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Nature,Aims And Roles Of Mathematics Education Question Paper

Nature,Aims And Roles Of Mathematics Education

Course:Master Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION
ECT 531:NATURE,AIMS AND ROLES OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
DATE: Thursday 29th November, 2007 TIME: 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions.

1a)One aim of teaching mathematics is to help students make sense of their
world by equipping them (students) with mathematical skills. What are
these skills? [10 marks]

b)List at least four (4) uniqueness of mathematical statements and give
examples of each uniqueness. [10 marks]

c).What are the four (4) areas of behaviour that one can use to identify
talented students in mathematics? Using one of the four areas of
behaviour, mention five ways of identifying talented student(s) in your
mathematics class. [10 marks]
2.a)What are the five main content areas of mathematics in Kenyan's
secondary schools? [5 marks]

b).One aim of teaching mathematics is to help students make sense of their
world. How is this so? And what can teachers of mathematics do to
ensure that students of mathematics achieve that aim? [10 marks]

3.a)According to many researches how do girls explain their success or failure
in mathematics? [5 marks]

(b) How would you, as a teacher of mathematics, recognize fear and anxiety
amongst your students? [5 marks]

(c) (i) Who is an underachiever mathematics student? [1 mark]
(ii) In what four (4) ways would you recognise underachievers in a
mathematics class? [4 marks]

4. Identify and discuss three (3) issues pertinent to professional development for a
mathematics teacher. [15 marks]

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