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RESEARCH PAPER
Secondary school mathematics teaching evaluations by students: A report card for the mathematics teacher
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University of South Africa, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Publication date: 2023-01-01
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2023;19(1):em2211
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
This study presents findings from multiple case studies undertaken in three secondary schools in
South Africa’s Limpopo Province. The goal was to collect input from students on mathematics
teaching practices in their classrooms. The study included a self-selected sample of eleven grade
12 students. Unstructured individual interviews and students’ written reports were used to collect
data, which was then analyzed based on emerging themes. Students expressed genuine concerns
about teachers’ lesson preparation, subject and pedagogical knowledge, classroom management,
attention given to slow learners, quality of classwork and homework tasks given to students, exam
preparation, class attendance, and utilization of contact time, teachers’ attitudes, and their
emotional intelligence, among others. Based on the study’s findings, the author suggests that
student evaluation of teaching be used in secondary schools to help teachers reflect on their
teaching practices in order to create learning environments that most students would enjoy.
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