16789 - Mathematics Teaching

Learning outcomes

The main objective of the course is to train active, competent teachers who are properly prepared in the subject of mathematics and the specific teaching theory for these educational levels.

Course contents

Future pre-school and primary teachers will be provided with specific elements of maths and maths teaching theory. The course is designed to accompany the future teachers in reflections on the practice of teaching and learning mathematics in these scolastical levels. The mathematical notions discussed are those believed to be indispensable for a future teacher of these important educational levels, and include specific notions of mathematics teaching theory which are the result of decades of practical experience by the university's mathematics teaching research centre with children aged 3-10. In the Seventies the original members of this research centre began experimenting in their pre-school classes with “anticipatory” intuitions, now widespread and generally considered predictable. To these are added traditional and new activities specific for primary school. The course will be structured on the basis of both traditional proposals and new lines of research, bearing in mind that at this educational level there should be a strong element of play methods with references to the children's world as well as more formal and adult presentations. This will encourage the development of professional competence to help the teachers create a more accurate teaching transpositions as well as inventing teaching tools suitable for these educational levels.

Readings/Bibliography

Pre-school:

D'Amore B., Fandino Pinilla M.I., Gabellini G., Marazzani I., Masi F., Sbaragli S. (2004). Infanzia e matematica. Bologna: Pitagora.

Primary school:

D'Amore B. (2001). Didattica della matematica. Bologna: Pitagora.

Assessment methods

Written exam

Links to further information

http://www.dm.unibo.it/rsddm

Office hours

See the website of Silvia Sbaragli