Monash University Handbook

This is the third unit in a sequence of three units that builds students' knowledge, skills and attitudes for becoming effective teachers of primary school mathematics. There is a focus on content in the statistics and probability strand of the Australian Curriculum. Students consolidate and synthesise their learning to critically reflect on activities and approaches for developing understanding, fluency, problem-solving and reasoning capacities associated with chance, data representation and data presentation. Students engage with research on how students learn and develop strategies for addressing more complex learning needs, including differentiating learning tasks, setting challenging tasks for more able children, and designing authentic learning projects that promote integrated learning. Students also develop their own numeracy skills essential for being a teacher and locate sources of professional learning for teachers of mathematics.

Outcomes

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

demonstrate and apply knowledge and understanding of the statistics and probability strand of the Australian Curriculum
demonstrate competence with meeting the numeracy demands of the teaching profession including interpreting and using data and statistics
design authentic learning projects with planned lesson sequences
evaluate integrated learning projects in terms of mathematical proficiencies
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research into teaching strategies that are responsive to the needs of students from diverse backgrounds
plan lessons for addressing more complex learning needs that involve differentiating tasks and setting challenging tasks
plan learning experiences using open-ended mathematical investigations
graphically present and analyse data using Excel and other digital devices.