Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description This module provides a multi-dimensional context for students to explore mathematics. Not only does it address the nature of the subject and whence mathematics emerged, it also surveys how connections can be made within the classroom setting (integrating with other subjects) and outside the school environment (noticing mathematics in the home and in the world about us). Students will explore how these connections can lead to inclusive classrooms for all pupils in their future practice, and how they can plan for rich mathematical learning experiences for their future pupils. The module burrows into the individual student’s ‘narrative’ of making sense of mathematics, making visible their mathematical identity. Informed by these perspectives, students are encouraged to adopt an outlook embracing individual, societal and disciplinary aspects in a coherent view of mathematics as a rich and rewarding human endeavour. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Articulate different perspectives on the nature of mathematics (such as Platonist, instrumentalist and humanistic). 2. Outline some importance episodes in the historical development of mathematics, in particular those that provide insight in the setting of the primary classroom. 3. Make fruitful connections across the curriculum, integrating mathematics with other subjects on the primary curriculum using digital and non-digital approaches. 4. Investigate mathematics in the world outside the school appreciating the wealth of applications of the subject in real life. 5. Reflect on her/his own journey in relation to mathematics and deepen an awareness of how this personal narrative influences learning and teaching. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Indicative Content1. What is mathematics? 2. Mathematics in the past (history); 3. Mathematics in the school (integration); 4. Mathematics outside the school (recreational mathematics); 5. Mathematics and the self (mathematics identity); 6. Coming to know mathematics. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 0, Journal, Association of Teachers of Mathematics, 0, Mathematics Teaching, https://www.atm.org.uk/Mathematics-Teaching-Journal-Archive, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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