This subject is designed to establish a knowledge and skill base for pre-service teachers in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy, planning, assessment and reporting in Mathematics Education for secondary students in the junior and middle years of secondary schooling (Years 7-10). The subject is designed to develop students understanding of … For more content click the Read more button below.
This subject is designed to establish a knowledge and skill base for pre-service teachers in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy, planning, assessment and reporting in Mathematics Education for secondary students in the junior and middle years of secondary schooling (Years 7-10). The subject is designed to develop students understanding of contemporary theory, concepts and skills in Mathematics as applied in the classroom context with a particular focus on cross-curriculum priorities. Theoretical concepts, pedagogical principles and state and national curriculum structures within Mathematics are examined and applied in the evaluation, design and implementation of learning resources that are responsive to the needs of diverse learners.
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.
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Career ready
Work based learning (placement):No
Subject intended learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of Mathematics, and an in-depth understanding of how students learn in Mathematics.
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Critically analyse, plan, synthesise and implement a range of Mathematics learning and teaching activities and sequences for junior and middle year students (Years 7-10). These include a variety of pedagogical approaches and resources (including safe and ethical pedagogy and use of resources including ICT appropriate to state and national curricula.
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Describe, design, and evaluate a unit of work involving a variety of teaching strategies which cater for individual differences in student learning across a range of abilities, and integrate literacy and numeracy capabilities and cross curriculum priorities of state and national curricula in Mathematics at junior and middle years of secondary schooling (Year 7-10).
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Examine the relationships between assessment, feedback and reporting, learning task design, student engagement and understanding in Mathematics. Apply these relationships to the development and modification of curriculum documents.
Learning activities
A combination of face-to-face intensives (with equivalent tasks) and online modules. The online modules are a method-relevant blend of generic modules
Requisite rules
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: EMTCS, EMTCSB, EMTCSW, EBEDS, EBEDSB, EBEDSM, EMTP, EMTS, EMTSB, AZAAE, SZSSE, AZATS, SZSTS (Mathematics discipline Minor or Major).
