ED2193 - Mathematics Education for Primary School
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | National Priority Band |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
External offering available only to RATEP and Thursday Island students
This subject has been designed to equip preservice teachers with the necessary knowledge and competencies to effectively and equitably teach mathematics to primary aged children in new times.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an awareness of the content and characteristics of developmentally appropriate and socially just mathematics curricula for primary children;
- demonstrate an understanding of the learning processes used by primary children of different socio-cultural backgrounds in learning mathematics;
- evaluate various teaching methods, materials and media as they relate to primary children's learning as stipulated in relevant syllabus documents;
- explore ways of creating a learning environment for effective learning and teaching of mathematics for primary children;
- construct, articulate and apply a personal philosophy regarding the teaching and learning of mathematics in new times.
| Prerequisites: | 6 units of level 1 ED subjects or undergraduate degree |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED2111 and ED2191 and ED2093 and ED5220 and ED5223 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Fiona Walls. |
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| Assessment: | exam or in-class test (50%); assessment task 1 (20%); assessment task 2 (30%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Fiona Walls. |
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| Method of Delivery: | Printed materials |
| Assessment: | teacher coordinator invigilated task (30%); planned investigation (30%); article critique (20%); teleconference participation (20%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Mary Klein. |
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| Assessment: | exam or in-class test (50%); assessment task 1 (20%); assessment task 2 (30%). |
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.