MAU34900 Mathematics education

Module Code	MAU34900
Module Title	Mathematics education
Semester taught	Semesters 1,2 (yearlong)
ECTS Credits	10
Module Lecturer	Prof. Elizabeth Oldham
Module Prerequisites	N/A

Assessment Details

This module is assessed by means of coursework. There are three assignments: a mathematical autobiography (counting for 5%), a project related to mathematics curricula (60%) and a report on students' classroom experience or equivalent (30%). Additionally, tutorial exercises (5%) involve postings to the module's discussion forum.

Contact Hours

11+11 weeks of teaching. Initially, there will be 3 contact hours per week (including tutorials). Later, students will be spending some time in classrooms (in school, college or adult education settings), so the number of lectures and/or tutorials will be smaller.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to

Describe and critique major theories about mathematics teaching and learning.
Outline and critique the context, aims, learning outcomes, content, resource implications and assessment procedures of Irish school mathematics curricula, in the context of international developments.
Identify and describe their own current beliefs about the nature of mathematics and their philosophies of mathematics education.
Report on their classroom experience or equivalent in the light of the theories and topics addressed: describing the approaches to teaching and learning and analyzing the student behaviours observed, and describing and analysing their own reactions.
Research and present a project on a topic that appears, or might appear, in mathematics curricula.