Hobart
Introduction
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| Unit name | Teaching Primary Mathematics 1 |
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| Unit code | EMT521 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Articulate an understanding of mathematical knowledge and skills appropriate for primary teaching and communicate these in a scholarly and appropriate manner.
- Identify appropriate pedagogies for teaching and assessing mathematics, and apply these to practice.
- Plan for, and justify, appropriate mathematical teaching experiences in the domain of number that incorporate appropriate pedagogical principles.
- Evaluate and assess students mathematical thinking through analysing student work in the domain of number and justify the teaching approach taken as a result of this analysis.
Fees
Requisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On campus: Multi-modal presentation/lecture equivalent delivered online (13 weeks) 1 x 2 hour tutorial - face to face (13 weeks). Off campus: Fully online with weekly readings, presentations and activities |
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| Assessment | Task 1: Rich mathematical task, 800 words (20%) Task 2: Task analysis, 2000 words (50%) Task 3: Take home exam, 1200 words (30%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Flexible Study Options
This unit is available face to face on Hobart Campus only and fully online via distance enrolment
Textbooks
| Required | Van de Walle, J., Karp, K., Bay-Williams, J., & Bass, A. (2019). Primary and middle years mathematics (1st Australian edition). Melbourne, Vic: Pearson. (Revel or hard copy version) |
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| Recommended |
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