MIP1501 Assignment 4 (DETAILED ANSWERS) 2025 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

MIP1501 Assignment 4 (DETAILED ANSWERS) 2025 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references ,... 1.1. Set up one example question (also provide solutions) which falls under the following: 1.1.1. Level 1: Mathematical knowledge (4) 1.1.2. Level 2: Routine Procedures (in a real-life context). (4) 1.1.3. Level 3: Complex Procedures (in real life context) (4) 1.1.4. Level 4: Problem Solving (in real life context) (4) 1.2. The photo below is 120 mm x 90 mm. It is enlarged to 360 mm x 270 mm. The elephant’s tail in the smaller photo is 15 mm long. How long is its tail in the larger photo? Show your calculations. (4) 1.3. Modelling refers to the idea that learners build in their minds and play out with objects or in picture form on paper sometimes to solve problems. Give at least three benefits that you may achieve in your primary mathematics class by employing modelling. (6) 1.4. Jabu had a few marbles. Today he played and doubled his number of marbles. Then Thabo gave him three marbles for free. Jabu has 21 marbles now. How many did he have before he started playing? Solve this problem using a suitable model. (5) 1.5. Discuss the steps that you can deploy in constructing number problems. (10) Question 2 (27) 2.1. Mothers and pre-school teachers often boasted that a four-year old child could already read numbers. Is this an ideal situation? Motivate your answer with numbers as a concept in the Intermediate Phase. (6) 2.2. Discuss the following concepts which are important in the development of number sense: 2.2.1. Counting (3) 2.2.2. Subitising (3) 2.2.3. Relational skill (3) 2.3.3. Lerato poured R240 petrol at a price of R15/litre. How many litres did she pour? (4) Question 3 (32) 3.1. Tablets are portable touchscreen device which can be used for various functions by Intermediate Phase learners. Hence, there are several uses of tablets in the classroom. Discuss in your own words any five use of tablets in your mathematics classroom. (10) 3.2. Mention and discuss three advantages and three disadvantages of using a tablet as an instructional media in an Intermediate Phase Mathematics classroom. (Use your own words and experiences). (12) 3.3. Technology and traditional tools can be used effectively for teaching and learning of mathematics in the classroom. Which one is a better method or tools according to you? Discuss this statement either in support of either technology or traditional tools. (provide 5 strong points in detail, in your words and according to your experience of real-life context).