THIS COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP PRE-SERVICE MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' MATHEMATICS TEACHING STRATEGIES AND SKILLS AS WELL AS MASTERY OF MATHEMATICS CONTENTS, ESPECIALLY TOPICS IN THE PAPER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM AND ADVANCED TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS SUCH AS
CALCULUS, TRIGONOMETRY, ALGEBRA, STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY THROUGH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICAL THINKING AND COMMUNICATION, INTEGRATING ICT IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING AND LEARNING, DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES FOR MISCONCEPTIONS AND REMEDIAL IN MATHEMATICS. THIS COURSE WILL ALSO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO ISSUES AND CURRENT PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, BASED ON THE LATEST RESEARCHES IN MALAYSIA AND ABROAD SUCH AS CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISON OF MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM AND EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
CALCULUS, TRIGONOMETRY, ALGEBRA, STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY THROUGH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICAL THINKING AND COMMUNICATION, INTEGRATING ICT IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING AND LEARNING, DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES FOR MISCONCEPTIONS AND REMEDIAL IN MATHEMATICS. THIS COURSE WILL ALSO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO ISSUES AND CURRENT PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, BASED ON THE LATEST RESEARCHES IN MALAYSIA AND ABROAD SUCH AS CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISON OF MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM AND EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
- Lecturer: DR. CHIN HUAN
- Lecturer: DR. MUZIRAH BINTI MUSA
- Lecturer: DR. WUN THIAM YEW
Skill Level: Beginner