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Engaging primary mathematics teachers in two private schools in South Sudan: A case study on student-centred teaching in problem-solving and mathematical discourse

Soforon, Oduho George Ben; Sikko, Svein Arne; Tesfamicael, Solomon A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

The teaching and learning of mathematics in sub-Saharan African countries is dominated by teacher-centred pedagogies rather than student-centred ones. Observations of mathematics teachers at two private schools in South ...
Problem posing in mathematics education: a comparative study of textbooks in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Norway.

Tesfamicael, Solomon A.; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen; Kassa, Berie Getie; Soforon, Oduho George Ben (Chapter, 2022)

This paper presents a comparison of textbooks on Problem Posing (PP) activities. The importance of PP activities is motivated in relation to problem solving (PS), a principal component of mathematics education. Using a ...
The Understanding of Effective Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers According to South Sudan School Context

Soforon, Oduho George Ben; Sikko, Svein Arne; Tesfamicael, Solomon A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

This paper aims to provide an understanding of effective professional development (PD) for mathematics teachers according to the context of South Sudan schools. Hunsicker’s (2011) checklist of effective PD was taken as a ...