Mathematics and Associated Teaching Methods I

PROFESSOR: Ana Belén Ramos Guajardo

SUBJECT: Mathematics and Associated Teaching Methods I

EDUCATIONAL OFFER: Bachelor´s Degree in Primary Teaching Education

CENTER: Fac. Formación del Profesorado y Educación

TYPE: Compulsory

N° TOTAL CREDITS: 6.0

PERIOD: Second course, first semester

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: In this subject the main concepts of the arithmetical framework are reviewed and different techniques for teaching these concepts in a Primary School are presented. This subject is complemented by the subjects Mathematics and Associated Teaching Methods II and III.

OBJECTIVES:

- Know the teaching and learning processes related to the numerical domain.

- Analyze how primary education students learn numerical concepts.

- Know and use didactical resources to teach numerical concepts.

- Develop the ability to select and design mathematical tasks to teach numerical concepts, justifying the decisions made.

CONTENTS: 

1. Set theory. Natural numbers. Numeral systems. Divisibility. Instructional materials and resources. 

2. Integers. Contexts. Instructional materials and resources.

3. Rational numbers. Fractions. Decimal representation. Percentages. Instructional materials and resources.

METHODOLOGY: 

In the theoretical part, the main contents involved in the different units are shown. The student has to review them and he/she can complete the slides by considering the complementary material (included in Sections "Material de estudio y/o consulta" and "Otros recursos" if necessary). After that, it is necessary to solve the practical activities concerning each unit by taking into account that a deep explanation of each one of them is required since the student has to explain the solution as if he/she was the teacher.

Additionally, some practical works are proposed. Some examples are included in the Section "Evaluación".

ACTIVITIES: Included in the Section "Actividades prácticas, proyectos y/o casos".

ASSESSMENT:  Included in the Section "Evaluación".