift from teacher to student in the responsibility for – and the control over – learning.
Understanding Metacognition and its Role in Mathematics
Metacognition is “thinking about thinking.” It is the ability to recognise, analyse and reflect on our own cognitive processes. Believed to be unique to humans, metacognition enables us to think about what we do know, what we need to know and what strategies we can apply to solve a problem. Metacognitive processes allow us to learn from prior experiences, and then apply those learned strategies to new situations. This provides invaluable opportunities to learners, especially in mathematics.
The True Potential of Education
Every year, the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results mark a significant milestone for both students and teachers. As a national benchmark assessment, the NSC allows the Department of Education to assess the level of knowledge and skills that students have acquired in the 12 years of their academic journey. However, there is a crucial challenge that arises with this process – the timing.
Why Your Most Experienced Teachers Should Be Teaching Grade 8 and 9
Because Matric results are such an important metric by which schools are measured, the teachers with the most experience and specialisation are often allocated to Grade 12 classes. But is this doing more damage than good? Is there a way to ensure all students get the chance to catch up learning gaps and exceed in the subject?
The Magic of Language
Understanding parts of speech is much more than just being able to name them; it’s about knowing how to use them effectively to construct clear and meaningful sentences. Think of parts of speech as the building blocks of language. Just like in building a house, where each brick has a specific place and purpose, each part of speech has its own role in a sentence.
