School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2023 Units. All assessment changes will be published by 20th February 2023. All students are reminded to check the handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Mathematics in the Early Years of School: 5 to 8 Years
  • Unit Code

    ECM6130
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Dimity FRANKS

Description

This unit specifically focuses on the specialist knowledge, current theory and practice of mathematics teaching in the Junior Primary years of school for children aged 5-8 years. The proficiencies, including mathematical understanding, problem solving, fluency and reasoning in the three strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability will be highlighted. Strategies for planning, managing and assessing children’s learning of mathematics will be explored using relevant curriculum documents and the Australian Professional Teaching Standards. The role of the teacher in organising and managing programs reflecting a differentiated classroom and the integration of mathematics across the curriculum will be addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass MSC6110.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critique a range of teaching strategies using current theory and practice that can be applied appropriately to the Junior Primary context.
  2. Select and provide appropriate content, experiences and materials to support the learning of mathematics for children 5-8 years.
  3. Differentiate the mathematics curriculum for inclusive education.
  4. Design effective management, organisational, planning and assessment strategies using relevant curriculum documents.
  5. Design differentiated learning experiences for the development of mathematics concepts, skills and attitudes.
  6. Critique ICT and other resources to create support materials for teaching mathematics and understand the ethical implications of using ICT with young children.

Unit Content

  1. Strategies for the effective teaching of mathematics in Junior Primary classrooms.
  2. Key concepts in the learning strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability using relevant curriculum documents.
  3. Meaningful and relevant learning experiences for the development of mathematics concepts, skills and attitudes.
  4. Resources, materials and equipment to support planned learning experiences.
  5. ICT to support the teaching and learning of mathematics.
  6. Strategies for differentiating learning to meet specific learning needs.
  7. Appropriate assessment strategies and tools to evaluate and monitor student progress.
  8. Strategies for effective planning, organisation and classroom management.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

A combination of lectures, workshops, guest speakers, videos, required readings and group and individually assigned work are used to achieve the unit outcomes. Students are required to become independent learners, contributors in workshops and competent team members.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation in weekly discussions and class activities10%
AssignmentPlanning50%
ExaminationExam40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentPlanning50%
ExaminationExam40%
ParticipationParticipation through Journals and Discussion Boards10%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

ECM6130|2|1

School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Mathematics in the Early Years of School: 5 to 8 Years
  • Unit Code

    ECM6130
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Dimity FRANKS

Description

This unit specifically focuses on the specialist knowledge, current theory and practice of mathematics teaching in the Junior Primary years of school for children aged 5-8 years. The proficiencies, including mathematical understanding, problem solving, fluency and reasoning in the three strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability will be highlighted. Strategies for planning, managing and assessing children’s learning of mathematics will be explored using relevant curriculum documents and the Australian Professional Teaching Standards. The role of the teacher in organising and managing programs reflecting a differentiated classroom and the integration of mathematics across the curriculum will be addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass MSC6110.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critique a range of teaching strategies using current theory and practice that can be applied appropriately to the Junior Primary context.
  2. Select and provide appropriate content, experiences and materials to support the learning of mathematics for children 5-8 years.
  3. Differentiate the mathematics curriculum for inclusive education.
  4. Design effective management, organisational, planning and assessment strategies using relevant curriculum documents.
  5. Design differentiated learning experiences for the development of mathematics concepts, skills and attitudes.
  6. Critique ICT and other resources to create support materials for teaching mathematics and understand the ethical implications of using ICT with young children.

Unit Content

  1. Strategies for the effective teaching of mathematics in Junior Primary classrooms.
  2. Key concepts in the learning strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability using relevant curriculum documents.
  3. Meaningful and relevant learning experiences for the development of mathematics concepts, skills and attitudes.
  4. Resources, materials and equipment to support planned learning experiences.
  5. Digital technologies to support the teaching and learning of mathematics.
  6. Strategies for differentiating learning to meet specific learning needs.
  7. Appropriate assessment strategies and tools to evaluate and monitor student progress.
  8. Strategies for effective planning, organisation and classroom management.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

A combination of workshops, online sources, required readings and group and individually assigned work are used to achieve the unit outcomes. Students are required to become independent learners, contributors in workshops and competent team members.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentPlanning50%
PresentationPresentation and reflection50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentPlanning50%
PresentationPresentation and reflection50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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