Search Results - "Shongwe, Benjamin"

A student's espoused beliefs about functions of proof and their behaviour in proving.

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin¹ (AUTHOR) shongweb@ukzn.ac.za

Source: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology. Jun2026, Vol. 57 Issue 6, p1127-1149. 23p.

The Marginalization of 11th-Grade Urban African Students in Proof-Related Pedagogy: An Emancipatory Perspective

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin

Source: Journal of Urban Mathematics Education. May 2022 15(1):31-53.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 35

Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Grade 11, High School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Metropolitan Areas, Correlation, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Validity, Mathematical Logic, Foreign Countries, Criticism, African Culture, World Views, Story Telling, Indigenous Knowledge, Student Diversity, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnic Groups, Persuasive Discourse, Mathematics Skills, Western Civilization, Gender Differences, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Achievement, Student Characteristics, Race, Institutional Characteristics, Age Differences

Geographic Terms: South Africa

Introducing a Measure of Perceived Self-Efficacy for Proof (PSEP): Evidence of Validity

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin Mudaly, Vimolan

Source: Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education. Jul 2021 6(3):260-276.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Self Efficacy, Test Validity, Mathematical Logic, Validity, High School Students, Grade 11, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis, Test Reliability

Geographic Terms: South Africa

Early Career Teacher's Approach to Fraction Equivalence in Grade 4: A Dialogic Teaching Perspective

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin (ORCID 0000-0001-8083-6462)

Source: Pythagoras. 2021 42(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Fractions, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Mathematics, Time Factors (Learning), Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Discussion (Teaching Technique), At Risk Students, Disadvantaged Schools

Geographic Terms: South Africa

Pre-service teachers' views of mathematicians within mobile devices: A personalization principle study.

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin¹ shongweb@ukzn.ac.za

Source: Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education. Nov2025, Vol. 21 Issue 11, p1-11. 11p.

Grade 11 Students' Proof Construction Ability in Relation to Classroom Resources

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin

Source: International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education. 2020 15(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Grade 11, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematical Logic, Validity, Secondary School Students, Educational Resources, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Educational Technology, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Institutional Characteristics, Racial Differences, Socioeconomic Status

Geographic Terms: South Africa

A Causal-Comparative Study of South African Pre-Service Primary Mathematics Teachers' Spatial Visualization Ability: Does Common Content Knowledge Matter?

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin (ORCID 0000-0001-8083-6462)

Source: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 2022 53(9):2338-2363.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 26

Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Spatial Ability, Visualization, Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Elementary School Teachers, Misconceptions, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: South Africa

Learners' Beliefs about the Functions of Proof: Building an Argument for Validity

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin (ORCID 0000-0001-8083-6462)

Source: Educational Studies in Mathematics. Jul 2021 107(3):503-523.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Mathematical Logic, Likert Scales, Grade 11, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Test Validity

Geographic Terms: South Africa

The effect of STEM problem-based learning on students' mathematical problem-solving beliefs.

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin¹ shongweb@ukzn.ac.za

Source: Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education. Aug2024, Vol. 20 Issue 8, p1-13. 13p.

Investigating Patterns of Mathematics Talk in a Rural South African Classroom of an Early Career Primary School Teacher.

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin¹, shongweb@ukzn.ac.za

Source: Alternation; 2020, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p55-81, 27p

Learners' Functional Understandings of Proof (LFUP) in Mathematics: A Qualitative Approach.

Authors: Shongwe, Benjamin¹ shongweb@ukzn.ac.za

Source: International Journal of Innovation in Science & Mathematics Education. 2020, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p24-36. 13p.

Subject Terms: *Learning, *High schools, *Educators, *Formative tests, Mathematics