Inquiry in the Mathematics Classroom

• • 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

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

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.

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