Studies in Mathematics Education 2

Course aim

To prepare students as pre-service educators to plan, resource, teach and evaluate well sequenced mathematics learning experiences and topics as part of a longer term program.

Course content

Students will extend their own abilities to think mathematically and their knowledge of Mathematics Education from Birth to Eight years of age or Reception to Year 7 according to their specialisation. The focus in this course is on practices which support learning mathematics based on play and social constructivist perspectives, conceptual understanding and language development. In particular Mathematics Education 2 builds upon Mathematics Education 1 re planning and assessment for learning through the number and place value, pattern and algebra, fractions and decimals, and money and financial mathematics content areas and the proficiencies of problem solving, reasoning and communicating mathematically. The Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics frame the planning for learning and assessment for/of learning needed during Professional Experience 3.

Textbook(s)

Primary/Middle specialisation: Van deWalle, J et al 2013, Elementary and middle school Mathematics: teaching developmentally, 8th edition, Pearson, China

Primary specialisation: Reys R, Rogers A, Bennett S, Cooke A, Robson S & Ewing, B 2017, Helping children learn mathematics, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd, 42 McDougall Street, Milton Qld.

Early Childhood specialisation: Macmillan, A 2009, Numeracy in early childhood: shared contexts for teaching and learning , Oxford University Press, Melbourne, VIC

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Only those students enrolled in the Primary and Middle specialisation of the Bachelor of Education are required to fulfill the corequisite requirements.

Teaching method

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

Assessment

Essay, Portfolio, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.