SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION 388-4 ?
SPECIAL TOPIC: DOING MATHEMATICS IN INTERMEDIATE GRADES:
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PROBLEMS AND METHODOLOGIES
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(E1.00)
Intersession, 1992 ?
Instructor: Rina Zazkis
(May 4-June 12)
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Office: ?
MPX8654
Monday & Wednesday, 5:30 - 9:20 p.m.
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Phone: ?
291-3662
Location: AQ 5049
PREREQUISITE:
EDUC 4011402
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
The course will integrate two main formats: Laboratory and Seminar. The Laboratory
will involve students in a variety of mathematical activities (that is, "doing
mathematics"), that invite students to explore unfamiliar environments and to
experience the process of construction of new mathematical knowledge. These
activities are not necessarily related to the standard curriculum in mathematics,
although they are applicable, with some modification, to intermediate grades. The
Seminar will involve students in discussions of these activities (that is, "thinking
about what they did"), addressing mathematical problems and methodological issues.
Classroom implementations of such activities will be suggested. Furthermore, through
the seminar discussions and related literature, students will become familiar with
problem-solving theories and constructivist views on the teaching and learning of
mathematics.
REQUIRED TEXT
Brown, S. and Walter, M. (1990). The art of problem Dosing. Lawrence Eribaum
Associates
ASSIGNMENTS
Attendance and active participation in discussions
Presentation to the class
Project based on literature
Project based on designing mathematical activities for intermediate grades.