Edp136 Mathematics Education Research Paper
EDP136 Mathematics Education
Assessment 1: Planning for mathematics teaching
Due: Weeks 3and 10
10% (Week 3) and 40% (Week 10)
The purpose of this assessment task
This assessment task is focused on developing your capacities to be an effective mathematics teacher. Key aspects of these capacities are: attitudes towards mathematics; mathematics knowledge; knowledge of how children learn mathematics; and knowledge of resources that can support children’s mathematics learning.
The weekly learning activities of this unit are designed to provide opportunities for you to develop these aspects of your professional capacities. In this regard the weekly learning activities will engage you in a variety of learning experiences, including: textbook …show more content…
Identify, describe and apply effective teaching strategies for teaching mathematics.
2. Analyse and critique strategies and resources for teaching mathematics in primary classrooms.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of local curriculum documents connected to teaching mathematics.
4. Show personal knowledge of mathematics suitable to a teacher of primary aged children.
How you will prepare and submit the items for this assessment
The 9 items must be prepared and submitted as Word documents using the Assessment 1 Professional Learning Report form that will be supplied to you for each of the submissions. It must be prepared according to the guidelines on the form: maximum of 1 page, Times 12 point font, single line spacing (with references (using correct APA style) allowed to be listed on a separate page if need be).
One of the two items submitted in Week 3 will be selected at random by your tutor, marked and feedback provided (10%). Four of the 7 items submitted in Week 10 will be selected at random by your tutor for marking (40%). Your items will be submitted via a drop box on Blackboard.
Specifics
Section 2
For each learning (and you need to address three or four), address the following questions in a
Assessment 1: Planning for mathematics teaching
Due: Weeks 3and 10
10% (Week 3) and 40% (Week 10)
The purpose of this assessment task
This assessment task is focused on developing your capacities to be an effective mathematics teacher. Key aspects of these capacities are: attitudes towards mathematics; mathematics knowledge; knowledge of how children learn mathematics; and knowledge of resources that can support children’s mathematics learning.
The weekly learning activities of this unit are designed to provide opportunities for you to develop these aspects of your professional capacities. In this regard the weekly learning activities will engage you in a variety of learning experiences, including: textbook …show more content…
Identify, describe and apply effective teaching strategies for teaching mathematics.
2. Analyse and critique strategies and resources for teaching mathematics in primary classrooms.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of local curriculum documents connected to teaching mathematics.
4. Show personal knowledge of mathematics suitable to a teacher of primary aged children.
How you will prepare and submit the items for this assessment
The 9 items must be prepared and submitted as Word documents using the Assessment 1 Professional Learning Report form that will be supplied to you for each of the submissions. It must be prepared according to the guidelines on the form: maximum of 1 page, Times 12 point font, single line spacing (with references (using correct APA style) allowed to be listed on a separate page if need be).
One of the two items submitted in Week 3 will be selected at random by your tutor, marked and feedback provided (10%). Four of the 7 items submitted in Week 10 will be selected at random by your tutor for marking (40%). Your items will be submitted via a drop box on Blackboard.
Specifics
Section 2
For each learning (and you need to address three or four), address the following questions in a