2024
Teaching of Mathematics
Name: Teaching of Mathematics
Code: PED01608L
5 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/130 hours
Scientific Area:
Education Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
- To know the present curricular orientations for mathematics teaching for young students (pre-school and primary levels);
- To know the fundamental ideas concerning the learning of curricular mathematical topics for young students;
- To know the fundamental ideas concerning the development of mathematical transversal capacities for young students;
- To know different mathematical tasks and how to explore them to promote young students learning;
- To know available resources and how to use them to promote mathematical learning of young students;
- To develop the capacity to prepare teaching experiments of mathematics for young students.
- To know the fundamental ideas concerning the learning of curricular mathematical topics for young students;
- To know the fundamental ideas concerning the development of mathematical transversal capacities for young students;
- To know different mathematical tasks and how to explore them to promote young students learning;
- To know available resources and how to use them to promote mathematical learning of young students;
- To develop the capacity to prepare teaching experiments of mathematics for young students.
Contents
1. Curricular recommendations for mathematics teaching:
1.1. Recommendations for pre-school
1.2. Syllabus for 1st cycle of basic education
2. Mathematics topics and present emphasis:
2.1. Numbers (Number sense and arithmetic fluency)
2.2. Geometry and Measure (Spatial sense and process of measure)
2.3. Data analysis (Statistical literacy)
2.4. Algebra (algebraic reasoning)
3. Mathematical processes:
3.1. Problem solving
3.2. Mathematical reasoning
3.3. Mathematical communication
4. Mathematical tasks:
4.1. The nature of the tasks
4.2. Types of tasks: exercise, problem, investigations and projects
4.3. Functions of tasks
5. Resources for promoting mathematics learning:
5.1. Manipulatives
5.2. Calculator
5.3. Computer
6. Planning mathematics teaching:
6.1. Definition of learning objectives/teaching purposes
6.2. Selection of tasks and resources
6.3. Organization and methods for mathematics classroom
1.1. Recommendations for pre-school
1.2. Syllabus for 1st cycle of basic education
2. Mathematics topics and present emphasis:
2.1. Numbers (Number sense and arithmetic fluency)
2.2. Geometry and Measure (Spatial sense and process of measure)
2.3. Data analysis (Statistical literacy)
2.4. Algebra (algebraic reasoning)
3. Mathematical processes:
3.1. Problem solving
3.2. Mathematical reasoning
3.3. Mathematical communication
4. Mathematical tasks:
4.1. The nature of the tasks
4.2. Types of tasks: exercise, problem, investigations and projects
4.3. Functions of tasks
5. Resources for promoting mathematics learning:
5.1. Manipulatives
5.2. Calculator
5.3. Computer
6. Planning mathematics teaching:
6.1. Definition of learning objectives/teaching purposes
6.2. Selection of tasks and resources
6.3. Organization and methods for mathematics classroom
Teaching Methods
This curricular unit provides for the use of methodologies that appeal to the students' involvement, without which it will not be possible to fulfill the objectives proposed. The quality of the work to be carried out depends mainly on the involvement and intervention of the students in the proposed activities, in particular during the lessons. Thus, students will be continuously asked to participate through different tasks. These tasks may or may not involve prior preparation (for example, reading a text, collecting data, solving a problem, constructing a material, etc.), they will vary (analysis, discussion, criticism, production , ...), and will contemplate various forms of work (individual work, small groups, large classes).
Continuous evaluation
A-Assiduity
B- Group work in Classroom
C- Group work (includes written report)
D- Indidual work
Classification = (10xA + 20xB + 30xC + 40xD) / 100
Exam
A- Theoretical part
B- Practical part
Class = (A + B) / 2
Continuous evaluation
A-Assiduity
B- Group work in Classroom
C- Group work (includes written report)
D- Indidual work
Classification = (10xA + 20xB + 30xC + 40xD) / 100
Exam
A- Theoretical part
B- Practical part
Class = (A + B) / 2
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
- António Manuel Águas Borralho [responsible]
