ED2193 - Mathematics Education for Primary School
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
External offering available to RATEP students only - Course Code: 36110.
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 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED2111 and ED2191 and ED2093 and ED5220 and ED5223 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| 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 04-Apr-2008 | |
| 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 04-Apr-2008 | |
| 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.