Teaching Styles in the Teaching of Mathematics Thematically

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Document Outline

• INTRODUCTION
• THE JUNIOR SECONDARY STANDARD MATHEMATICS COURSE
• TEACHING STYLES IN THEMATIC MATHEMATICS
• METHODOLOGY
  • Questionnaire Component of the Study
    • Interview Component of the Study
• RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  • Quantitative Results
  • Qualitative Results
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES