NSCPHD1209 Advanced Didactics of Mathematics (DidMatV)
Volume 2014/2015
Content
Content |
The course has two parts: a theoretical part and a smaller,
practice oriented project. The aim of the theoretical part is to
introduce the students to a selection of current didactical
theories and methods, including approaches to
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Learning Outcome
Knowledge. At the end of the course,
the student should know the meaning of and relations among a
selection of fundamental methods and notions in the didactics of
mathematics, including: a priori and a posteriori analysis,
didactic situations, adidaktic situations, objective and subjective
didactic milieu, didactic constracts and their levels, fundamental
situations, external and internal transposition, praxeologies,
mathematical og didactic organisations, levels of didactic
co-determination, study- and research courses, semiotic
representations of mathematical objects, semiotic registers,
instrumentation and instrumentalisation. The student must be
familiar with research results based on and contributing to these
theoretical constructions.
Skills. At the end of the course, the student should have basic skills in analysing a mathematical topic in view of design and observation of teaching situations, and in identifying and selecting relevant research literature to be used in the analysis. The student must also be able to produce focused and structured text on topics from the didactics of mathematics using elementary scientific method. Competences. At the end of the course, the student should be able to - work autonomously with fundamental topics in mathematics, using pertinent theory from the didactics of mathematics - explain the domains of use, relations and differences between the theories introduced in the course, discuss others’ use of the theories, and relate critically to specific choices of theoretical perspective - identify and analyse a problem related to mathematics as a taught discipline, and give it a precise formulation in a relevant theoretical framework from the didactics of mathematics - carry out a theoretically and methodically well founded investigation of such a problem within didactics of mathematics. |
Literature
Compendium of newer scientific papers (all in English).
Formal requirements
B.Sc. in
mathematics.
Academic qualifications
Bachelor in mathematics or
similar.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, theorectial and
practical exercises, supervision for final paper.
Remarks
The course is one of the
"partially selective" courses in the M.Sc. studies in
mathematics (there are a total of 10 such courses, and each student
must take at least four of these). The course is mandatory for
those who aim at getting the Nordic double degree in mathematics
(from U. Copenhagen) and didactics of mathematics (from the U. of
Agder, Norway); you can read more about this programme here:
http://www.science.ku.dk/english/courses-and-programmes/degree-programmes/mathematics/didactics/
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Guidance
- 2
- Lectures
- 14
- Practical exercises
- 6
- Preparation
- 94
- Project work
- 75
- Theory exercises
- 15
- Total
- 206
Exam
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentTwo oral and one written task in the first part of the course.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
The grade is given for the extent to which the student in his final paper has demonstrated to have achieved the course aims (cf. above).
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NSCPHD1209
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Ph.D.
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 1
- Schedule
- C1 (Mon 13-15 + Wednes 8-12)
- Course capacity
- 30
- Study board
- Natural Sciences PhD Committee
Contracting department
- Department of Science Education
Course responsibles
- Carl Winsløw (7-7d6f747972757d466f746a34717b346a71)
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