Mathematics Education 1

Course aim

To enable students to develop an understanding of the goals, purposes and methods of teaching mathematics in the primary years of schooling and to prepare them to plan, resource and teach well sequenced mathematics learning experiences.

Course content

Students will understand the nature of specialised content knowledge for teaching mathematics, impact of learning theories on the teaching of mathematics, and teaching methodologies appropriate for primary mathematics. Students will engage in planning for the teaching and learning of mathematics to make explicit the learning intention and success criteria of a learning experience.

Textbook(s)

Van de Walle, J.A., Karp, K.S. and Bay-Williams, J.M. 2014, Elementary and middle school mathematics, 1st Australian Edition, Pearson Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Tutorial	3.5 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Tutorial	3.5 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Tutorial	3.5 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Tutorial	3.5 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3.5 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, ONLINE SCHEDULED CLASS
Tutorial	3.5 hours x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Portfolio, Presentation

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.