ESM725 - Teaching Mathematics: Senior Years
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D304, E779, E763, E765 or E377 |
| Prerequisite: | E763 and E765 students must have passed unit EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781 D304 and E779 students must have passed ESM724 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | EME425, ESM225, ESM425 |
| 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: | 1 x 1-hour lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 2-hour seminar (workshop) per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 2-hour online seminar (workshop) per week |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Students who are completing professional experience (placements) are not required to attend lectures or scheduled synchronous sessions during their professional experience (placement). For the most up-to-date advice regarding your professional experience (placement) please see here. |
| Note: | Student Equipment Purchases: Learning experiences and assessment activities in this unit require that students have access to a CAS-enabled calculator throughout the Trimester |
Content
This is the second in a sequence of two units designed to develop preservice teachers’ knowledge and practice as future teachers of mathematics with an emphasis focus on the senior years (Years 11-12). The focus is on teaching and learning mathematics as outlined in the Mathematics Study Design in Victoria and approaches that optimise student learning of that content. The unit is also designed to develop student’s understanding and skills in critically analysing and evaluating contemporary theory, concepts and issues in mathematics as applied in the classroom context, including a focus on the use of digital learning technologies (especially CAS-enabled hand-held technologies) in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Assessment procedures are examined for the purpose of identifying how to increase student learning by progressive monitoring, and how to best assist students to meet assessment requirements. Design of assessment tasks is considered in the light of ways to monitor ongoing learning and how to assess in the final years of schooling in ways promote learning and checking for understanding. There is emphasis on catering for individual differences and strategies for fostering mathematical thinking. Particular attention is given to developing pre-service teachers’ understanding of current issues impacting this curriculum area.
Unit fee information
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