Course: Mathematics and Its Teaching Methodology (Arithmetic)

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Course title Mathematics and Its Teaching Methodology (Arithmetic)
Course code KMT/9MD2R
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vávrová Marcela, Doc. PaedDr. CSc.
  • Císařová Alena, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Equations and inequalities in primary school subject matter Expression of a natural number in a number system Numeric operations with natural numbers in the decimal system Numeric operations with natural numbers in the undecimal systems Posibilities for the introduction of integers

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture with practical applications, Collaborative instruction, Cooperative instruction, Discussion, Instruction based on dialogue, Multimedia supported teaching
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Fundamental knowledge of propositional calculus, fundamental concepts of set theory and theory of relations and operations is assumed (output level of the course KMT/MSD1). Students - define fundamental properties of binary operations on a set, identify properties of the operations addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in individual sets of numbers, - identify various types of algebraic structures with one operation and algebraic structures with two operations, - explain the process of creating the concept of a natural number from the point of view of various mathematical models for primary school children, - distinguish various concepts of the introduction to natural numbers (cardinal and ordinal concepts, introduction to natural numbers as elements of a Peano-set) in terms of examples from practice and their own study of textbooks, - show various ways to compare natural numbers, - formulate the tasks of numeration in primary school mathematics, - describe various possibilities of the introduction to the operations addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of natural numbers with regard to pre-operative thinking at the level of primary school children, - illustrate ways of working with children, not leading to traditional formal methods of teaching mathematics.
learning outcomes
Students - demonstrate different strategies for the solution of equations and inequalities that primary school children use, - illustrate the counting principles in the decimal system and numeric operations in non-decimal number systems, - apply theoretical knowledge of non-decimal number systems to mathematics education in primary school, state possibilities of the use of number systems in other science subjects, - illustrate the fundamental principles of construction of the domain of integers and fundamental principles of constructivist concepts within the introduction of integers in primary school, - prove their ability to find and create (word) problems with integers contributing to the integration of mathematics and nature sciences, - state divisibility criteria of natural numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, - distinguish individual methods of determination of the greatest common divisor and the least common positive multiple, - identify if a given number is a prime number, - solve practical problems through indeterminate equations and discuss other strategies suitable for primary pupils. Above all, learning, communication, problem-solving, professional and some aspects of civic and social competencies are being developed. With respect to profession competencies of teachers, pedagogical competencies especially are being cultivated, including diagnostic and communication skills.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Multimedia supported teaching
Collaborative instruction
Cooperative instruction
Discussion
assessment methods
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Učebnice, pracovní sešity a metodické příručky matematiky pro 1. st. ZŠ.
  • Coufalová, Jana. Matematika s didaktikou pro 1. ročník učitelství 1. stupně ZŠ. 4. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2004. ISBN 80-7043-277-2.
  • Coufalová, Jana. Matematika s didaktikou pro 2. ročník učitelství 1. stupně ZŠ. 3. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2002. ISBN 80-7082-922-2.
  • Hejný, Milan; Kuřina, František. Dítě, škola a matematika : konstruktivistické přístupy k vyučování. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-581-4.
  • M. Hejný a kol. Teória vyučovania matematiky 2.. Bratislava : SPN, 1990. ISBN 80-08-01344-3.


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