Unit name | Teaching and Learning in Mathematics |
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Unit code | EDUCM5301 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Alf Coles |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit supports participants in reviewing current thinking and recent research relating to the teaching and learning of mathematics. The focus is considering the impact of different learning theories on research in mathematics education and what the implications are for the practice of teaching mathematics.
Aims:
After taking this unit, the student should demonstrate that they:
The pathway attracts a mixed group of overseas full-time students and home part-time students. This unit is designed to act as an introduction to study methods at this level. Each meeting is divided between discussion of a particular learning theory, in response to some given pre-reading, and consideration of the practical implications of the theory for the learning of mathematics. Full-time students meet as a peer-support group each week for half-an-hour as preparation before the formal session to focus issues arising from the reading. Part-time students discuss ideas with colleagues in school and contribute practical experiences from their classrooms to discussions.
Tutorial support is given for writing skills in response to the formative assessment tasks and in preparation for students to present their ideas for the summative assessment task to their colleagues for critical review.
The needs of a wide range of students, including those with disabilities, international students and those from ethnic minority backgrounds have been considered. It is not anticipated that the teaching and assessment methods used will cause disadvantage to any person taking the unit. The Graduate School of Education is happy to address individual support requests as necessary.
A portfolio consisting of:
- three formative assessment tasks:For the Learning of Mathematics: An International Journal of Mathematics Education.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.
Educational Studies in Mathematics: An International Journal.
Chick, H. and Vincent, J. (Eds.) (2005) Proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Melbourne: University of Melbourne, and proceedings for previous years’ meetings.