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Not offered in 2020
Unit description
Focuses on the learning and teaching of a range of topics in K-6 mathematics including geometry, measurement and data handling; fractions, decimals, ratio, percentage and chance. Also, gives an overview of the curriculum documents and examines the nature and role of mathematics.
Unit content
1. Working mathematically: Curriculum rationale; basic terms and concepts.
2. Number and Algebra: Approaches to teaching number and algebra; fractions, decimals and percentage. Basic concepts and procedures; current teaching approaches; students' difficulties and misconceptions.
3. Measurement and Geometry: Curriculum rationale; basic concepts; current teaching approaches for the substrands of 2- and 3-D space; tessellation and symmetry, position, location and arrangement; measurement.
4. Statistics and Probability: Curriculum rationale; basic concepts and procedures; current teaching approaches.
5. Planning for teaching in the mathematics classroom; programming; resources; technology resources.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | apply appropriate curriculum documents in planning for mathematics teaching |
| 2 | analyse contemporary approaches to teaching in primary mathematics |
| 3 | demonstrate a sound personal knowledge of these mathematics topics |
| 4 | demonstrate the use of ICT hardware and software to support the learning of mathematical concepts, including critical selection of appropriate online resources |
| 5 | develop a sequence of lessons and justification for the teaching of mathematics and numeracy in the primary school curriculum. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply appropriate curriculum documents in planning for mathematics teaching
- analyse contemporary approaches to teaching in primary mathematics
- demonstrate a sound personal knowledge of these mathematics topics
- demonstrate the use of ICT hardware and software to support the learning of mathematical concepts, including critical selection of appropriate online resources
- develop a sequence of lessons and justification for the teaching of mathematics and numeracy in the primary school curriculum.
Teaching and assessment
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