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Papers by Ansie Harding

Research paper thumbnail of Comparison of online and paper tests in a technique-mastering programme in first year Calculus

The research on the format of a technique mastering programme in the first year Calculus course i... more The research on the format of a technique mastering programme in the first year Calculus course involves a group of first year engineering students at the University of Pretoria. Apart from conceptual understanding these students are also expected to master a certain amount of basic knowledge and rote skills in the Calculus course. The process of acquiring and assessing basic

Research paper thumbnail of Taxonomy of online undergraduate Mathematics Courses

The world wide web is becoming wider at an increasing rate. It is virtually impossible to take an... more The world wide web is becoming wider at an increasing rate. It is virtually impossible to take any kind of accurate snapshot at one time of the state of its development. Undergraduate mathematics courses presented on the internet are relative newcomers to the race but are nevertheless increasing in numbers at the same phenomenal rate. Internet education is developing as

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating the Success of a Science Academic Development Programme at a Research-intensive University

African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Perceptions of Teachers and Learners about Factors that Facilitate Learners' Performance in Mathematics in South Africa

African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Professional development of mathematics academics

It is almost 30 years since Morris Kline published his wide-ranging critique of undergraduate edu... more It is almost 30 years since Morris Kline published his wide-ranging critique of undergraduate education in his book, "Why The Professor can't Teach" (1). In 1999, Steve Krantz, in his book, "How to Teach Mathematics" (2) reported that academics were paying much more attention to their teaching duties than before. Both of these books were largely about the situation in

Research paper thumbnail of WWW Mathematics at the University of Pretoria

ABSTRACT At the University of Pretoria we embarked on designing a web based course for first year ... more ABSTRACT At the University of Pretoria we embarked on designing a web based course for first year Calculus students. This was done within a WebCT framework. The course ran on an experimental basis during the first semester of 2000. This paper discusses the structure ...

Research paper thumbnail of SECTION 2 Use of technology in undergraduate Mathematics Teaching-Use of technology in undergraduate Mathematics Teaching in South African universities

Research paper thumbnail of Proceedings of WARTHOG DELTA'01: Third Southern Hemisphere Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics Teaching, Kruger Park, South Afrika, 01-05.07. 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Are students who have been educated in an outcomes-based approach prepared for university mathematics?

Research paper thumbnail of Undergraduate Mathematics Around the World

Research paper thumbnail of Navorsing oor voorgraadse wiskundeonderrig:'n Suid-Afrikaanse perspektief: oorspronklike navorsing

Research paper thumbnail of Research on undergraduate mathematics education: A South African perspective

Research paper thumbnail of Elements of a Supportive Learning Environment for Mathematics Learners

Research paper thumbnail of Mathematics Education at Tertiary Level and Access to Tertiary Level

Research paper thumbnail of A blended learning Grade 12 intervention using DVD technology to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics: original research

Abstract: This article describes the experiences and mathematics performance of Grade 12 learners... more Abstract: This article describes the experiences and mathematics performance of Grade 12 learners selected to participate in a mathematics intervention project using digital video disk (DVD) technology within a blended learning context. Blended learning in the context of ...

Research paper thumbnail of Try and catch the wind: Women who do doctorates at a mature stage in their lives

ABSTRACT Why a book on gender issues in mathematics in the 21st century? Several factors have inf... more ABSTRACT Why a book on gender issues in mathematics in the 21st century? Several factors have influenced theundertaking of this project by the editors. First, an international volume focusing on gender and mathematicshas not appeared since publication of papers emerging from the 1996 International Congress onMathematical Education (Keitel, 1998). Surely it was time for an updated look at this critical area ofmathematics education. Second, we have had lively discussion and working groups on gender issues atconferences of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [PME] for the past fouryears, sessions at which stimulating and ground-breaking research has been discussed by participants from many different countries. Some publicationseemed essential to share this new knowledge emerging from a wider variety of countries and from different cultural perspectives. Third, some westerncountries such as Australia and the USA have experienced in recent years a focus on the "boy problem," with an underlying assumption that issues offemales and mathematics have been solved and are no longer worthy of interest. Thus it seemed timely to look more closely at the issue of gender andmathematics internationally. When the idea for this volume first emerged, invitations were issued to those regularly attending the working anddiscussion groups at PME. Potential authors were charged to focus on gender issues in mathematics and were given wide scope to hone in on the issuesthat were central to their own research efforts, or were in receipt or in need of close attention in their own national or regional contexts.

Research paper thumbnail of Is studente wat in 'n uitkomsgerigte onderrigbenadering opgelei is, gereed vir universiteitswiskunde?: navorsings-en oorsigartikel

Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie, 2009

Abstract: Uitkomsgerigte onderrig (UGO) het 'n groei-en hersieningsfase beleef en is vir die... more Abstract: Uitkomsgerigte onderrig (UGO) het 'n groei-en hersieningsfase beleef en is vir die afsienbare toekoms hier om te bly. Die 2009-inname van studente op universiteit is die eerste matrikulante wat slegs binne die nuwe bedeling onderrig ontvang het. Hierdie ...

Research paper thumbnail of Navorsing oor voorgraadse wiskundeonderrig: ’n Suid-Afrikaanse perspektief

Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Towards Alleviating the Post-Apartheid Education Crisis in South Africa

Models for Implementation, 2011

ABSTRACT Post-apartheid South Africa is witnessing an education crisis of significant proportions... more ABSTRACT Post-apartheid South Africa is witnessing an education crisis of significant proportions. The new outcomesbased education system has failed to deliver, and universities are suffering the consequences of underpreparation of learners for tertiary ...

Research paper thumbnail of Comparison of online and paper tests in a technique-mastering programme in first year Calculus

The research on the format of a technique mastering programme in the first year Calculus course i... more The research on the format of a technique mastering programme in the first year Calculus course involves a group of first year engineering students at the University of Pretoria. Apart from conceptual understanding these students are also expected to master a certain amount of basic knowledge and rote skills in the Calculus course. The process of acquiring and assessing basic knowledge and rote skills (also referred to as must-knows and techniques, respectively) is known as the technique mastering programme at the University of Pretoria. This paper deals with the issue as to whether the paper-based assessment format for the technique mastering programme in first year Calculus can be replaced by computer-based assessment without a significant difference in performance. In answer to the first question, the study shows that statistically there is no significant difference in performance in the technique mastering tests when the paper format is replaced by an online format. Yet, low cor...

Research paper thumbnail of Comparison of online and paper tests in a technique-mastering programme in first year Calculus

The research on the format of a technique mastering programme in the first year Calculus course i... more The research on the format of a technique mastering programme in the first year Calculus course involves a group of first year engineering students at the University of Pretoria. Apart from conceptual understanding these students are also expected to master a certain amount of basic knowledge and rote skills in the Calculus course. The process of acquiring and assessing basic

Research paper thumbnail of Taxonomy of online undergraduate Mathematics Courses

The world wide web is becoming wider at an increasing rate. It is virtually impossible to take an... more The world wide web is becoming wider at an increasing rate. It is virtually impossible to take any kind of accurate snapshot at one time of the state of its development. Undergraduate mathematics courses presented on the internet are relative newcomers to the race but are nevertheless increasing in numbers at the same phenomenal rate. Internet education is developing as

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating the Success of a Science Academic Development Programme at a Research-intensive University

African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Perceptions of Teachers and Learners about Factors that Facilitate Learners' Performance in Mathematics in South Africa

African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Professional development of mathematics academics

It is almost 30 years since Morris Kline published his wide-ranging critique of undergraduate edu... more It is almost 30 years since Morris Kline published his wide-ranging critique of undergraduate education in his book, "Why The Professor can't Teach" (1). In 1999, Steve Krantz, in his book, "How to Teach Mathematics" (2) reported that academics were paying much more attention to their teaching duties than before. Both of these books were largely about the situation in

Research paper thumbnail of WWW Mathematics at the University of Pretoria

ABSTRACT At the University of Pretoria we embarked on designing a web based course for first year ... more ABSTRACT At the University of Pretoria we embarked on designing a web based course for first year Calculus students. This was done within a WebCT framework. The course ran on an experimental basis during the first semester of 2000. This paper discusses the structure ...

Research paper thumbnail of SECTION 2 Use of technology in undergraduate Mathematics Teaching-Use of technology in undergraduate Mathematics Teaching in South African universities

Research paper thumbnail of Proceedings of WARTHOG DELTA'01: Third Southern Hemisphere Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics Teaching, Kruger Park, South Afrika, 01-05.07. 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Are students who have been educated in an outcomes-based approach prepared for university mathematics?

Research paper thumbnail of Undergraduate Mathematics Around the World

Research paper thumbnail of Navorsing oor voorgraadse wiskundeonderrig:'n Suid-Afrikaanse perspektief: oorspronklike navorsing

Research paper thumbnail of Research on undergraduate mathematics education: A South African perspective

Research paper thumbnail of Elements of a Supportive Learning Environment for Mathematics Learners

Research paper thumbnail of Mathematics Education at Tertiary Level and Access to Tertiary Level

Research paper thumbnail of A blended learning Grade 12 intervention using DVD technology to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics: original research

Abstract: This article describes the experiences and mathematics performance of Grade 12 learners... more Abstract: This article describes the experiences and mathematics performance of Grade 12 learners selected to participate in a mathematics intervention project using digital video disk (DVD) technology within a blended learning context. Blended learning in the context of ...

Research paper thumbnail of Try and catch the wind: Women who do doctorates at a mature stage in their lives

ABSTRACT Why a book on gender issues in mathematics in the 21st century? Several factors have inf... more ABSTRACT Why a book on gender issues in mathematics in the 21st century? Several factors have influenced theundertaking of this project by the editors. First, an international volume focusing on gender and mathematicshas not appeared since publication of papers emerging from the 1996 International Congress onMathematical Education (Keitel, 1998). Surely it was time for an updated look at this critical area ofmathematics education. Second, we have had lively discussion and working groups on gender issues atconferences of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [PME] for the past fouryears, sessions at which stimulating and ground-breaking research has been discussed by participants from many different countries. Some publicationseemed essential to share this new knowledge emerging from a wider variety of countries and from different cultural perspectives. Third, some westerncountries such as Australia and the USA have experienced in recent years a focus on the "boy problem," with an underlying assumption that issues offemales and mathematics have been solved and are no longer worthy of interest. Thus it seemed timely to look more closely at the issue of gender andmathematics internationally. When the idea for this volume first emerged, invitations were issued to those regularly attending the working anddiscussion groups at PME. Potential authors were charged to focus on gender issues in mathematics and were given wide scope to hone in on the issuesthat were central to their own research efforts, or were in receipt or in need of close attention in their own national or regional contexts.

Research paper thumbnail of Is studente wat in 'n uitkomsgerigte onderrigbenadering opgelei is, gereed vir universiteitswiskunde?: navorsings-en oorsigartikel

Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie, 2009

Abstract: Uitkomsgerigte onderrig (UGO) het 'n groei-en hersieningsfase beleef en is vir die... more Abstract: Uitkomsgerigte onderrig (UGO) het 'n groei-en hersieningsfase beleef en is vir die afsienbare toekoms hier om te bly. Die 2009-inname van studente op universiteit is die eerste matrikulante wat slegs binne die nuwe bedeling onderrig ontvang het. Hierdie ...

Research paper thumbnail of Navorsing oor voorgraadse wiskundeonderrig: ’n Suid-Afrikaanse perspektief

Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Towards Alleviating the Post-Apartheid Education Crisis in South Africa

Models for Implementation, 2011

ABSTRACT Post-apartheid South Africa is witnessing an education crisis of significant proportions... more ABSTRACT Post-apartheid South Africa is witnessing an education crisis of significant proportions. The new outcomesbased education system has failed to deliver, and universities are suffering the consequences of underpreparation of learners for tertiary ...

Research paper thumbnail of Comparison of online and paper tests in a technique-mastering programme in first year Calculus

The research on the format of a technique mastering programme in the first year Calculus course i... more The research on the format of a technique mastering programme in the first year Calculus course involves a group of first year engineering students at the University of Pretoria. Apart from conceptual understanding these students are also expected to master a certain amount of basic knowledge and rote skills in the Calculus course. The process of acquiring and assessing basic knowledge and rote skills (also referred to as must-knows and techniques, respectively) is known as the technique mastering programme at the University of Pretoria. This paper deals with the issue as to whether the paper-based assessment format for the technique mastering programme in first year Calculus can be replaced by computer-based assessment without a significant difference in performance. In answer to the first question, the study shows that statistically there is no significant difference in performance in the technique mastering tests when the paper format is replaced by an online format. Yet, low cor...