Govender, RajendranDizha, Memory2021-08-052024-05-282021-08-052024-05-282021https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15481Magister Educationis - MEdThis study analysed the modelling competencies of grade 11 learners and also explored the degree to which the learners’ competency in setting up a mathematical model inhibits the development of an acceptable solution for word problems. The research data comprised 30 learners drawn from a secondary school in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Data was collected via a task-based activity response sheet containing five word problems linked to either one of the following concepts: rectangle, two-digit number, average speed and petrol price. Learners’ responses were graded into four categories viz: correct, partially correct, incorrect and no response. Thereafter, the modelling competency framework was used to diagnose the modelling competencies of the sampled learners.enMathematical modelModelling competenciesQuadratic equationsGrade 11 learnersUniversity of Western Cape