The teaching and learning of mathematics has presented a great challenge for mathematics educationalists over many decades. Researchers have been searching for new strategies and techniques for improving the understanding of abstract mathematical concepts. This study focused on mathematics teachers use of visual tools. The teachers were selected from South African schools that catered for learners from multicultural and multiracial backgrounds. Visual tools that are referred to in this study incorporated diagrams, symbols, pictures, transparencies, graphs, the use of colour, shapes,...
The teaching and learning of mathematics has presented a great challenge for mathematics educationalists over many decades. Researchers have been sear...