CHCEDS045 - Support student mathematics learning

Unit code: CHCEDS045 | Study level: TAFE

Credit points

N/A

Location

Footscray Nicholson

Footscray Park

Industry

St Albans

Sunshine

Werribee

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work with teachers to support primary or secondary students to develop mathematics skills in number and algebra, measurements and geometry, and statistics and probability as included in current curriculum documents.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• contribute to the development of support strategies for two students who are at different levels of mathematical ability and adapt and incorporate strategies and resources appropriate to learner needs
• implement above support strategies on at least one occasion for each student and report to teacher on student outcomes to inform future planning.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• the role of education support workers in implementing planned mathematics activities with students
• differences between the roles and responsibilities of teachers and education support workers
• assessment methodologies and how they are used in mathematics:
• formative
• summative
• standardised testing
• key content strands of current mathematics curriculum:
• number and algebra
• measurement and geometry
• statistics and probability
• terminology and concepts associated with mathematics and numeracy as used by supervising teacher:
• vocabulary
• symbols
• displays such as graphs and tables
• units of measurement
• mathematical conventions
• factors affecting acquisition of mathematics skills:
• limited opportunities for practice
• health issues
• socio-economic issues
• home language other than English
• level of confidence
• planned or incidental learning opportunities
• questioning techniques that can be used to scaffold learning and assist students to problem-solve.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system. Students will be provided with two texts books to assist with their learnings: •Karen Kearns Supporting Education text book •English Grammar

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate IV in School Based Education Support

CHC40221 | Certificate iv | Duration:

Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation

22602VIC | Diploma | Duration:

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