ED3214 - Secondary Mathematics Curriculum

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
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Available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Education (Middle Schooling and Secondary), Graduate Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and Master of Teaching. Graduate BEd students are required to take this subject with or before ED3491 if it is their first teaching area. It is recommended to be taken before ED3491 if it is their second teaching area.

This subject introduces students to the field of mathematics education. Topics include: the nature of mathematics and mathematical thinking, influences on school mathematics including syllabus developments, developing and maintaining a classroom for learning mathematics, planning mathematics lessons, selecting and developing classroom resources and assessment practices in mathematics.

Learning Outcomes

• construct and critique different modes of mathematics assessment;
• critique and reflect on recent developments in secondary mathematics education in Australia and overseas;
• evaluate resources and technological innovations which relate to the secondary mathematics classroom;
• construct and reflect on student's own theoretical framework for the teaching of secondary mathematics within the context of the theories and practices which are seen to be effective in encouraging and facilitating the learning of mathematics;
• apply student's own framework to the specific content areas of the current syllabus documents in use in Years 8-10 of Queensland schools.

Prerequisites:	ED2499 or undergraduate degree and minimum of 12 units of mathematics
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	ED5225

Availabilities
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Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coord/Lect:	jc121016.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (10%); (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.