-Forthis assessment you are required to answer 4 questions.
-Write a response to each question demonstrating your understanding of
mathematical pedagogy and curriculum. (AusVELS) In Particular yourfamiliarity with the textbookforthis unit, your wider reading on
content of lectures and tutorials.
-Use drawings and diagrams to illustrate your answers.
These questions are for students in elementary
level. Linkto AusVELS (Australian curriculum)
01. Describe some initial activitiesthat would promote students’ conceptual understanding
of ANGLES. Include a discussion of common misconceptions.
Q2. Explain the approaches you would use with students to make the links
between addition basic factsthinking strategies and the subtraction basicfacts thinking strategies.
03. Jennifer was asked to complete
the following counting pattern:
297,298, 299,
Jennifer wrote fh_e next two numbers would be 2910,2911
(a) What does her response indicate about her understanding of numeration?
(b) Describe fully an activityto help her overcome this difficulty.
04. ‘By
year5, children no longer need models in orderto study geometry.’ Provide two reasons why you agree or disagree with this statement.
