Plenary panel discussions

The Plenary Panel Discussions promote incisive debate on topical issues in the mathematics education field with invited key players who can open up insights that are valuable for the community to engage with and question.

Panel 1: AMESA's Role in Relation to Research and Development in Mathematics Education: Conversations with Past Presidents Chair: Hamsa Venkat Panellists:  Mamokgethi Setati, Raymond Duba, Aarnout Brombacher & Moses Mogamberry Mathematics performance in South Africa continues to be described as being in a state of 'crisis'. What role should AMESA be playing to improve this situation in relation to research and development in the field? Past presidents present their views, ask questions of each other, and answer questions from the audience. Introduction by the current AMESA President, Elspeth Khembo.

Panel 2: Geometry in the CAPS documents Chair: Michael de Villiers Panellists:  Alison Kitto, Jaamia Galant & Heather Collin A key change in the FET CAPS document is the reinsertion of Euclidean geometry into the core curriculum. Alongside this, concerns have been raised that the GET CAPS are 'geometry lite'. The panel discuss geometry as it appears across the GET and FET bands in the new CAPS curriculum documents.

Panel 3: Learning from learner performance: Can we disseminate information more effectively? Patterns of performance, patterns of errors, messages for teaching -a focus on Algebra Chair: Lynn Bowie Panellists:  Marlene Sasman and Regina Essack In some provinces, analyses of Matric performance are conducted on an item-by-item level. Such data provides information that is useful to the teaching of Matric topics, but dissemination of this information is patchy. What sorts of information are available? How can this information be disseminated to schools? How can it be used by Mathematics departments?