Overview

As a current or potential mathematics educator further develop your knowledge of mathematics and its pedagogy. This mathematics specialisation explores theories of learning, the characteristics of high quality teaching and learning, issues of equity and access for students, and pedagogical approaches to a range of topics of particular relevance to the middle years of schooling (Years 5-9); namely, number development, geometry and measurement, statistics and probability, and algebra and function.

Career opportunities

Studying this specialisation can lead to a career as:

  • head teacher
  • head of department
  • academic research
  • scientific research
  • teaching and education


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Completion requirements

A Specialisation group consists of 40cp.

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EDMA628Learning Mathematics10 CP
  • EDMA629Teaching Mathematics10 CP
  • EDMA641Number Development in the Middle Years10 CP
  • EDMA642Geometry and Measurement in the Middle Years10 CP
  • EDMA643Statistics and Probability in the Middle Years10 CP
  • EDMA644Algebra and Function in the Middle Years10 CP
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