Mathematics for the Primary Years (EDUC90876)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, Teacher Candidates should be able to:

Graduate Standards refers to the Graduate-level Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

• Demonstrate mastery of the mathematical topics and their everyday applications which are relevant to primary teaching or are necessary for them to use mathematics in their everyday lives – at home, at school, at work. (Graduate Standard 2.1)
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of how all children construct mathematical knowledge, think and learn mathematics (Graduate Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4)
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of a range of classroom teaching techniques and resources, including the use of ICT (Graduate Standards 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.5)
• Demonstrate an outstanding ability to develop teaching activities and relate them to learning outcomes that cater for a diverse range of students (Graduate Standards 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1)
• Effectively engage students, parents, community members, and professional colleagues to support student learning and development (Graduate Standards 3.7, 7.3, 7.4)
• Demonstrate an understanding of the mathematics underpinning certain aspects of indigenous culture (Graduate Standard 2.4)
• Demonstrate knowledge of sources of continued professional sharing / learning, and an understanding of its usefulness and the implications for improved student learning (Graduate Standards 6.2, 6.4)

Generic skills

This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:

• Clinical reasoning and thinking
• Problem solving
• Evidence based decision making
• Creating and innovating
• Working in teams communicating and collaborating with other professionals
• Learning to learn and metacognition
• Being responsive to a changing knowledge base
• Reflecting and continually making improvements
• Linking theory and practice
• Inquiring and researching
• Becoming a citizen and taking personal and social responsibility.