ED5951 - Literacy and Numeracy for Primary Teachers
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
Limited to students enrolled in the Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary). 1 day general compulsory orientation for all phase 1 subjects; ED5950, ED5953, ED5951, ED5952 Note: The face to face teaching and orientation for this subject commences the week beginning February 1 2016. Final Assessment for this subject occurs in the two weeks commencing 2 May 2016. There are 9 teaching weeks in this period with additional weeks for Placements and Vacations.
This subject introduces the professional literacy and numeracy knowledge required of primary school teachers. As a Phase One subject, there is a focus on students and students as numeracy and literacy learners and learning in primary schools. With respect to professional numeracy knowledge, content knowledge of the mathematics curriculum up to and including Year 9 maths as described in the Australian Curriculum is required. Specialised content knowledge is required of the Foundation to Year Six curriculum and this is defined as describing the essential features, connections, contexts and communication involved in the concepts, procedures and ways of thinking of that mathematics and numeracy including common misconceptions. In this subject, Graduate Student Teachers will also be introduced to the quantitative skills required to generate and interpret data to help you make decisions about your teaching. With respect to numeracy, this subject assumes Students are entering the subject competent in basic arithmetic, algebra and statistics. Basic arithmetic is the application of the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with integers and fractions and the use of percentages. Elementary algebra is the solving and graphing of linear functions. Basic statistics is being able to compare data sets using the range, mean, mode and median. With respect to literacy, this subject assumes Students are entering the subject with a high level of personal and academic literacy competence and with knowledge and skills in English language structures and grammar. The basis of the literacy component of this subject is teaching children in the primary years, including children in the Prep Year across the areas of language, literature and literacy with particular reference to the Australian Curriculum: English and to appropriate national and state policies which influence teaching across the language/literacy area. Upon commencement of the subject, you will undertake an invigilated test in the face-to-face introductory week and use this to develop an individual learning plan that will ensure along with the formal learning in this subject your mastery of the numeracy and literacy requirements for teachers.
Learning Outcomes
- to appraise (statistical) information critically;
- reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to manage their professional learning needs and performance, autonomously and in collaboration with others;
- to demonstrate professional numeracy and literacy content mastery at a developed level up to the Year 9 curriculum and at an introduced level, the specialised content knowledge of the Foundation to Year Six curriculum.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Basic Numeracy and English Language Literacy |
| Prerequisites: | TBA |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Non-standard start/end 01-Feb-2016 to 13-May-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jo Balatti |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (35%); assignments (65%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Students must pass all assessment items to pass the subject. Students must pass both the literacy and numeracy elements of each assessment. |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Non-standard start/end 01-Feb-2016 to 13-Apr-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jo Balatti |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (35%); assignments (65%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Students must pass all assessment items to pass the subject. Students must pass both the literacy and numeracy elements of each assessment. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Non-standard start/end 01-Feb-2016 to 13-May-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jo Balatti |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (35%); assignments (65%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Students must pass all assessment items to pass the subject. Students must pass both the literacy and numeracy elements of each assessment. |
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.