Dr EG Makwakwa

Expertise

• Difficulties in learning of statistics/ data handling and probability at school level and higher education
• Problem solving methods and strategies in statistics/data handling learning at school level and higher education
• Teaching and learning of statistics/ data handling and probability at school level

Qualifications

• BSc Honours in Statistics, University of Limpopo
• MSc (Mathematics, Science and Technology Education) in Statistics Education, University of South Africa
• PhD (Mathematics, Science and Technology Education) in Statistics Education, University of South Africa

Currently teaching

• MAE202N: Statistics Education In Intermediate And Senior Mathematics
• MIP2602: Mathematics for Intermediate Phase Teachers IV

Journal articles

• G. Makwakwa, D. Mogari, and U. I. Ogbonnaya, First-year undergraduate students’ statistical problem-solving skills, Teach. Stat. 46 (2024), 8–23. DOI 10.1111/test.12359

Paper presentations

• Makgakga, S., & Makwakwa, E. G. (2016). Exploring Learners’ Difficulties In Solving Grade 12 Differential Calculus: A Case Study Of One Secondary School In Polokwane District. In J. Kriek, B. Bantwini, C. Ochonogor, J.J. Dhlamini, & L. Goosen (Eds). Towards Effective Teaching and Meaningful Learning in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Proceedings of Institute of science and technology education international conference held on October 24-28, 2016 (pp. 13-25). Pretoria: South Africa: Unisa Press
• Makwakwa, E. G., & Mogari, D. (2013). Investigating possible causes of some of the problems experianced in the teaching and learning of grade 11 Statistics. In Z. Davis & S. Jaffer (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th Annual Congress of the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa, Vol. 1. (pp. 115-131). Cape Town: AMESA.

• Makwakwa, E.G., & Mogari, D. (October, 2012). Some of the problems experienced by teachers in the teaching of data handling in grade 11. In D. Mogari, A. Mji, & U.I. Ogbonnaya (Eds). Towards Effective Teaching and Meaningful Learning in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Proceedings of Institute of science and technology education international conference held on October 17-20, 2011(pp. 502-511). Pretoria: South Africa: Unisa Press.
• Makwakwa, E. G., & Mogari, D. (June, 2012). Teachers’ claims about their competence in teaching data handling in Grade 11. In S. Nieuwoudt, D. Laubscher, & H. Dreyer (Eds). Mathematics as an Educational Tasks. Proceedings of long and short papers: 18th National Congress held on June 24 – 28, 2012 (pp. 249-259). Johannesburg, South Africa: Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA).
• Makwakwa, E.G., & Mogari, D (2011). Investigating problems experienced by grade 11 mathematics teachers in the teaching of probability. In D. Mogari, A. Mji, & U.I. Ogbonnaya (Eds). Towards Effective Teaching and Meaningful Learning in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Proceedings of Institute of science and technology education international conference held on October 17-20, 2011(pp. 122-128). Pretoria: South Africa: Unisa Press