Course: Didactics of Mathematics in Primary Education with Practice 1

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Course title Didactics of Mathematics in Primary Education with Practice 1
Course code USP/Z5DM1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavelková Marie, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Objectives of teaching mathematics at the 1st level of primary school. Basic curriculum documents for primary education. Didactics of mathematics. Currently existing paradigms in mathematics education. Constructivist approach versus transmissive approach in education. Epistemological formalism. 2. Teaching methods, organizational forms, pedagogical strategies and procedures in teaching mathematics 3. Basic concepts of set theory and mathematical logic in elementary mathematics. 4. Numeration and introductory knowledge of natural numbers. 5. Binary operations in arithmetic at the 1st level of primary school and their properties - addition, introduction of the concept, models and methods of representation. 6. Binary operations in arithmetic at the 1st level of primary school and their properties - subtraction, introduction of the concept, models and methods of representation. 7. Binary operations in arithmetic at the 1st level of primary school and their properties - multiplication, introduction of the concept, models and methods of representation. 8. Binary operations in arithmetic at the 1st grade of elementary school and their properties - division, introduction of the concept, models and methods of representation. 9. Concept-forming process in teaching mathematics. Stages of the cognitive process according to M. Hejný. 5 levels of understanding geometric concepts according to van Hiele. 10. Developing financial literacy - competencies for primary education and their application to teaching mathematics. 11. Mathematical learning tasks, their classification, didactic significance and solution procedures. Methods of solving mathematical tasks (methodof induction and deduction, analytical and synthetic methods, experimental methods, etc.). 12. Word problems in mathematics, types of word problems (simple and complex), solving word problems. Methods of solving word problems. 13. Whole and rational numbers. Introducing fractions, non-negative decimal numbers in mathematical theory. Methodological procedure for introducing fractions and the issue of introducing decimal numbers at the 1st level of primary school. 14. Assessment and classification in mathematics. Assessment methods and procedures. Verbal assessment.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Educational trip
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 56 hours per semester
  • Educational trip - 4 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
unspecified
unspecified
Students have basic mathematical skills. Students acquire the basic competences needed to teach mathematics. Students can work with pupils according to the needs, interests and abilities of pupils: work with pupils with specific developmental learning disabilities in mathematics and work with gifted pupils.
Students have basic mathematical skills. Students acquire the basic competences needed to teach mathematics. Students can work with pupils according to the needs, interests and abilities of pupils: work with pupils with specific developmental learning disabilities in mathematics and work with gifted pupils.
Skills
Students have basic mathematical skills. Students acquire the basic competences needed to teach mathematics. Students can work with pupils according to the needs, interests and abilities of pupils: work with pupils with specific developmental learning disabilities in mathematics and work with gifted pupils.
Students have basic mathematical skills. Students acquire the basic competences needed to teach mathematics. Students can work with pupils according to the needs, interests and abilities of pupils: work with pupils with specific developmental learning disabilities in mathematics and work with gifted pupils.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
describe the procedure for deriving basic mathematical operations
describe the procedure for deriving basic mathematical operations
classify mathematical problems with an emphasis on word problems in mathematics teaching
classify mathematical problems with an emphasis on word problems in mathematics teaching
creatively bring new solutions to the given task
creatively bring new solutions to the given task
describe the stages of the concept-forming process in arithmetic and geometry
describe the stages of the concept-forming process in arithmetic and geometry
list the currently existing paradigms in mathematics teaching
list the currently existing paradigms in mathematics teaching
Skills
understand the mathematical reasoning of a child of younger school age and its characteristics
understand the mathematical reasoning of a child of younger school age and its characteristics
didactic representation of topics from mathematics and planning of teaching mathematics in primary education, which are integrated into primary education in RVP ZV
didactic representation of topics from mathematics and planning of teaching mathematics in primary education, which are integrated into primary education in RVP ZV
use mathematical terminology in professional communication
use mathematical terminology in professional communication
mathematize real situations and create mathematical models
mathematize real situations and create mathematical models
work with pupils according to the pupils' needs, interests and abilities
work with pupils according to the pupils' needs, interests and abilities
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Educational trip
Educational trip
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Didactic test
Didactic test
Analysis of educational material
Analysis of educational material
Recommended literature
  • Blažková, R. Dyskalkulie a další specifické poruchy učení v matematice. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009.
  • Coufalová, J. Matematika s didaktikou pro 1. ročník učitelství 1. stupně ZŠ. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2004.
  • Divíšek, F., et al. Didaktika matematiky pro učitelství 1. stupně ZŠ. Praha: SPN, 1989.
  • Hejný, M., & Kuřina, F. Dítě, škola, matematika: konstruktivistické přístupy k vyučování. Praha: Portál, 2009.
  • Hejný, M., Novotná, J., & Stehlíková, N. Dvacet pět kapitol z didaktiky matematiky. Praha: PedF UK, 2004.
  • Hejný, M. Vyučování matematice orientované na budování schémat: aritmetika 1. stupně. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 2014.
  • Jirotková, D. Cesty ke zkvalitňování výuky geometrie. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 2010.
  • Kuřina, F. Matematika jako pedagogický problém. Gaudeámus, 2016.
  • Musser, G. L., Burger, W. F., & Peterson, B. E. Mathematics for Elementary Teachers.. New York: John Wiley, 2001.
  • Polášek, V., Sedláček, l. & Kozáková, L. Matematický seminář. Zlín: Nakladatelství UTB., 2018.
  • Žilková, K., & Židek, O. Manipulačná geometria. Bratislava, 2013.


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