Course Syllabus for
Mathematics Education from a University Perspective
Matematikdidaktik för högskolan
FMA026F, 7.5 credits
Valid from: Autumn 2013
Decided by: FN1/Anders Gustafsson
Date of establishment: 2014-01-06
General Information
Division: Mathematics
Course type: Third-cycle course
Teaching language: Swedish
Aim
The aim of the course is to significantly improve the doctoral student's ability to teach mathematics at university level.
Goals
Knowledge and Understanding
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
- be able to describe and use some theories for learning mathematics
- be familiar with different research areas och research results in mathematics education
- be able to use differents methods for evaluation of the mathematical knowledge of university students.
Competences and Skills
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
- have developed his/her ability to plan and carry out teaching, including supervision and examination, in mathematical subjects.
- through a project have been given an introduction to research on mathematics education.
Judgement and Approach
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
- be able to, from a scientific and empiric perspective, describe and evaluate
- a) learning in mathematical subjects at the individual level and at the group level.
- b) the teacher's duties in teaching and examination of mathematical subjects at the university level.
- be able to plan and carry out his or her own studies of learning situations in mathematics
Course Contents
Concrete elements that deal with education, teaching planning
and examination are included. Various theories about students' mathematics learning are presented and a
overview of research in the field provided.
Course Literature
J.Mason: Mathematics Teaching Practice: Guide for university and college lecturers.. Horwood Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1898563799.
Types of instruction: Lectures, seminars, project
Examination formats: Written report, written assignments
Grading scale: Failed, pass
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