Unit name | New Technologies in Mathematics Education |
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Unit code | EDUCM5306 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Olivero |
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 involves participants in reflecting on and analysing the role of new technologies in the teaching and learning of mathematics. No prior experience of these technologies will be assumed and the work will be suitable for those involved with teaching at primary, secondary and FE levels. Participants will engage with a range of interactive software environments, such as Dynamic Geometry Software and spreadsheets and consider ways of researching interactions between the teacher, the students, the technologies and the mathematics.
Aims:
After taking this unit, the student should demonstrate that they:
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.
Students choose a research problem they want to investigate, related to the use of new technologies in the teaching and learning of mathematics (e.g., how children learn fractions using spreadsheets). Formatively they:
Summatively, the assignment is presented as a 3,000-word account, or equivalent in digital format, of the analysis of the learning processes.
For the Learning of Mathematics: An International Journal of Mathematics Education.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.
Educational Studies in Mathematics: An International Journal.
International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning.
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.