FMT3701 Assignment 2 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2025

This document contains workings, explanations and solutions to the FMT3701 Assignment 2 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2025. For assistance whats-app us on 0.6.8..8.1.2..0.9.3.4... QUESTION 1 (42 marks) 1.1 Explain the concept “number sense” and its development. (3) 1.2 Distinguish between verbal and object counting giving, two (2) examples for each (10) 1.3 Briefly contrast: 1.3.1) order irrelevance (3) 1.3.2) movement is magnitude (3) 1.3.3) abstraction (3) 1.4 Analyse the different structures of mathematical problems that Foundation Phase learners need to explore (10) 1.5 Discuss the importance of problem-solving in mathematics (10) QUESTION 2 (30 marks) 2.1 Justify the role of ethnomathematics in making mathematics more accessible and relevant to Foundation Phase learners. Provide examples of how you would incorporate ethnomathematics in your teaching. (10) 2.2 Reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of teacher and learner-centred approaches in the Foundation Phase. Which approach do you believe is more effective, and why? (10) 2.3 Motivate how the concepts of time, space and shape are interrelated in mathematics education for young learners. How can these concepts be taught in an integrated manner? (10) FMT3701/ASSESSMENT 2/0/2025 7 QUESTION 3 (20 marks) Remember to highlight the role of fractions in daily life and the significance of other mathematical concepts in grasping fraction principles. Naudé and Meier (2020:65) acknowledge the challenges learners may face when first encountering fractions in the Foundation Phase. 3.1 Using pictures and words design a lesson showing how you would teach 3.1.1 Regional or area model (10) 3.1.2 Length models (10) QUESTION 4 (8 marks) 4.1 Create a repeating pattern (2) 4.2 Determine the rule (2) 4.3 Describe the core or basic unit (2) 4.4 Identify the prediction that learners can make from the pattern (2)