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Undergraduate CUR-EDP343-2021

Inquiry in the Mathematics Classroom

Develop a social constructivist approach to teaching and learning mathematics. Deepen your understanding of geometry and measurement, and statistics and probability strands of the curriculum. Demonstrate how these can be applied to everyday life

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$493 $743

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • HECS-HELP
  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Required

Study terms

  • 31 May 2021
  • 29 Nov 2021
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QS RANKING 2021

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate increased personal numeracy skills with particular reference to the Geometry and Measurement strand, and the Statistics and Probability strand of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics
  2. appraise the effectiveness of a range of technologies and resources for learning mathematics and to incorporate these in designing learning sequences and lesson plans
  3. evaluate teaching strategies for helping children across the full range of abilities learn about Geometry and Measurement, and Statistics and Probability, as part of developing children's numeracy
  4. analyse how key concepts of the Geometry and Measurement strand and the Statistics and Probability strand can be applied in everyday life and used to interpret aspects of everyday life
  5. critique professional practice for teaching and assessing Geometry and Measurement, and Statistics and Probability through the proficiencies of problem solving and reasoning
  6. demonstrate understanding of how to integrate effective, research based, teaching and assessment strategies and methods appropriate for learners from diverse cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Topics covered
    • Measurement – length
    • Measurement – length, perimeter and area
    • Measurement – time, angle
    • Measurement – volume and capacity
    • Measurement – mass
    • Data handling – for inquiring and problem solving; integrating inquiry, data & measurement; integrating data handling and inquiry into other learning areas
    • Probability – experiential, experimental and theoretical
    • 2D shapes
    • 3D objects
    • Transformation, location, direction
    • Review of problem solving and inquiry learning
Entry requirements

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

CUR-EDP243-Children as Mathematical Learners ;

Others

You don't have to enrol in this subject if you have completed EDP245 Mathematics Education 2 as they are considered equivalents.

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

Participants will continue to develop a social constructivist approach to teaching and learning mathematics, based on social cultural theories and their application to learning environments. There is an emphasis on the deep understanding of the Geometry and Measurement strand and the Statistics and Probability strand of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. There is continued development of teachers' mathematical content knowledge with particular reference to knowledge of spatial and measurement concepts for effective teaching, as well as those related to data handling, statistics and probability. Development of pedagogical content knowledge is centred on the investigation of appropriate use of a wide range of technologies and manipulatives and their application to learning and teaching. The main topics are 2D figures, 3D objects, transformations, symmetry, location, arrangement and direction, measurement attributes, standard and non-standard units, process of learning to measure, different types of probability, and data collection, organisation, representation and analysis.

Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

Assessments

  • Investigation Report (50%)
  • Portfolio (50%)
Textbooks

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Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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