Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Michael Cavanagh
Contact via michael.cavanagh@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(12cp including EDUC105 or EDUC106) or (admission to BEd(Prim) or BEd(Sec)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is designed for intending primary teachers and intending secondary Mathematics teachers. It focuses on the factors affecting school students' learning of Mathematics. Three major themes are addressed: the meaning of selected basic concepts; how students learn these basic concepts; and how teaching can influence student learning. There is a common lecture strand which examines current research perspectives on learning and teaching Mathematics in schools, and separate tutorial classes for intending primary and secondary teachers. The Session 3 offering is only available to intending primary teachers.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Quiz | 10% | Week 3 |
Numeracy interview | 45% | Week 9 |
Exam | 45% | Exam period |
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 10%
Students complete an open book, in class quiz covering the content of the first module of the unit.
You sit for the quiz in your usual tutorial class during Week 3.
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 45%
Students view an interview of a child attempting some questions related to basic numeracy and write about the child's understanding.
Specific details about the numeracy interview task can be found in the EDUC258 Unit Guide.
You submit your assignment electronically through the EDUC258 iLearn page so that it can be checked through Turnitin.
Information regarding penalties for late submission of the assignment can be found in the EDUC258 Unit Guide.
Due: Exam period
Weighting: 45%
A 2 hour closed-book examination covering the content of the unit.
Details of the date and time of the examination will be available via the University Examination Timetable shortly after the mid-session break.
Each week, there are two lectures and a one-hour tutorial. There are separate tutorials for intending primary and secondary teachers.
Note that tutorials commence in Week 1.
All students are required to access EDUC258 activity sheets and other learning resources from iLearn.
We will discuss the role of technology in mathematics education at various times during the unit. The only requirement for technology use by students is that you can access the unit materials from iLearn and prepare your assignment using a computer.
The schedule of activities can be found in the EDUC258 Unit Guide
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Since the last S1 offering of the unit, the main change has been the changes to the assessment schedule:
- there is only one quiz rather than two
- the quiz is now completed in class rather than online
- the weightings for the numeracy interview and the final examination have been adjusted