MIDDLE YEARS LITERACY AND NUMERACY
EDU3MLN
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject is designed to provide students with an understanding of middle-years literacy and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy. Students develop discipline and professional knowledge associated with literacy and numeracy. The focus is on strategies to engage students in the middle-years, and on using assessment to inform differentiated teaching and learning.
School: School of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Debra Edwards
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: EDU1LL and EDU1WM
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Illustrated Maths Dictionary, 5th Edition | Recommended | de klerk, J.(2014) | MELBOURNE: PEARSON LONGMAN |
| Readings | Mathematics for children; Challenging children to think mathematically, 3rd Edition | Recommended | Bobs, J., Mulligan, J. & Laurie, T. (2009) | FRENCHS FOREST, NSW: PEARSON |
| Readings | Teaching Literacies: pedagogy and diversity in the middle years | Recommended | Henderson, R.(Ed) (2012) | SOUTH MELBOURNE: OXFORD |
| Readings | Teaching Primary Mathematics, 5th Edition | Recommended | Booker, G., Bond, D., Sparrow, L. & Swan, P. (2014) | SYDNEY: PRENTICE HALL |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Broaden your quantitative literacy and critically understand the content, processes and skills of the Australian primary mathematics curriculum, in particular, the Content strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability, and the Proficiency strands of Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving, and Reasoning.
- Activities:
- Class test
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
02. Demonstrate developing knowledge of effective pedagogical approaches specific to mathematics content with a particular focus on the psychology of learning mathematics and student centred learning in primary and middle-years schooling.
- Activities:
- Class test
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
03. Design and implement mathematics lessons that consider principles associated with effective discipline-specific mathematics instruction and theory related to how students learn, and that integrate a range of tasks, high quality resources and materials to support the learning of all students.
- Activities:
- Case Study Report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
04. Demonstrate a practical command of a repertoire of programs, approaches and strategies that reflect current best English teaching, learning and assessment practice.
- Activities:
- Case Study Report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
05. Demonstrate effective use of theoretical frameworks to plan for literacy teaching across the curriculum.
- Activities:
- Literacy report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
06. Explain the complexity of the socio-political issues surrounding the definition and assessment of literacy.
- Activities:
- Literacy report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
Bendigo, 2015, All Year, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dona Martin
Class requirements
Tutorial
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Plus online learning"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Test (Mathematics focus) | Hurdle requirement 1: Students must attain a pass mark across the two Mathematics focussed assessments in order to pass the subject. | 10 | 01, 02 |
| Practicum report case study (Mathematics focus) | 40 | 03 | |
| Literacy Block Report: Part A. Teaching Strategies | Hurdle requirement 2: Students must attain a pass mark across the two Literacy Block assessments in order to pass the subject. | 20 | 05, 06 |
| Literacy Block: Part B. Planning | 30 | 04, 05 |