Mathematics Education - Early Childhood

Course aim

For early childhood preservice teachers to further develop their conceptual understanding of mathematics and responsive pedagogy in early childhood education through developing proficiency in assessing and planning for children’s ongoing mathematical development utilising key resources.

Course content

Preservice teachers will examine current research and contemporary perspectives in mathematics education and how they inform their practice. Preservice teachers will strengthen their pedagogical content knowledge including interpretation and use of learner data for planning learning experiences that cater for diverse learners; applying the Australian Curriculum Mathematics proficiencies, mathematical content strands and the Early Years Learning Framework outcomes in further design of learning experiences.

Textbook(s)

Macmillan, A 2009, Numeracy in early childhood, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Victoria

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 5289	Mathematics and Science Education 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	3 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

Presentation, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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