ESS408 DIAGNOSTIC TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS (8)
Enrolment restriction(s): Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Graduate Diploma of Special Education and Master of Education (Special Education) students only.
Prerequisite(s): EMM412 Mathematics Curriculum Studies 2 or EMM304 Developmental Mathematics 2 if enrolled in undergraduate course.
Overviews development of acquisition of mathematical concepts. The diagnostic remediation process is examined. Teaching strategies appropriate to children with learning difficulties are described. Individual diagnosis and analysis of a particular child’s mathematical problems, including teaching to this analysis are developed in case study form. Current research on teaching mathematics to children with special needs is examined.