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EDUC 212-3

(D100)

Dr. Nathalie Sinclair

email: nathsinc@sfu.ca

OFFICE: EDB

8659

TELEPHONE: 778-782-4303

Thursday 1:30-4:20 CET Lab EDB 8501

PREREQUISITE:

STUDENTS WHO HAVE CREDIT FOR MATH 151, MATH

154,

OR MATH 157 NEED

SPECIAL PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COURSE CONTACT

DR.

NATHALIE

SINCLAIR EMAIL: nathsinc@sfu.ca

FOR PERMISSION

Text: Burger, E.B. and Starbird, M. (2000) The Heart of Mathematics Key College Publishing (2nd

edition)

Readings:

Supplementary material will be given out on a regular basis.

Calendar description

Contemporary theories and methodologies in mathematics education will be examined and analysed.

Developing an overview of mathematics education as an evolving research domain will be focal.

Justification

This course is essential for those specializing in mathematics education. The course will provide

students with a broad understanding of the field in its current "state of the art". The course will introduce

students to the evolution of research in the area, where "contemporary" is roughly taken to embrace the

past 30 years. Research will be examined via three different focus lenses: theory, methodology, and

mathematical subject matter.

Theory:

Contemporary theoretical frameworks will be introduced, discussed and critiqued. The focus

will be on theories that describe and explain how mathematical knowledge is acquired.

Methodology:

Contemporary methodologies will be introduced, discussed and critiqued.

Subject matter:

Initially, research in mathematics education focused on topics of elementary

mathematics, such as addition and subtraction, fractions or word problems. It is only recently that

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research reached more advanced topics and concepts. Following an overview of the existing research

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students will chose a topic or a concept as a focus for their in-depth investigation. In addition, issues that

cut across specific subject matter topics - such as proof, generalization or problem solving - will be

examined.

Assessment

Weekly reading and report on readings ?

20%

Paper on a theory ?

40%

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Students will be required to focus on theoretical perspective and examine it in further detail

Paper on research related to a specific content

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40%

Students will be required to examine in detail research on teaching/learning and understanding content

area of their choice.

Students in all Faculty of Education courses are encouraged to review policies pertaining to

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