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    MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY

    University Examinations for 2018/2019 Academic Year

    SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

    DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY


    THIRD YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR
    BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

    ECT 302: MATHEMATICS METHODS


    DATE: 15/4/2019 TIME: 8:30 – 10:30 AM
    INSTRUCTIONS
    Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
    1. a) Explain five reasons why a mathematics teacher should plan for teaching.
    (10 marks)
    b) Discuss the importance of a Mathematics text book during the teaching of
    Mathematics. (10 marks)
    c) Outline five aims of teaching Mathematics. (5 marks)
    d) Explain the importance of teaching resources in Mathematics. (5 marks)
    2. a) Assume you are teaching the topic simultaneous equations and the subtopic is:
    Using graphical method to solve simultaneous equations, write: (10 marks)
    i) An objective in cognitive domain
    ii) An objective in psychomotor domain
    iii) List five learning activities that may aid the learner interact with the
    content.
    iv) Write three resources that may be used in teaching the concept.
    b) Explain the rationale for problem solving in Mathematics teaching. (10 marks)
    3. a) Citing examples, explain each of the five types of mathematical knowledge that
    secondary school mathematics curriculum exposes to students. (10 marks)

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    b) Discuss the circumstances under which a Mathematics teacher may use the
    following approaches. (10 marks)
    i) Expository approach
    ii) Inductive approach
    4. a) Pythagorean Theorem states that c2 = a2 + b2, discuss an activity that you would
    use in class to lead learners to prove this. (10 marks)
    b) Explain the importance of the remarks column in a mathematics scheme of work.
    (4 marks)
    c) Distinguish between learning and instructional theories in relation to teaching and
    learning of mathematics. (6 marks)
    5. a) “When marking a mathematics test, teachers should not only look at answers”.
    Discuss. (6 marks)
    b) Explain the importance of testing in mathematics. (6 marks)
    c) Explain the importance of each stage of Piaget’s theory of intellectual
    development in the learning of mathematics. (8 marks)

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