Mathematics Education (Reception to Year 7) 2

Course aim

To further develop in pre-service teachers a body of knowledge related to children learning mathematics in the early and primary years of schooling. The development of professional skills related to teachers' planning and assessment of mathematics learning will be an integral part of this course.

Course content

Children’s understanding of mathematics with insights from research and practice; pre-service teachers’ understanding of assessment processes with an emphasis on authentic and rich assessment tasks; planning and assessment practices ‘for’ enhanced learning; giving timely and constructive feedback; and programming for long, medium and short term learning experiences. Working with national and local curricula for R to 7 mathematics; planning mathematical experiences for a whole class of children and evaluating a small group of children’s learning; resourcing a variety of suitable structured and non-structured learning materials, including IT, planning for the special needs of children at different levels and with a variety of learning needs.

Textbook(s)

Reys R, Lindquist M, Lambdin D, Smith N, Rogers A, Falle J, Frid S, Bennett S 2012, Helping children learn mathematics, 1st Australian Edition, John Wiley & Sons , Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 1049	Mathematics Education (Reception to Year 7) 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork for assignment)	N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Profile of children's mathematics skills and processes, Seminar presentation, Unit plan for mathematics

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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