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EDCU12038 - Teaching for Mathematical Proficiency

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Teaching for Mathematical Proficiency focuses on the development of professional knowledge that supports the teaching of Mathematics in primary schools in this unit. Students explore Mathematics content and experiment with pedagogical approaches for teaching mathematical reasoning and understanding. They evaluate the effect of ICTs and a range of resources, learning processes and teaching strategies on the development of mathematical proficiency. Students are introduced to the rationale, organisation and content of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics and design plans for learning and teaching mathematical concepts and skills appropriate for specific year levels in the primary school. They explain and justify approaches to promoting numeracy development through reference to authoritative sources and identify strategies for informing and involving parents and carers in the educative process. Students demonstrate effective pedagogy in Mathematics through role play of examples of classroom practice including the use of ICTs to support mathematical understanding.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2015

Term 2 - 2017 Profile
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2018 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Distance
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Noosa
Online
Rockhampton
Townsville
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay City
Online
Rockhampton
Townsville
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Townsville
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Townsville
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical and Written Assessment 50%
2. Presentation 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 65.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 36.81% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback from SUTE
Feedback
Assessment criteria grading reflect the task requirements.
Recommendation
Criteria grading will be reviewed.
Action Taken
Assessment task criteria referenced grids (rubrics) were simplified to reflect task requirements.
Source: Student feedback from SUTE
Feedback
Enhance assessment task 2.
Recommendation
Assessment task 2 will be updated.
Action Taken
Assessment task 2 content was adjusted to reflect course content.
Source: Student feedback fromSUTE
Feedback
Participation of students in Learning Community Groups.
Recommendation
More time will be spent early in the term to encourage students to participate in their Learning Community Groups.
Action Taken
Students were encouraged to begin discussions with LCG and disengaged students were identified and contacted.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Support campus students
Recommendation
UC to make contact with campus students through drop in on campus tutorials.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit evaluation data
Feedback
Clear unit guidelines
Recommendation
Review unit Course Outline clearly identify goals, restate these in first week of term. Identify requirements of the assessments.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Learning Community Groups
Recommendation
Emphasise the significance of peer collaboration from a social and professional perspective. Encourage continual and ongoing support for all LCG members.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Reflect critically on approaches to teaching Mathematics to improve professional knowledge and practice.
  2. Apply research on effective practice to justify pedagogy that improves students’ mathematical proficiency and understanding of core concepts.
  3. Recommend strategies, resources and learning activities that aid the transfer of mathematical understanding to real world contexts.
  4. Evaluate the content, skills and teaching strategies of the learning area to identify ICTs and other resources that enhance understanding, fluency and reasoning in Mathematics.
  5. Design well-structured lessons that engage learners in actively applying key mathematical skills to understand the content.
  6. Use strategies that contribute to effective partnerships with parents/ carers in supporting students’ numeracy development.
  7. Engage in opportunities for sharing and enhancing professional knowledge and practice through reflection and collaboration.

Successful completion of the unit Teaching for Mathematical Proficiency provides opportunities for students to demonstrate the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers focus areas of 1.2, 2.1, 2.5, 2.6, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 6.2, and 7.3 with a focus on applying this knowledge and skill to the Mathematics learning area.

Assessment tasks for this unit may be included in a portfolio and used as evidence of progress towards meeting the standards at Graduate career stage. Unit assessment also provides evidence of competence in meeting the ICT elaborations of these standards.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Practical and Written Assessment
2 - Presentation
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Practical and Written Assessment
2 - Presentation