Course: Methodology of Teaching Mathematics 2

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Course title Methodology of Teaching Mathematics 2
Course code KMT/DM2Q
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar + On-line Activities
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Wossala Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Dofková Radka, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Model situations in teaching mathematics - motivation, presentation of the new curriculum, consolidation and evaluation of teaching, work with gifted and talented pupils and pupils with special needs, easing of the transition to high school) based on the experience gained during the student teaching own experience.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Teaching methods and procedures. Motivation, exposition, fixation, and evaluation methods used in textbooks.
In this course of study, the students gain competence to easily deal with the learning environment mathematics lessons, to manage pupils' work, to evaluate the training results, and to creatively modify the teaching methods that they apply in mathematics lessons, in compliance with the age, mental, and social needs of their pupils.
Prerequisites
The successful completion of the course is conditioned by the mastery of basic mathematical skills acquired in the courses of study and by the ability of the student to apply the aforementioned skills within the context of didactics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio

Active participation in seminars, preparation of a seminar work on the topic related to school mathematics, its presentation in the seminar (in PowerPoint), a review and assessment of a selected textbook/textbook series for the teaching of mathematics.
Recommended literature
  • Hejný,M. (1989). Teória vyučovania matematiky 2. Bratislava.
  • Hejný,M. a kol. (2005). Dvacet pět kapitol z didaktiky matematiky. Praha.
  • Hejný,M., Kuřina,F. (2001). Dítě, škola a matematika. Praha.
  • Kuřina, F. (2009). Matematika a porozumění světu. Praha.


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