Abstract
M.Ed. (Subject Didactics)
It is important that allowances be made for the Mathematics
gifted pupil, who is seen as the problem solver of the future.
Mathematics gifted pupils, on the average, use half their time
to work thoroughly through the average syllabus and achieve 90%
plus. The average subject teacher does not always have the
necessary time for the gifted pupil. He is thus left to his own
devices. The lack of facilities, sufficient qualified teachers,
support from like-minded people, stimulating opportunities,
resource centres and other stimulating factors add further to the
pupils' frustrations.
Enrichment of syllabi is seen as one of the most prominent
provisional possibilities for the gifted child. The reason for
this is found in the fact that the gifted child does not
constitute even 5% of the population. They are kept mainly in
the mainstream and are in no way identified as a group for any
type of special educational need, like acceleration.
Enrichment by means of educational computer programmes does not
need individual teaching or a faster pace, but an adjustment in
the activities within the classroom. Teaching, with the aid of
computers, offers an educational aid which offers the opportunity
for more effective provision for the gifted child ...