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EDMT5614: Mathematics Curriculum 1 (Extension)
2024 unit information
This first extension unit of study aims to develop further knowledge and understanding of key issues associated with teaching and learning mathematics from Kindergarten to Year 12. By visiting primary school classrooms, student teachers will begin to build knowledge and understanding of the types of learning environments typically used in primary school settings to develop knowledge of mathematics. In particular, student teachers will focus on the teaching strategies typically used in mixed ability settings to cater for the full range of student learning needs and explore programs and practices for addressing the particular needs of students with specific learning needs in primary schools and early secondary mathematics classrooms. Issues associated with transition from primary school to secondary school will be explored in detail with opportunities to examine programs established to support transition and build mathematics knowledge. Different approaches to arranging the school curriculum will be considered including middle school programs and semesterised courses with multi-stage classes. In addition, offering elective courses in mathematics will be considered through examples of each of these approaches in practice. Brain-based research into gender differences in adolescence will be explored with implications for practice in mathematics classrooms.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Education
| Code | EDMT5614 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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EDMT5613 |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate research-based knowledge of appropriate pedagogies for teaching mathematics in the primary school years and the middle years of schooling, with a particular focus on catering for students in mixed-ability contexts, and explore issues associated with the transition from primary schooling to secondary schooling
- LO2. develop knowledge of a range of appropriate and engaging resources and materials to support a diversity of student learning of particular mathematical concepts
- LO3. use research to develop knowledge of the range of approaches to curriculum delivery in different types of schools including homeschooling, selective high schools and central schools, and develop knowledge and understanding of the implications for mathematics teaching for other curriculum structures such as elective mathematics extension courses, acceleration, multi-stage classes, and single-sex classrooms in co-educational settings
- LO4. consider the implications of state and federal policies about catering for students in remote and regional locations in NSW and the current programs and support mechanisms and compare these to research into catering for the needs of these students
- LO5. develop research-based knowledge and understanding about the educational learning needs of adolescents and the implications for developing learning experiences in mathematics classrooms
- LO6. demonstrate knowledge of the impact of teachers' beliefs on their teaching of mathematics and numeracy through the literature (both national and international) and by comparing and contrasting a range of teaching approaches for developing particular mathematics concepts.
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