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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 given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.
Primary teachers require a sound understanding of the mathematics they have to teach, backed by knowledge of how mathematics learning can be stimulated and how it progresses. The unit is designed to help pre-service teacher to reflect on their beliefs about mathematics while at the same time critically examining their own mathematical ability. This unit covers mathematics education from Foundation to Year 6 of the Australian Curriculum with a focus on strategies for developing number sense and the understanding, fluency, problem solving and reasoning proficiencies. While the emphasis of this unit is on teaching mathematics, pre-service teachers will be expected to critically examine their mathematical content knowledge and pedagogical skills through participation and reflection upon learning activities designed to show how mathematical content may be taught and mathematical understanding fostered.
Unit was previously coded MPE4105
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 10 x 3 hour seminar | 10 x 3 hour seminar |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
The unit will comprise online lectures, seminars, practical workshop tasks, group discussions, independent tasks and associated reflective activities.
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 Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Assignment | 40% |
| Examination | Examination | 60% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Assignment | 40% |
| Examination | Examination | 60% |
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.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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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 given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.
Primary teachers require a sound understanding of the mathematics they have to teach, backed by knowledge of how mathematics learning can be stimulated and how it progresses. The unit is designed to help pre-service teacher to reflect on their beliefs about mathematics while at the same time critically examining their own mathematical ability. This unit covers mathematics education from Foundation to Year 6 of the Australian Curriculum with a focus on strategies for developing number sense and the understanding, fluency, problem solving and reasoning proficiencies. While the emphasis of this unit is on teaching mathematics, pre-service teachers will be expected to critically examine their mathematical content knowledge and pedagogical skills through participation and reflection upon learning activities designed to show how mathematical content may be taught and mathematical understanding fostered.
Unit was previously coded MPE4105
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 10 x 3 hour seminar | 10 x 3 hour seminar |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
The unit will comprise online lectures, seminars, practical workshop tasks, group discussions, independent tasks and associated reflective activities.
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 Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Assignment | 40% |
| Examination | Examination | 60% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Assignment | 40% |
| Examination | Examination | 60% |
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.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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