Teaching Number, Algebra and Probability in the Primary Years

• • 'Big ideas' of number. Early number experiences
  • Place value and Base Ten number system
  • Multiplicative Thinking
  • Fractions
  • Fractions > Decimals
  • Fractions > Decimals > Percentage > Proportional reasoning - Linking `big ideas' of number
  • Mental computation, understanding operations, and written computation
  • Mental computation, understanding operations, and written computation. Making computational choices
  • Algebraic thinking - pre-algebra and patterns. The 'big ideas' of algebra - Part A
  • Algebraic thinking - pre-algebra and patterns. The 'big ideas' of algebra - Part B
  • Experiential, experimental, and theoretical probability
  • Experiential, experimental, and theoretical probability - teaching through an inquiry approach
  • Reflection and review

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-PRI-MAS-2021

Elective

• CUR-EDU-GCE-2021
• CUR-EDU-GCE-2021

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Access to Microsoft Office or a unit approved alternative, Access to video creation and editing software.

  This subject has a required ebook. - Helping Children Learn Mathematics 2nd Edition by Reys, R.E., Lindquist, M.M., Lambdin, D.V., Smith, M.L., Rogers, A., Cooke, A., Ewing, B., Robson, K., & Bennett, S. (2016). The ebook is readily available through the suppliers webpage - http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/helping-children-learn-mathematics-2nd-edition/

This subject considers the main content ideas and pedagogical approaches for effective teaching of number, algebra and probability to primary children. It uses a ‘big ideas’ approach combined with constructivist teaching through inquiry and problem solving.

*** This subject has a required ebook. - Helping Children Learn Mathematics 2nd Edition by Reys, R.E., Lindquist, M.M., Lambdin, D.V., Smith, M.L., Rogers, A., Cooke, A., Ewing, B., Robson, K., & Bennett, S. (2016). The ebook is readily available through the suppliers webpage - http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/helping-children-learn-mathematics-2nd-edition/

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• Report (50%)
• Exercises (50%)

Current study term: 28 Nov 21 to 27 Feb 22

Next study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22