GED4819

Catering for individual differences, assessment and learning in mathematics education

Professor A J Bishop and Dr B A Clarke

12 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have developed an awareness of the wide range of individual differences among pupils in mathematics classrooms and should have acquired skills and strategies for improving the mathematical learning of children at all levels.

Synopsis This subject examines ways of identifying and catering for individual differences in the mathematics classroom. Factors that influence the learning of mathematics, instructional strategies, and intervention procedures will be discussed. Selected diagnostic tests will be available for student use.

Assessment Two essay assignments (2000 words each): 50%
* Seminar presentations and practical project assignment (4000 words): 50%

Recommended texts

Dickson L, Brown M and Gibson O Children learning mathematics Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1984
Hughes M Children and number: Difficulties in learning mathematics Blackwell, 1986
Leder G Assessment and learning of mathematics ACER Melbourne, 1992
McLeod D B and Adams V M Affect and mathematical problem solving Springer, 1989