ESM210 - Children and Mathematics: Developing Mathematical Concepts
Unit details
| Enrolment modes: | (B, G, W) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | (For students enrolled in course E359 only) |
| Unit chair: | W Widjaja |
| Campus contact: | C Vale (B), G Ferencz (G), S Herbert (W) |
| Prerequisite: | SIT106 and students must pass at least 5 units at first year before progressing to second year level from 2012. |
| Incompatible with: | EME228, EME497 |
| Contact hours: | 3 to 4 hours of contact per week |
Content
This unit is the first of three compulsory units in primary mathematics education. The unit aims to promote pre-service teachers' understanding of how children's mathematical concepts develop in two key areas - number and measurement. Pre-service teachers’ interaction with and analysis of children’s responses to mathematical tasks will be used as a stimulus for them to examine their own understandings of some of the key mathematical concepts, terminology, representations and procedures regarding number and measurement. Building on these experiences, pre-service teachers will explore the planning and teaching of learning activities to support children's further construction of these mathematical concepts and procedural fluency. Students will be introduced to a range of teaching materials and resources along with effective ways of incorporating the use of a range of learning technologies. National and state trends in the development of numeracy standards will be examined. The current Australian curriculum documents and research based teaching and assessment frameworks will be referred to and used intensively.
Assessment
Individual assignment on the analysis of children’s mathematical knowledge (30%)
Group assignment on teaching mathematics in the early years (30%)
One written examination (40%)
Hurdle Requirement - one day of field experience. Data collection and analysis of children's responses to diagnostic interview questions about their understanding of aspects of mathematics. Students will be required to document this day in their Field Day Portfolio Students must submit each assessment task and gain at least 50% for the written examination to pass this unit.
Prescribed texts
Reys, R., Lindquist, M.M., Lambdin, D.V., Smith, N.L., Rogers, A., Falle, J., Frid, S. & Bennett, S. (2012) (1st Australian edn) Helping children learn mathematics. Milton, Qld: John Wiley and Sons
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $733 | $587 | $2299 | $2449 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.