Policy Responses/Reports/Media Publications
2014
2014 Prof B. o’ Connell; Prof S. Howie; Ms E. Khembo; Mr G. Khosa; Prof S Motala; Prof R Vithal Report of the Ministerial Committee to investigate the current promotional requirements and other related matters that impact on the standard of the National Senior Certificate (NSC), (Special focus on Mathematics and Mathematics Literacy), June, Pretoria. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.1.1067.8645
2008
Critique on Eisenberg’s Article on Flaws and Idiosyncrasies in Mathematicians: Food for the Classroom. Published in The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast, 5(1), 35-6
2005
Invited critical response to Ministerial Task Team on the new FET mathematics and mathematic literacy curriculum, Kopanong Hotel, Johannesburg,
2004
The Role of UNESCO Chairs in South Africa. Requested by the South African National Commission of UNESCO, Sept.
2003
Response to the Draft FET Curriculum: Mathematics and Mathematics Literacy, Dept of Education. Invited consultations with Mathematics Curriculum Committee for Mathematical Literacy, 20 Feb.
2000
Review of The Audit Framework for Institutional Quality Audits for the Higher Education Quality Committee, Council on Higher education; Member of Reference Group
1999-2000
Critical respondent and member of reference group for the Committee revising the Mathematics National Curriculum for General Education and Training
MEDIA AND POPULAR PUBLICATIONS
2018
“Mathematics Education Chairs Initiative: Public Communication Learning Brief”, developed for the Centre for the Advancement of Science and Mathematics Education (CASME), commissioned by the FirstRand Foundation and National Research Foundation, for dissemination of the work of six Mathematics Education Chairs.
2012
“How Confucius can help us improve school maths – East Asian teachers collaborate on lessons and emphasise persistence rather than ability in pupils”. In Sunday Times, Review, 30 Dec, (p5).
2011
“CHE Audits ‘will never be the same’ In Mail and Guardian, 25 Feb.
2011
“Counting on the need to know” In The Mercury, 2 August, p6.
2011
“We are not empty vessels without mathematics” In Business Live 17 Sept
http://www.businesslive.co.za/businessexchange/2011/09/17/we-are-not-empty-vessels-without-any-mathematics;Re-published in Sunday Times, Business Times Money & Career, 18 Sept
http://www.businesslive.co.za/businessexchange/2011/09/17/we-are-not-empty-vessels-without-any-mathematics;Re-published in Sunday Times, Business Times Money & Career, 18 Sept
2011
“Extending the reach and influence of mathematics education research”, Editorial in ICMI Newsletter, 29 Sept.