EPM742 - Primary Mathematical Development

Year:

2023 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
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
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week.

This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, independent study and, 1 x 3-hour seminar per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks).

Scheduled learning activities - online

Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week.

This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, regular forum posting and responding to others, scheduled synchronous online discussions and independent study during non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks).

It is highly recommended that you attend scheduled synchronous discussions in CloudDeakin throughout the trimester.

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.

Unit Fee Information

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