Mukuka, Angel, Twohill, Aisling 
ORCID: 0000-0003-1156-9983 and Grimes, Paul ORCID: 0000-0001-6705-9566
(2025)
Clustered Profiles of Primary Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge: Insights from a South African Study with Irish Collaboration.
In: Tenth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 10), 17th and 18th October, 2025, DCU, Dublin.
Abstract
The Common Content Knowledge (CCK) domain of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching is an essential component of the knowledge required to teach mathematics (Ball et al., 2008). An NGO-led project in South Africa recruits practising teachers to teach in after-school
mathematics clubs and provides them with Continuous Professional Development (CPD) delivered through a WhatsApp platform. Seeking to evaluate the impact of the CPD on the teachers’ CCK, a longitudinal study was established. This paper presents findings from pretest
data collected from 121 primary school teachers. Cluster analysis was used to identify distinct performance profiles. These preliminary insights highlight variations in teacher knowledge that could inform the design of differentiated support strategies in subsequent professional
development sessions.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MKT, assessment of teacher knowledge, CCK |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Education Mathematics |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies Research Institutes and Centres > Research Centre in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education (CASTel) |
| Published in: | Proceedings of the Tenth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 10). . MEI and Dublin City University. |
| Publisher: | MEI and Dublin City University |
| Official URL: | https://zenodo.org/records/17398480 |
| Copyright Information: | Authors |
| ID Code: | 31906 |
| Deposited On: | 03 Dec 2025 13:06 by Aisling Twohill . Last Modified 03 Dec 2025 13:06 |
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