Curriculum Vitae and Research Output for Dr. Judah P. Makonye
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name:
Judah Paul Makonye
Current Position: Senior Lecturer
Staff Number: A0009674
School/Unit:
Education/Mathematics Education
Office:
M87 Marang Block
Telephone Work: 0117173206
Cell:
0786894572
Fax:
0862076533
Email:
Judah.Makonye@wits.ac.za
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Curriculum Vitae and Research Output for Dr. Judah P. Makonye
CONTENTS OF CV
A: ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS .................................................................................... 3
B: MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES .................................................................................................. 3
C. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ............................................................................................ 4
D. SUPERVISION OF HIGHER DEGREES .......................................................................................................... 6
E. ADMNISTRATIVE/SCHOOL/UNIT DUTIES .................................................................................................... 7
F. SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY/PROFESSIONAL BODIES/DISCIPLINE/COMMUNITY ............................................ 7
G. JUDAH MAKONYE RESEARCH OUTPUT 3RD AUGUST, 2015 ......................................................... 8
PUBLICATIONS IN ISI OR IBSS JOURNALS (seven completed publications and two in press) ............ 8
PUBLICATIONS OTHER PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS ............................................................................. 8
BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED ................................................................................................................. 9
PAPER SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW IN DHET ACCREDITED JOURNALS ..................................................... 9
PAPERS PRESENTED AT DHET ACCREDITED CONFERENCES (five papers) ..........................................10
PAPERS PRESENTED AT PEER-REVIEWED UNACCREDITED CONFERENCES .........................................10
BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED ................................................................................................................10
BOOK CHAPTER UNDER PREPARATION ...............................................................................................11
FUTURE PLANS FOR SCHOLARLY WORK .......................................................................................................11
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A: ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
PhD (Mathematics Education);
MSc (Mathematics Education);
BEd (Mathematics Education);
Certificate in Secondary Education (Mathematics Education);
GCE Ordinary and Advanced Levels.
2009 -2011
University of Johannesburg
PhD in Mathematics Education.
Title of thesis: Learner mathematical errors in introductory differential calculus tasks: a
study of misconceptions in the senior school certificate examinations
Result: Pass; graduated in May, 2012
2003 –2004
University of Zimbabwe
Masters in Science - Mathematics Education specialization
Result: Pass with merit
Awards: Book Prize Year 1 and Year 2
1989 -1990
University of Zimbabwe
Bachelor of Education- Mathematics Education specialization courses and results
Result: Pass in the Upper Second Class
Awards: Book Prize Year 1 and Year 2
1983 – 1986
Gweru Teachers’ College
Certificate in Secondary Education- Mathematics Specialisation
Result: Pass
B: MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Current member of the Southern Africa Association of Research in Mathematics, Science
and Technology Education (SAARMSTE)
Current member of the Association of Mathematics Educators of South Africa (AMESA)
Current member of Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern
Africa (OSSREA)
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C. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
My professional experience involves teaching at secondary schools, teachers’ college
and universities in Zimbabwe and South Africa. My experience also involves developing
university mathematics education course materials, writing mathematics education
textbook chapters as well as being a chief examiner for school exit mathematics
examinations.
Teaching experience
2011-to date: Lecturer Mathematics Education Division, Wits University
Universities and teachers’ college teaching
Courses Taught IN 2015
EDUC 1210 Maths Routes for first year B.Ed. students
EDUC 2197 Mathematics II (Statistics)
SCED 4000 Mathematical Reasoning for Honours Students (Honours Course)
Courses Taught 2014
EDUC 1210 Maths Routes for first year B.Ed. students
SCED 4000 Mathematical Reasoning for Honours Students
Courses Taught 2013
EDUC 1210 Maths Routes for first year B.Ed. students
EDUC 1117 Maths I
Courses Taught 2012
EDUC 1210 Maths Routes for first year B.Ed. students
Educ 2197 Mathematics II
Courses Taught from 2011, :
EDUC 2091 ACE Mathematics B for Intersen Teachers
EDUC 1210 Maths Routes for first year B.Ed. students
EDUC 2197 Mathematics 2 for B.Ed. Second Year students
Jan 2010-Dec 2010: Lecturer on contract, Division of Mathematics Education, Wits
School of Education
Courses Taught in 2010:
EDUC 2091 ACE Mathematics B for Foundation Phase Teachers
EDUC 1210 Maths Routes for first year B.Ed. students
EDUC 4030 Mathematics Education 1 for B.Ed. (Hons) Block Release students
2009: Sessional Lecturer; Curriculum Studies Division, Wits University;
Courses Taught: Issues in Mathematics Education; Research Methods; Project
Supervision
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2009: Tutor, University of Johannesburg
Subjects tutored: Mathematics Subject Methodology; Mathematics Learning Area
Methodology
2008: Tutor, Curriculum Studies Division, Wits University: The themes of the course
were Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Education. I also marked assignments
and examinations of this course.
2005-2006: Lecturer, Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo
Courses Taught: Mathematics, Mathematics Education
1994-2003: Lecturer, Bondolfi Teachers’ College
Courses taught: Mathematics; Mathematics Methodology
Responsibilities held: Head of Mathematics Department; Head of Academic Studies
Division
SCHOOLS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1987 – 1993: Secondary School Mathematics Teacher in Zimbabwe; Machaya
Secondary School, Centenary; then St Albans High School, Glendale.
1988-1998: Examiner, Team Leader and Chief Examiner for Zimbabwe Schools
Examinations Council (ZIMSEC)/Cambridge Ordinary Level Mathematics Paper 2 School
Exit Examinations.
Developing course materials
(see also under 6, on the teaching portfolio)
I developed the course material for Mathematical Routes (EDUC 1210); the first year
mandatory mathematics course for all students at Wits School of Education. When I
began teaching the course I found that it was quite incomplete. I worked very hard to
structure the course, to improve its depth and coverage so that it is of acceptable
standard. I drew from my many years’ experience as a mathematics teacher educator in
Zimbabwe to help develop the course to a standard that I am now proud of.
Writing Textbook Chapters
Wrote the first three chapters of; Teaching Mathematics: Foundation and Intermediate
Phase (ISBN 9780195997897). Cape Town: Oxford University Press (2013).
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D. SUPERVISION OF HIGHER DEGREES
Master of Science Education Project supervision in 2014
1. Mutara L.
Student has passed and graduated in July, 2015.
Master of Science Education Project supervision in 2015
1. Khanyile D. W.
Student’s project is currently under supervision; doing well; on course to finish the
project end of 2015.
2. Malahlela, M. V.
Student’s project is currently under supervision, doing well; on course to finish the
project end of 2015.
Bachelor of Science in Education Honours students supervised in 2013
All students supervised have passed.
1. Khanyile D. W.
2. Sibanyoni N.
3. Mhonda S.
4. Hantibi N.
Bachelor of Science in Education Honours students supervised in 2014
All students supervised have passed.
1. Matuku O
2. Nzima S.
3. Mashaka H.
Bachelor of Science in Education and Bachelor of Education Honours Maths students
being supervised in 2015
Theme: Using errors and misconceptions in mathematics as a resource for teaching
1. Moabelo Ezekiel
2. Rusinga Webster
3. Lukyamuzi Herbert
4. Moabelo Ezekiel
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2009-2010 Bachelor of Education Honours Maths students supervised
I supervised the BEd Maths honours projects for 17 Block release students.
E. ADMNISTRATIVE/SCHOOL/UNIT DUTIES
2010 to date: Link person for BEd and BSc Ed. Maths and Science Hons in the School
2011 to date: Coordinator Mathematical Routes
2010 to 2014: Member Teaching and Learning Committee, WSoE
2015: BSc and BEd Maths Hons Coordinator
2015: Member of WSoE Research Committee
UNIVERSITY SERVICE: EXTERNAL EXAMINER FOR THE FOLLOWING MASTERS’ REPORTS:
1. Innocent Moyo, Student Number: 4804 1750; (UNISA),
[Date Assessed: March, 2014]
2. Moses Moshe Mabea, Student Number: 08767963, (UNISA)
[Date Assessed: April, 2014]
3. James Sibanda, Student Number: 200300453 (Tshwane University of Technology).
[Date Assessed: August, 2014]
4. Mikhuva S. Makhopane, Student Number: 200836686, (University of Johannesburg).
[Date Assessed: November, 2013]
5. Nothile A. T. Kunene, Student Number: 32082932, (UNISA),
[Date Assessed: April, 2015]
6. L. C. Gweshe, Student Number: 47103531
[Date Assessed: May, 2015]
F. SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY/PROFESSIONAL BODIES/DISCIPLINE/COMMUNITY
2008 to 2010 Group Leader in Data Informed Practice Improvement Project (DIPIP),
WSoE
2011 Member of UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education for Diversity and Development
WSoE; Awarded R20 000 internally to do research Practice Based Research.
2012: Member, Senate Readmissions Committee
2013 to date: Member; Item Bank: GET Mathematics
2014: Regional Coordinator, Gauteng, South Africa Mathematics Olympiad
2014: Reader: Pearson Longman Platinum, Learners’ and Teachers’ Books, Grade 10, 11
and 12.
2013 and 2014: Reviewer for the AARJMSTE journal
2015: Invited Speaker to 3rd Annual Quality Assurance & Accreditation in Higher Education
2015, 28, 29 & 30 September 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa (see attachment)
2015: Invited Speaker J Makonye at Conference in Applied Sciences and Education 27-29
January, 2016, Vaal University of Technology (see attachment)
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G. JUDAH MAKONYE RESEARCH OUTPUT 3RD AUGUST, 2015
PUBLICATIONS IN ISI OR IBSS JOURNALS (seven completed publications and two in
press)
Ramatlapana, K., & Makonye, J. P. (2012). From too much freedom to too much
restriction: The case of mathematics teacher autonomy from National
Curriculum Statement to Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. African
Education Review, 9(S.1), S7-S25.
Makonye, J. P. & Ramatlapana, K. (2013). Structuration effects on women pre-service
student teachers’ subject choices. Journal of Social Sciences, 37 (1), 127-136.
Makonye, J. P. (2014). Teaching Functions Using a Realistic Mathematics Education
Approach: A Theoretical Perspective. International Journal of educational
Sciences, 7(3), 653-662.
Makonye, J. P., & Luneta, K. (2014). Mathematical errors in differential calculus tasks in
the Senior School Certificate Examinations in South. Education as Change, 18(1),
119-136.
Makonye, J. P. & Ramatlapana, K. (2015). Mathematics education prospective teachers’
errors patterns on grade 12 mathematics. International Journal of Educational
Sciences, 9(2): 151-161.
Makonye, J. P. (2015). What are student teachers’ perceptions in the use of home
languages in the teaching and learning of mathematics? Journal of
Communication, 6(1), 28-37.
Makonye, J. P. & Khanyile, W.D. (in press). Probing grade 10 students about their
mathematical errors on algebraic tasks. Research in Education. (see attached
galley proof done; to be published November, 2015)
Makonye, J. P. & Mashaka, H. (in press). Breaking down barriers to educational
achievement through resourcing a pedagogy focusing on learner errors and
misconceptions in elementary algebra. Journal of Educational Studies.
Makonye, J. P. (in press). What are Zimbabwean migrant mathematics teachers'
experiences of teaching in South Africa? In E. Sisulu and S Ngubane-Mokiwa
(Eds.), The Impact Of Immigration Policies on Social, Educational and Economic
Development In Africa
PUBLICATIONS OTHER PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
Makonye, J. P. (2009). The Impact of a National Curriculum on Equity Learning and
Achievement: The Case of Curriculum 2005 in South Africa. The Mathematics
Educator, 9(1), 87-98.
Luneta, K., & Makonye, J. P. (2010). Learner errors and misconceptions in elementary
analysis: A case study of a grade 12 class in South Africa. Acta Didactica
Napocensia, 3(3), 35-45.
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Makonye, J. P., & Luneta, K. (2012). Undergraduate students’ preferences of knowledge
to solve particle mechanics problems. Journal of science and mathematics
education in Southeast Asia, 34 (2), 237 – 261.
Makonye, J. P. (2012). Towards an Analytical Protocol for Learner Perturbable Concepts
in Introductory Differentiation. The International Journal of Learning, 18(6), 339356.
Makonye, J. P. (2013). Learners’ philosophy of mathematics in relation to their
mathematical errors. Pedacta, 3(1), 45-50.
Makonye, J. P., & Luneta, K. (2013). Learner mathematical errors in introductory
differentiation: a theoretical framework . US-China Education Review, 3(12).
Makonye, J. P. & Hantibi, N. (2014). Exploration of Grade 9 Learners’ Errors on
Operations with Directed Numbers. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences,
5(20), 1564-1572.
Makonye, J. P & Mhonda S. (2014). The obstacles faced by the learners in the learning
of quadratic inequalities. Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational
Research
Makonye, J. P & Sibanyoni, H . (2014). Exploring ‘non-science’ Grade 11 learners’ errors
in solving quadratic equations. Journal of Social Sciences
BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED
Makonye, J. P. (2013). Understanding school mathematics. In K. Luneta, Teaching
Mathematics: Foundation and Intermediate Phase (pp.4-21). Cape Town: Oxford
University Press
Makonye, J. P. (2013). Learning mathematics. In K. Luneta, Teaching Mathematics:
Foundation and Intermediate Phase (pp.24-42). Cape Town: Oxford University
Press
Makonye, J. P. (2013). Teaching mathematics. In K. Luneta, Teaching Mathematics:
Foundation and Intermediate Phase (pp.44-55). Cape Town: Oxford University
Press
PAPER SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW IN DHET ACCREDITED JOURNALS
Makonye, J. P. Migrant mathematics teachers in South Africa: Challenges and
Opportunities. ARJAMSTE.
Makonye, J. P. Pre-service student teachers’ (PSST) pre-notions in geometry. Education
as Change
Makonye, J. P. Mathematics major student teachers’ errors on grade 12 financial
mathematics. Pythagoras
Makonye, J. P. A study of errors and misconceptions in the learning of addition and
subtraction of directed numbers in Grade 8. International Journal of
mathematics Education
Makonye, J. P. Striving for rigour in a compulsory mathematics course, where some but
not all student teachers are Mathematics specialists. Perspectives in education
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PAPERS PRESENTED AT DHET ACCREDITED CONFERENCES (five papers)
Makonye, J. P. (2015). Education policy and the role of teaching practicum in the
preparation of quality mathematics teachers in South Africa. Proceedings of the
21st Annual National Congress of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of
South Africa (pp. 352-359). Polokwane: Amesa.
Makonye, J. P., & Luneta, K. (2010). Learner mathematical thinking on Grade 12
introductory differentiation: An analysis of errors and misconceptions. In V.
Mudaly (Ed.), Proceedings of the Southern African Association for Research in
Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Book of Proceedings (pp. 148158). Pinetown: SAARMSTE.
Makonye, J. P. (2012). Migrant mathematics teachers in South African: Challenges and
opportunities. In D. Nampota and M. Kazima (Eds.), Proceedings of the Southern
African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology (pp.
142-143). Lilongwe: SAARMSTE.
Makonye, J. P. (2013). Pre-service student teachers’ (PSST) pre-notions in geometry. In
Z. Davis, R. Govender and S. Jaffer (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th Annual
National Congress of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of South
Africa (pp. 222-229). Cape Town: Amesa.
Makonye J. P., Weitz M. & Parshotam B. (2014). Preparing to teach grade 12 financial
mathematics: a case study of student teachers’ learning experiences. In Z. Davis,
R. Govender and S. Jaffer (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th Annual National
Congress of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of South Africa (pp. 205206). Kimberly: Amesa.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT PEER-REVIEWED UNACCREDITED CONFERENCES
Makonye, J. P. (2012). A theoretical framework for analysing differentiation tasks. In B.
Cope (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Learning Conference (p.210).
London: ICL.
Makonye, J. P. Use of multi-representations in teaching fractions. In B. Cope (Ed.),
Proceedings of the International Learning Conference (p.159). New York: ICL.
Makonye, J. P. (2014). Striving for rigour in a compulsory mathematics course, where
some but not all student teachers are Mathematics specialists. Proceedings of
the Academic Depth and Rigour in Initial Teacher Education, Wits University,
Johannesburg.
BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED
Makonye, J. P. (2013)
Chapter 1: Understanding school mathematics
Chapter 2: Learning mathematics
Chapter 3: Teaching mathematics
Teaching Mathematics: Foundation and Intermediate Phase (ISBN 9780195997897).
Cape Town: Oxford University Press
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BOOK CHAPTER UNDER PREPARATION
Makonye, J. P. Striving for rigour in a compulsory mathematics course, where some but
not all student teachers are Mathematics specialists
FUTURE PLANS FOR SCHOLARLY WORK
I have been granted Sabbatical Leave from 1st January, 2016 to 31st December, 2016.
Going to sabbatical leave in 2016 will greatly boost my research output.
I wish to publish at least two papers every year in peer reviewed respected journals.
Present a paper at the International Conference on Mathematics Instruction (ICMI),
Germany 2016.
I wish to publish a book on developing mathematics pedagogical content knowledge
(MPCK) through learners’ errors and misconceptions in mathematics.
I wish to apply for funding to participate in inter, and intra-university research.
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