Learning Area Mathematics Additional 1 (EDUC91305)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject introduces Teacher Candidates to additional research and practices for the teaching and learning of Mathematics (Years 7-10) in the context of Australian/Victorian Curricula and Frameworks. This subject provides Teacher Candidates with both the knowledge base and the skills of professional practice to enable them to effectively educate all secondary students (Years 7-10) in Mathematics, and to work effectively within school contexts.

Teacher Candidates are supported to further develop knowledge and skills related to Year 7-10 Mathematics curriculum content, best practice pedagogy and assessment, as well as the application and management of these activities in classrooms.

Framed through the Clinical Teaching Model, they are supported to adapt and apply this knowledge in lesson planning, including the selection and integration of teaching strategies and resources, including the effective and appropriate use of ICT, to meet the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds, and to engage students in their learning. The assessment tasks in this subject provide a pathway for the development of Teacher Candidates’ understanding of contemporary research in Mathematics education and its implications for content and pedagogical knowledge, and students’ learning.

Intended learning outcomes

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

  • Critically reflect on research into how students learn through an emerging understanding of Mathematics curriculum and theory and implications for effective teaching practice.
  • Design achievable Mathematics learning goals, lesson plans and learning sequences, integrating knowledge of student learning, curriculum, assessment, and reporting.
  • Demonstrate strong Mathematics subject and pedagogical content knowledge that meets the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds and promotes participation and inclusion of all students in their learning.
  • Select and integrate Mathematics teaching strategies and resources, including ICT, to meet the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds, and to engage students in their learning.

Generic skills

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

  • Clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
  • Critical and creative thinking.
  • Creativity and innovation.
  • Learning to learn and metacognition.
  • Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base.
  • Reflection for continuous improvement.
  • Linking theory and practice.
  • Inquiry and research.

Last updated: 4 March 2025