EPM742 - Primary Mathematical Development
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Nicole Lewis Trimester 2: Nicole Lewis |
| Cohort rule: | Students commencing in 2020 must be enrolled in course E762, E764 or E765 |
| Prerequisite: | Students commencing course E762, E764, E765 in 2020, must have passed 2 units from EEE754, EEE755, EEE756, EPR721, EPR751, EPR771, EPR781 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks) Approximately 3-hours of online learning tasks per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour online seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks) Approximately 3-hours of online learning tasks per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
The unit adopts a framework of children as learners who construct their understanding of mathematics and numeracy in the home, the classroom and the wider community.
This unit aims to enhance pre-service teachers' understanding of how mathematics is learned and therefore taught in primary school settings. Students will develop their understanding of the proficiencies and how children’s mathematical concepts develop in the key areas of mathematics: number and algebra, measurement and geometry and statistics and probability.
Published teaching and learning resources to guide planning and pedagogical decisions to support children’s understanding of mathematical concepts will be drawn on and critiqued. A range of effective teaching strategies and aids, as well as effective ways of incorporating the use of learning technologies will be addressed. State, national, and international curriculum materials will be referred to and used extensively.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically analyse, synthesise and apply their knowledge of ways in which children's mathematical concepts develop in order to create learning activities that respond to the needs of students | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Select and justify the use of effective resources for the teaching of primary mathematics and appropriate ways of incorporating the use of learning technologies, including calculators and computers | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO3 | Create challenging, coherent and inclusive learning activities to support children's construction of mathematical concepts | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Interpret and apply current state, national and international curriculum documents, policies, and programs for teaching and monitoring children's mathematical development | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Work autonomously to develop their knowledge of contemporary educational issues in mathematics education | GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Literature review | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 - Mathematics Assessment Interview report and research informed teaching plan | 3000 words or equivalent | 60% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for EPM742 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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