M.Ed. (Subject Didactics) / It is important that allowances be made for the Mathematics gifted pupil, who is seen as the problem solver of the future. Mathematics gifted pupils, on the average, use half their time to work thoroughly through the average syllabus and achieve 90% plus. The average subject teacher does not always have the necessary time for the gifted pupil. He is thus left to his own devices. The lack of facilities, sufficient qualified teachers, support from like-minded people, stimulating opportunities, resource centres and other stimulating factors add further to the pupils' frustrations. Enrichment of syllabi is seen as one of the most prominent provisional possibilities for the gifted child. The reason for this is found in the fact that the gifted child does not constitute even 5% of the population. They are kept mainly in the mainstream and are in no way identified as a group for any type of special educational need, like acceleration. Enrichment by means of educational computer programmes does not need individual teaching or a faster pace, but an adjustment in the activities within the classroom. Teaching, with the aid of computers, offers an educational aid which offers the opportunity for more effective provision for the gifted child ...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:12196 |
| Date | 01 September 2014 |
| Creators | Ferreira, Madelein Alida Franscina |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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