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EMA300 - Mathematising and Contextualising

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Education

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (EMA200)

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This unit builds on the content knowledge and pedagogic content knowledge developed in Mathematics Education 1 (EMA100) and 2 (EMA200), translating them into practice through the processes of mathematising and contextualising. Mathematising moves in from the context to the mathematics, using processes such as mathematical modelling, to enable students to 'read the world' with mathematics. This is a key component of a critical orientation to numeracy. Contextualising moves out from the mathematics to the context, enabling teachers to customise learning to specific contexts including Indigenous education. The development of a socially just and inclusive mathematics curriculum is a key outcome of contextualising.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Understand and use the pedagogical practices of mathematising and contextualising to plan mathematics learning activities for students.
2.	Adopt and enact a critical orientation to numeracy.
3.	Identify and describe opportunities within the school environment for developing numeracy across the curriculum.
4.	Identify and build on the mathematical affordances of a particular sociocultural context.
5.	Identify some contemporary applications of mathematics and describe how they might be used to enrich school mathematics learning.
6.	Contextualise mathematics learning to address the diverse needs of students in primary school contexts.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Online quiz (10 minutes)	5%	1,4,5
2.	A critical numeracy approach to a contemporary issue (2,000 - 2,500 words)	45%	1,2,3,6
3.	Presentation/Blog/Vlog on mathematics as a cultural construct (1,500 - 2,000 words)	50%	2,3,4,5,6

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2023	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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