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Mathematical Literacy – mathematics and/or literacy: What is being sought?
Submitted: 14 October 2007 | Published: 14 October 2007
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Hamsa Venkat, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaFull Text:
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Mathematical Literacy was introduced as an alternative option to Mathematics in the Further Education and Training (FET) phase (Grades 10-12, learners generally aged 15-18) in South Africa in January 2006. As a new subject in the FET phase, and with aims that differ somewhat from the notion of mathematical literacy that figured within the Mathematical Literacy / Mathematics / Mathematical Sciences (MLMMS) learning area in the General Education and Training (GET) phase, teachers are faced with implementing a subject which does not have established aims, understandings and practices associated with it.
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