Learning outcomes
By the end of this module, you will:
Assessment
The final grade for the course is based on 50% coursework (an essay of 2000 words) and 50% exam (questions are pre-disclosed in March). There are four formative assignments during the course which gradually introduce students to course expectations and assessment criteria.
By the end of this module, you will:
- have a better understanding of your own mathematics-learning strategies and capacities.
- be able to explain how mathematical ideas can be represented in different ways with various tools or media.
- have a coherent view on the content of the school maths curriculum and methods of teaching mathematics.
- be able to discuss wider social and political issues related to mathematics education.
- have developed your skills in presenting ideas about mathematics in writing; this includes expressing views and observations, synthesising readings and presenting argument
Assessment
The final grade for the course is based on 50% coursework (an essay of 2000 words) and 50% exam (questions are pre-disclosed in March). There are four formative assignments during the course which gradually introduce students to course expectations and assessment criteria.