M.Ed. / It has become quite clear in recent times that media is expected to play an active role in improving the learning - teaching process in school. When the media is intergrated into a school lesson, the expectation is created that it would bring about a renewal and improvement in the teaching - learning process. A geometrical problem can be solved in a logical manner, helping to expand and enrich the pupils point of reference in Geometry. In the learning process the teacher, pupil and learning content are inextricably linked. It is in this process where media can, playing a very important role, act as intermediate link between the elementary and the fundamental. Furthermore, the media can be used to solve various geometrical theorems and problems making it accessible, visual and concrete. This would greatly benefit the Standard eight pupil. There are specific problems which arise in Geometry. These problems relate to certain skills, for example, discovery method, observation, direct experience and verification. It is in this regard that the teacher needs to be very selective in the choice of media, so that it encourages the mastering of the content. Media promotes learning by involving both hemispheres of the brain. By virtue of the subject, visual presentation in Geometry makes learning easier. It is in this regard that models are the most suitable medium due to the characteristics they posses. A number of guidelines for planning a Geometry lesson for Standard eight are suggested in this study. Recommendations are made regarding the content of a lesson, the production of suitable models to provide for the needs of teachers and pupils as well as the active involvement of pupils in the production of models for Geometry. The empirical reseach has shown that models can serve as a medium to unlock the learning content of Geometry to the pupil. This can be done by concretising and presenting Geometry on a level which enables the pupil to experience it's simplicity with optimal learning. The important role of models in the daily life of every person makes further reseach into the nature of symbol systems and how they influence learning essential, so that every pupil may fully benefit from the potential of models.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:9121 |
| Date | 13 August 2012 |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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