Module EDUM047 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EDUM047: Secondary Mathematics Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module introduces students to current thinking in the teaching of Mathematics and develops students’ pedagogic and academic subject knowledge in the field of mathematics education. Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the key elements of the module will include:
• Lecture and Seminar Programme: This covers the theory and practice of mathematics Pedagogy.
• Peer Teaching: These sessions give you an opportunity to practice your teaching in a safe and supportive environment.
• Seminar Days: Five days when students return to the university to share school-based work experiences and develop the links between the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching mathematics.
On the Secondary PGCE, you will learn and reflect on the skills and knowledge required by the programme’s credit-bearing and non-credit bearing modules throughout the year. You will need to think about the modules in relation to each other. To facilitate this, the learning and teaching activities and guided independent study described below are scheduled to occur across all three terms both in the context of your university taught course and in the context of your 24 weeks of applied professional experience in schools.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 200 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 72 | Lecture and Seminar Programme |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 15 | Peer Teaching |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 12 | Seminar Days |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 1 | Tutorials with academic tutor |
| Guided independent study | 200 | Independent Study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Web based and electronic resources: see PGCE Mathematics course on ELE ( http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/ )
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Black, L., Mendick, H., & Solomon, Y. (2009). Mathematical relationships in education: Identities and participation. London: Routledge.
Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B. & Wiliam, D. (2002) Working inside the black box: Assessment for learning in the classroom. London: nferNelson.
Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. London: nferNelson.
Boaler, J. (1997). Experiencing school mathematics. Buckingham: OUP.
Chambers, P. & Timlin, R. (2013). Teaching mathematics in the secondary school (2nd Ed.). London: SAGE.
Ernest, P. (1990). The philosophy of mathematics education. London: Falmer.
Hodgen, J. & Wiliam, D. (2006). Mathematics inside the black box: Assessment for learning in the mathematics classroom. London: nferNelson.
Johnston-Wilder, S., Lee, C. & Pimm, D. (Eds) (2017). Learning to teach mathematics in the secondary school (4th Ed.). London: Routledge. Joseph, G. (2000). The crest of the peacock: Non-European roots of mathematics. (2nd Ed.). London: Penguin.
Mujis, D. & Reynolds, D. (2011). Effective teaching (3rd Ed). London: SAGE.
Rogers, B. (2011). Classroom behaviour (3rd Ed.). London: SAGE.
Solomon, Y. (2009). Mathematical literacy: Developing identities of inclusion. London: Routledge.
Tanner, H. & Jones, S. (2000) Becoming a successful teacher of mathematics. London: Routledge.
