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Name: Kakoma Luneta
Location: GNA 212, Robert Sobukwe Building Soweto Campus
Department of Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, NRF Rated Researchers, Staff听 Staff Members
Contact Details:
Tel: +27 11 559 5246
Email:听kluneta@uj.ac.za
About Prof Kakoma Luneta
Dr Luneta is an NRF rated researcher and Professor of Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at the 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg, where he has been a faculty member since January 2005. Dr Luneta holds a PhD in Mathematics Teacher Education from the 欧美福利100000 of Witwatersrand and master鈥檚 in mathematics Teacher Education from the 欧美福利100000 of Sussex – England.听 His research interest is in Mathematics Teachers Education at Secondary and Elementary school; Mathematics/numeric cognition and Professional Development and Mentorship of Mathematics Teachers. He has taught mathematics and physics in various Northern and Southern African countries, the UK and the US. He has supervised to completion several masters and doctoral students from Sub Sahara Africa, Greece and South Korea. He has been appointed a visiting Professor of Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education of the 欧美福利100000 of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada and was once a Visiting Scholar at Stanford 欧美福利100000 in the US, Bahir Dar 欧美福利100000 in Ethiopia and recently a Visiting Scholar at the 欧美福利100000 of Cambridge 鈥� Centre for Neuroscience Education. He has published five books, over 100 book chapters and articles in accredited journals. He is the Editor in Chief of the newly launched African Journal of Teacher Education and Development. ajoted.org.
Recent Publications
Matlala S & Luneta K (2025). Exploring Engineering Students鈥� Thinking Regarding the Errors They Make When Simplifying Exponents. The International Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Learning:
Banjo, B. O., Luneta听K. 听& Rodr铆guez-Nieto C.A. (2025). Exploring teachers鈥� perceptions of mathematical connections in the mathematics curriculum and teaching. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education.
Balqis Olawumi Banjo & Kakoma Luneta (2025): Mathematical Connections in Mathematics Instruction at Senior Phase Classrooms in South Africa, African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, DOI: 10.1080/18117295.2025.2536437 |
Ncube, M., & Luneta, K. (2025). Concept-based instruction: Improving learner performance in mathematics through conceptual understanding. Pythagoras, 46(1), a815. pythagoras.v46i1.815
Ncube M. & Luneta K (2025). Addressing mathematics learning challenges through concept-based instruction: A study in Limpopo Province, South Africa. LUMAT International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education 12(4), 7.
Swanepoel N. & Luneta K. (2024). The development of the word sum-wheel to enhance Grade 3 teachers鈥� mathematic word problem-solving instruction. Perspective in Education:
Luneta, K., & Sch盲fer, M. (2024). Mathematics Teacher Training and Development in Africa. Trends at Primary and Secondary School Levels.Teacher Education, Learning Innovation and Accountability. C Wyatt鈥怱mith (Series Editor). Springer.
Motseki, P. & Luneta, K. (2024) Exploring TVET students鈥� errors in optimisation problems: An error analysis perspective. Submitted to the African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
Baidoo, J., & Luneta, K. (2024). Implementing blended learning to enhance the teaching of 3-dimensional trigonometry.听Journal of Education and E-Learning Research,听11(2), 332鈥�344.
Molise, D. C & Luneta, K (2024). An overview of the causes of dyscalculia and its impact on learners鈥� arithmetic ability. The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning – 19 (1) 124-144
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