485-100 Learning Area: Mathematics 1

Credit Points

Coordinator

Corequisites

460-100 School Experience 1

Contact

Subject Description

This subject deals with mathematical content in the areas of Number and Chance and Data. By engagement with challenging mathematical investigations, students will deepen their own knowledge of these strands and study the way in which children think and learn about them. Developmental and constructivist perspectives on mathematical learning will be introduced. The use of calculators and other appropriate technology will be considered. Current Victorian curriculum documents will proved a focus for the discussion of primary mathematics. Students will participate in the analysis and design of short classroom activities. Students should be able to demonstrate mastery of those parts of the Number and Chance and Data strands and their everyday application relevant to primary teaching; understanding of how children construct mathematical knowledge in these strands, awareness of materials and activities which are appropriate for developing children's understanding of primary school mathematics topics, and an ability to design activities which facilitate children's achievement of selected learning outcomes in the areas of number and chance and data.

Assessment

Two assignments equivalent to 2000 words, and two 2-hour examinations (one mid-year and one end of year).

Prescribed Texts

• Board of Studies, Curriculum and Standards Framework: Mathematics. 1995.
• Booker G et al, Teaching Primary Mathematics. Addison Wesley Longman 1997.