Browsing by Supervisor "Sharma, Sashi"
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An Investigation of beliefs and attitudes of high school students in the Solomon Islands towards learning mathematics
(University of Waikato, 2014)Mathematics is omnipresent in all walks of life in our society. For instance, every day, citizens all over the world are faced with a complex array of mathematics–from mathematics of business and employment to risks of ... -
Children’s negotiation of meanings about geometric shapes and their properties in a New Zealand multilingual primary classroom
(The University of Waikato, 2022)New Zealand is a nation of superdiversity in terms of ethnicities and languages spoken. This superdiversity is reflected in New Zealand multilingual classrooms. In the New Zealand primary school mathematics curriculum, the ... -
Exploring the role that language plays in solving mathematical word problems for the Solomon Islands secondary school students
(University of Waikato, 2010)Mathematics is described as language. There is a strong link between mathematics and English language. This study is concerned with the role of language factors and proficiency of students in comprehension and solving of ... -
Impact of digital games on early reading skills in a developing country context
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Reading is the basic component of learning that constitutes one of the first steps towards educational attainment. Amongst others, some of the pressing issues the developing countries face are lower literacy rates, education ... -
Investigating National Curriculum Implementation in Papua New Guinea (PNG)
(University of Waikato, 2013)There is a national concern in Papua New Guinea (PNG) about re-construction of social systems because the education offered was irrelevant to the needs of the PNG society. The Government of PNG reformed its national education ... -
Teaching mathematics to English language learners: A comparative study of issues faced by teachers in New Zealand and the United States
(University of Waikato, 2015)New Zealand and the United States are both ethnically and linguistically diverse. With this diversity comes high numbers of English language learners in school classrooms. This is a challenge for teachers of mathematics, ... -
Understanding teaching practice in support of Non-English-Speaking-Background (NESB) students’ mathematics learning
(University of Waikato, 2013)Research is needed that gives special attention to the experiences of mathematics teachers of Non-English-Speaking-Background (NESB) students. This need prompted me to investigate four of my tertiary mathematics classes ...
