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EDF5161

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 26 April 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Education

Coordinator(s)

Dr Hazel Tan (Clayton), Ms Janelle Hill (Online)

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2016 (Day)
  • First semester 2016 (Online)

Notes

This unit is part A of a two-part unit and must be taken in conjunction with part B (EDF5162).

Synopsis

This unit (with EDF5162) explores the teaching and learning of mathematics in secondary schools. The units introduce students to the language, methods and major ideas useful in mathematics teaching, and focus on content, pedagogy and the interrelationships between them. Students are provided with opportunities to develop their subject matter, knowledge and skills relevant to teaching in secondary schools and refine their attitudes through reflecting on new and past experiences. The units prepare students to teach mathematics and consider the philosophy and evidence-based research that underpins their teaching. Students are encouraged to develop an understanding of the subject discipline's place within secondary schools, at both junior level (Years 7 to 10) in this unit and senior levels (Years 11 to 12) in EDF5162. Together, the units emphasise a view of learning about teaching as an ongoing, collaborative inquiry that is developed through critical reflection and research on experience.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. acquire a sound understanding of key theoretical and pedagogical perspectives and issues in the teaching of mathematics as a subject discipline in secondary schools in Australia and internationally
  2. translate conceptual ideas and processes about mathematics into classroom learning activities for students
  3. plan and design lessons and units of work that may be suitable for the diverse social and cultural backgrounds and experiences of students
  4. develop an understanding of a constructivist perspective on learning and its implications, and a variety of assessment techniques available, for use in mathematics education classrooms
  5. become sensitised to the real world of the learners in their classrooms and develop an appreciation for providing learning experiences that are meaningful to students
  6. develop, through experience and personal inquiry of a variety of learning and teaching strategies, a personal approach to teaching mathematics.

Assessment

Personal reflection and curriculum analysis (2000 words, 50%)
Investigative task (2000 words, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 2-3 contact hours per week

(b.) Additional requirements

  • independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hazel Tan

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Primary and secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary health and physical education

Prerequisites

A minor sequence in mathematics (statistics is accepted provided it is taken within a mathematics department)