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    An examination of factors affecting Grade 9 learners' performance in Mathematics in King Williams' Town Education District
    (University if Fort Hare, 2017-03-13) Adom, George
    Successive governments of post-apartheid South Africa have sought to address the canker of the falling standard of education in the various districts. However, these efforts by governments, the Department of Education, and stakeholders have not yielded the desired results in mathematics in the district of King William's Town which still remains one of the poorest performing districts in mathematics. Therefore, this study investigates factors that affect grade 9 learners' performance in mathematics in selected schools within the King William's Town education district. Three hundred and sixty (360) grade 9 learners and five educators were drawn through a Multiple Sampling Techniques of stratified, simple random and purposive method. The researcher used the mixed_ method research approach. The instruments used in coliecting data were a structured questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and observations to elicit information from the learners and educators teaching grade 9 mathematics. Information gathered from the learners and educators included: biographical information, factors affecting teaching and learning of mathematics and suggestions.