309292 (v.1) Ed 456 - Issues in Mathematics Education

Area:	Department of Education
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Focuses on issues that concern mathematics education and the community at large. Illustrative issues are the use and role of calculators, the promotion of number sense and personal calculating methods, the adoption of a constructivist approach, the findings of international comparisons such as PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) and TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study), and the imposition of a set numeracy hour by government. The issues will be described, analysed, compared to alternatives throughout the world and their impact on the classroom and learning discussed.
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Field of Education:	070103 Teacher Education: Primary
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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