Abstract
The traditional approaches and resources used in the teaching of MST (Maths; Science and Technology) subjects had to be reviewed for optimal impact on current performance. The uptake and use of open educational resources (OER’s) had to be explored, one such OER was the Siyavula Maths Practice Platform. Current development in ICT (Information; Communication and Technology) platforms to support and aid the education sector was becoming more relevant and prominent. This was made more eminent during the hard lockdown imposed during the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic. This study will explore grade nine learner’s patterns of use of the Siyavula Maths Practice Platform. This descriptive case study made use of purposive sampling to draw the data logs of 15 schools from the 40 piloting schools over nine months, Users were selected based on the number of activities completed and these were analysed, and findings presented using descriptive statistics. The precursory findings based on learner data analysis shows that there was a low participation rate on the Siyavula Maths Practice Platform. Contributory to the low participation rate, it was evident that poor integration of the Siyavula Maths Practice Platform in routine learning, and teaching processes was lacking. This shows the need for advocacy of the Siyavula Maths Practice Platform and suitable teacher professional development on the optimal usage and integration of this OER. The analysis of the learner data obtained from the Siyavula Maths Practice Platform can potentially inform the education sector and stakeholders of the trends observed on how learners interact with this platform; the usefulness of ubiquitous learning; learner participation rate and mastery of content.