Teaching Primary Mathematics 2
PostgraduateTAS-EMT6202027
Course information for 2027 intake View information for 2026 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 14 Feb 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Price from
- $2,690
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Teaching Primary Mathematics 2
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Explain numeracy and mathematical ideas, skills, and knowledge appropriate for primary teaching.
- Identify appropriate pedagogies for teaching mathematics, including differentiation of the curriculum.
- Plan, develop, analyse and justify worthwhile mathematical teaching experiences that incorporate appropriate pedagogical principles.
- Evaluate and assess students' mathematical thinking through the analysis of student behaviour, and use this assessment to inform planning.
- Understand Mathematics and Numeracy
- Becoming Numerate: From Mathematics to Numeracy Outcomes
- Measurement Concepts 1: Where do Numbers Come From?
- Measurement Concepts 2: What is Proficiency with Measurement?
- Assessing Understanding in Mathematics
- Geometric Thinking
- Developing Mathematical Proficiency
- Numeracy Outcomes and the Proficiency Strands Integrating Mathematics (The M in STEM)
- Statistics
- Probability
- Summary and Review
This subject builds on the knowledge of pedagogies appropriate for teaching primary mathematics that students acquired in EMT521 Teaching Primary Mathematics 1. The second subject in the sequence, EMT620 broadens students understanding of mathematics pedagogy by addressing the content and practices not covered in the initial subject. This subject will model and provide opportunities for students to engage with best pedagogical practice by undertaking rich tasks, group work, and problem solving, as well as differentiating and integrating the curriculum. Students will enhance their understanding of appropriate pedagogies for teaching mathematics and their knowledge of relevant curricula, the development of students' thinking in each of the strands of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, and the relationship of content knowledge to pedagogy. It will provide pre-service teachers with opportunities to assess primary students' mathematical thinking using work samples and to develop their skills in planning for teaching based on this information.
- Measurement Concepts (20%)
- Teaching Approaches (50%)
- Assessment of Measurement Concepts (30%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
TAS-EMT521-Teaching Primary Mathematics 1 (no longer available)
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangements- Review weekly learning and actively develop the upcoming assessment task.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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