EDF5032 Numeracy and mathematics education in the primary years

This unit focuses on the role and nature of mathematics education in primary schools and you will develop a critical understanding of the societal and cultural diversity that surrounds and informs mathematics teaching. You will engage with local and international educational research and policy to inform the development of your professional knowledge, skills and values development. You will examine how mathematical learning might be facilitated by the appropriate harnessing of learning technologies and calculators. You will evaluate how numeracy is explicit and implicit in the creation of an inclusive curriculum and the impact of international testing of numeracy/mathematics teaching. The personal numeracy required to critically engage with data about schooling and education will also be addressed.