EDMA401 to EDMA627
EDMA401 Active Learning in Mathematics
10 cp
The focus in this unit is on the learner in the mathematics classroom, with an exploration of what mathematics is and how it is learned.
EDMA404 Mathematics Curriculum and Development
10 cp
The emphasis in this unit is on various strategies for developing appropriate curriculum in mathematics, and the range of resources available for this task.
EDMA410 Linking Mathematics, Learning and Teaching
10 cp
This unit is designed to further investigate the link between the learning and teaching of mathematics. Contemporary theories of how children acquire mathematical understandings and teaching styles which are grounded within these theories will be carefully reviewed and evaluated. Students will develop and apply advanced reaching strategies within an inquiry-based approach, in order to focus and cater for the particular learning styles of children who are developing ways of thinking mathematically.
EDMA411 Number Development in the Middle School
10 cp
This unit offers a historical overview of the development of number and deals with some aspects of theory of number such as bases other than ten, finite arithmetic, multiples and factors, the number sets, field laws and operations within them. Mathematics education aspects will include aspects of numeracy, diagnosis and mixed ability classes.
EDMA412 Geometry and Measurement in the Middle School
10 cp
Students are introduced to Euclidean geometry, transformation geometry, trigonometry and mensuration. Historical development of ideas of proof will be discussed. Mathematics education aspects will include the use of manipulatives and technology and the teaching of problem solving.
EDMA413 Statistics and Probability in the Middle School
10 cp
This unit takes students through introductory statistics and probability including both univariate and bivariate statistics and time series and includes simulations. Mathematics education aspects include the use of technology and real world applications as motivation for learning.
EDMA414 Algebra and Functions in the Middle School
10 cp
This unit looks at the development of algebra and a study of functions with modelling applications. Mathematics education aspects include error analysis, the use of graphic calculators, extending high achieving students and resources for algebra.
EDMA417 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1
10 cp
This unit is designed to provide participants with strategies for planning, implementing and monitoring learning experiences for students studying mathematics in secondary schools. The unit will build on both national and state documents relating to mathematical curricula. The focus is middle school focus. Special attention will be given to understanding in mathematics, lesson planning, the use of concrete materials, problem solving, technology and strategies for fostering mathematical thinking in students.
EDMA418 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2
10 cp
This unit is designed to further develop strategies for planning, implementing and assessing learning experiences for students studying mathematics in secondary schools. The unit will build on both national and state documents relating to the mathematics curriculum. The focus is upper secondary. Special attention will be given to theories of learning, unit planning, assessment, technology, problem solving, mathematical investigations, mathematical modelling and optional areas in the syllabus.
EDMA419 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 3
10 cp
This unit provides opportunities to study contemporary issues related to mathematics education in the school, the place of mathematics education in the school, numeracy across the curriculum and the role of the mathematics teacher, mathematics education in the community outside school, mathematics as part of integrated curriculum, catering for the diverse needs of students in the middle years in mathematics within the classroom, intervention strategies, and opportunities to provide appropriate challenges for those who have demonstrated high achievement.
EDMA420 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 4
10 cp
This unit provides opportunities to study cotemporary issues related to mathematics education in the school, the teaching of senior school as in year 11 and 12 courses within the State including the international Baccalaureate, curriculum coordination in mathematics education, the role of the mathematics teacher, mathematics education in the community outside school and other issues that fall within the responsibilities of a specialist mathematics education teacher.
EDMA423 Mathematics Teaching and Learning 1
10 cp
This unit is designed to provide participants with strategies for planning, implementing and monitoring learning experiences for students studying mathematics in schools. The unit will build on documents relating to mathematical curricula. There is a focus on primary and junior secondary mathematics with special attention given to understanding in mathematics and the critical role of language in developing this understanding. The development of mathematical understanding will be explored through the use of concrete materials (for example, in early algebraic understanding), problem solving, leaning technologies, and strategies for fostering mathematical thinking in students. The unit proceeds to develop strategies for assessing learning experiences for students studying mathematics. Special attention will be given to catering for individual differences.
EDMA424 Mathematics Teaching and Learning 2
10 cp
This unit is designed to provide participants with strategies for planning, implementing and monitoring learning experiences for students studying mathematics in the secondary school. Assessment of learning, both formative and summative, and the importance of language use in learning will be underlying themes. The unit will build on documents relating to mathematical curricula. There is a focus on the use of information and communication technologies with particular attention to the use of spreadsheets, geometric software and compute algebra systems. The unit proceeds to explore strategies for developing mathematical application in real world problems. Special attention will be given to theories of learning, mathematical modelling and optional areas in the syllabus.
EDMA502 Mathematics Curriculum Studies
10 cp
(Karachi)
This unit will focus on developing a practical understanding of content, methods and strategies appropriate to the teaching of Mathematics in secondary schools in Pakistan. It includes topics related to the syllabi for Years 8,9,10 (Matric) and Cambridge O levels. This unit will develop a critical and reflective approach towards the teaching of Mathematics.
EDMA503 Mathematics Curriculum
10 cp
This unit is designed to establish a definition of numeracy including working mathematically and critical numeracy problem solving. The implications of contemporary theory and research for classroom practice in numeracy education will be carefully reviewed and evaluated along with relevant syllabus documents.
Students will develop and apply advanced strategies for the explicit teaching of numeracy involving whole class, group and individual instruction, focusing on children's development of concepts, skills and understandings in number, measurement and space.
EDMA610 Technologies and Mathematics Learning
10 cp
In this unit, students will explore the relationship between technology and doing mathematics and the impact of emerging technologies on the primary and secondary mathematics curriculum: content, method, and assessment. Discussion will include the implications of the use of calculators; spreadsheets; computers and programming; and the internet as a resource and learning environment.
EDMA613 Intervention: Identification and Program Structure
10 cp
This unit is the first in a series of two units particularly intended for teachers wishing to implement a daily special assistance mathematics program in a primary school. The unit considers research on key growth points in young children’s development of number ideas and strategies, with a particular emphasis on difficulties and ‘barriers’ to children’s understanding. Assessment tasks that enable teachers to recognise children’s zones of proximal development and diagnose particular learning difficulties will be explored and used. A process for identifying and prioritising children who would benefit from additional assistance will be explored. The key features of an effective program for additional assistance for groups and individuals will be discussed and implemented.
EDMA614 Intervention: Effective Strategies
10 cp
This unit is the second unit in a sequence designed for teachers wishing to implement a daily specialised assistance program in a school. However, teachers who wish to provide additional assistance within the classroom may also benefit from taking this unit. The unit explores research-based strategies and activities for assisting children to reach key targets in Counting, Place Value, Addition and Subtraction and Multiplication and Division. Issues in planning effective additional assistance programs, continuing assessment, program reviews, and home/school partnerships will be explored. The roles of children’s affective characteristics, problem-solving, metacognition and reflection in developing young children’s mathematical understanding will be considered also.
EDMA622 Assessment of Mathematical Understanding to Inform Teaching
10 cp
This unit addresses key issues in mathematics education with a focus on learning and assessment and meeting the needs of individual students. The unit examines theoretical frameworks for assessment in mathematics, and critically evaluates models and practices in assessment. One aim is to develop expertise in assessment practices. The unit includes analysis and critical examination of influences on mathematics learning, including cognitive, affective, cultural and social factors, and considers the implications for teaching practice. In this regard, social justice issues for marginalised groups will also be explored. The unit also considers the research related to the use of effective use of resources for learning, including issues such as the use of manipulatives and ICT.
EDMA623 Beyond Number: Measurement and Space in Primary Years
10 cp
This unit offers students an overview of the ways in which the understanding of measurement and spatial ideas develop and can be enhanced in the primary school. Relevant research will be reviewed and critiqued. Key points in the development of student understandings and their use of strategies will be considered. Participants will explore and critique teaching strategies and assessment tools for enhancing children’s understanding in these areas. In relation to further developing children’s understandings, students will be challenged to consider issues such as the effective use of concrete materials, the place of open-ended tasks, and how to effectively dispel misconceptions related to measurement and space. There will be a focus on teachers’ own skills and knowledge of measurement and geometry.
EDMA624 Chance Data Pattern and Algebra in Primary and Middle Years
10 cp
This unit offers students an overview of the ways in which the understanding of chance, data, patterns and algebraic thinking develop and can be enhanced in the early and middle years of schooling. Major components of this unit include: key points in the development of students’ understanding of patterns and number structure that lead to the foundations of algebraic thinking; activity that enhances the abstraction of this knowledge to more formal algebraic ideas; and the development of probabilistic reasoning and data handling and interpretation. Participants will explore and critique relevant research, including that which provides insights into teaching strategies for enhancing students’ understanding, and for addressing misconceptions. There will be a focus on the teachers’ own skills and knowledge of chance, data, patterns, and algebra.
EDMA625 Issues for Effective Learning and Teaching in Numeracy
10 cp
This unit is designed to challenge students to consider issues of relevance to effective learning and teaching of mathematics. Such issues may include grouping, gender, mixed experience teaching, extending students, cultural factors, language issues, social justice issues, numeracy across the curriculum, and engaging the community in students’ learning of mathematics. Implications of these issues for mathematics learning will be examined critically in light of research specifically in the field of mathematics learning and teaching. Implications for teacher practice will be explored also by taking account of research on characteristics of effective mathematics teachers.
EDMA626 Making Connections in Mathematics: Development of Rational Number
10 cp
This unit provides an overview of current directions and issues in the development of rational number (fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio), with an emphasis on the middle years of schooling. Reference will be made to key research papers and state and national curriculum documents. The unit offers students a research-based overview of the ways in which the understanding of these concepts develops and how this can be enhanced in the mathematics classroom. Key points in the development of student understandings of rational number and ratio will be shared from the literature. There will be a major emphasis in this unit on the development of relational understanding. There will be a focus on teachers’ own skills and knowledge of rational number, and on the key role which this content can play in students’ perceptions of themselves as learners of mathematics.
EDMA627 Making Connections: Early and Whole Number Development
10 cp
This unit provides an overview of current directions and issues regarding whole number learning in the primary school, with particular reference to key research papers, state and national curriculum documents, and social justice for marginalised groups. The unit offers students a research-based overview of the ways in which the understanding of whole number concepts develop, the difficulties some children experience and how number learning can be enhanced in the primary mathematics classroom. Informed by Australian and international research, key stages in students’ developing understandings of whole number concepts will be explored. The unit will include debate, informed by research, about understanding and developing children’s mental computation and estimation strategies, and the role of children’s invented algorithms and strategies in number learning.
Page last updated: 2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/60841
Page last updated: 2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/60841