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MMTS103
Developing Applied Mathematical Tasks
This module will explore the impact of different teachers’ perspectives to learning on the environment in the Maths classroom, the types of tasks that are set and the level of student engagement. This module will also cover the different frameworks for selecting mathematical tasks on the level of their cognitive demand and the alignment of applied mathematical tasks to learning intentions and success criteria.
By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:
a. Recognise how diferent approaches to learning and teaching determine the roles of the teacher and learner in the classroom situation
b. Analyse tasks in order to determine the level of difficulty and complexity required to solve them
c. Analyse and sort tasks according to their level of cognitive demand
d. Create applied tasks that can be used in a local context identifying their level of difficulty, complexity and cognitive demand, learning intentions and the success criteria
e. Devise rubrics that can be used with tasks for summative/formative assessment
a. Identify the relationships between task related variables and student learning.
b. Associate tasks with learning intentions and success criteria.
c. Develop knowledge of how to contstruct rubrics that can be used effectively for assessment purposes.
d. Recognise the advantages of mobile computing devices for the design of Maths trails and provide effective learning experiences in an authentic context.
a. Evaluate the importance of adopting a task-centred approach to learning as opposed to a teacher-centred approach
b. Differentiate between tasks of low/high level difficulty and low/high level of complexity.
c. Differntiate between mathematical tasks according to their levels of cognitive demand.
d. Design authentic tasks (including Math Trails) that make mathematics meaningful for the learners.
e. Differentiate between different types of rubrics (holistic/analytic, generic/specific).
f. Establish a set of criteria aligned with targeted learning outcomes to consistently evaluate students’ results and performances.
g. Construct productive mathematical tasks by taking into account the learners’ different abilities.
This module will be assessed through: Presentation, Practical Assignment and Discussion Contributions.
The Institute for Education is a Further and Higher Education Institution with Licence number 2016-006
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