Dr Mashudu Mokhithi

 

Dr Mashudu Mokhithi is a lecturer and the founding Director of ITeME (Investigations in Tertiary Mathematics Education), a developing research group in the department. His research focuses on transitions into and through undergraduate mathematics, student learning and mathematical thinking, and the curriculum, assessment, and support practices that shape success in university mathematics. He is particularly interested in research-informed approaches to teaching, learning, and student development in tertiary mathematics education.

 

 

 

Mokhithi, M., & Campbell, A. L. (2026). Early Gains, Fading Effects: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Mathematical Thinking Workshops for the School-to-University Mathematics Transition in South Africa. Education Sciences, 16(3), 378. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16030378

 

Mokhithi, M., Campbell, A., Shock, J., & Padayachee, P. (2026). From Theory to Practice, and Back: Student Evidence Testing ZPD, APOS, CLT, and Constructivism in Mathematical Thinking Workshops. Education Sciences, 16(3), 385. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16030385

 

Mokhithi, M., Campbell, A. L., Shock, J. P., & Padayachee, P. (2025). ‘I call it math therapy’: student narratives of growth, belonging and confidence in mathematical thinking workshops. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 56(12), 2353–2378. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2025.2564193