485-100 Learning Area: Mathematics 1

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485-100 Learning Area: Mathematics 1
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Vicki Steinle
Semester	Year long (view timetable)
Contact	A total of 54 hours
Subject Description	This subject deals with mathematical content in Number, Working Mathematically, Chance and Data of the Victorian primary mathematic curriculum. Students will deepen their own knowledge of these topics and study the way in which children think and learn about them. Pedagogical content knowledge for developing mathematical learning will be a focus. The use of technology, including calculators, will be considered.
Assessment	Written assignments equivalent in total to 2000 words and two 2-hour examinations, one at the end of each semester. Hurdle requirement: To gain a pass in this subject, students must satisfactorily complete a test of basic mathematics competence.
Prescribed Texts	G Booker et al, Teaching Primary Mathematics. (3rd edn), Addison Wesley Longman, 2004. K Marston and K Stacey, Foundations for Teaching Arithmetic Vers 2. CD, DSME, University of Melbourne 2003. V Steinle, K Stacey and D Chambers, Teaching and Learning about Decimals Vers 3.1. CD, DSME, University of Melbourne, 2006.

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