MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL
Prerequisite: For Exceptional Education majors only.
An overview of majors in the secondary area of Exceptional Education of the content, teaching methods, activities, and evaluation procedures typically used in mathematics instruction at the secondary level.
RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of graduate mathematics beyond baccalaureate degree.
Nature of educational research; Problem Analysis; Descriptive and Inferential Statistics; Experimental Design; Strategy of Historical Descriptive and Experimental Studies.
CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTS
Study of contemporary mathematics curricular developments in the USA and other countries and the forces that shape these developments. The historical background influencing current curricular developments. Mathematics curricula and the relation to school and society.
SEMINAR IN TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS
An exploration of a variety of techniques and topics for teaching the mathematics in grades 7-12.
SELECTED TOPICS FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
This course will be the study of selected topics in mathematics related to secondary mathematics curriculum. Topics will be announced in advance.
TEACHING OF GEOMETRIC CONCEPTS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL
Prerequisites: Admission into the master's Program.
This course will focus on the major approaches to teaching geometry in the secondary schools. Students will examine the traditional Euclidean approach as well as the transformational; computer based, and integrated approaches. The major psychological issues surrounding the learning of geometry will be discussed.
TEACHING OF ALGEBRAIC CONCEPTS
Prerequisites: Admissions into the Master's Program.
This course will examine the structuralist, intuitive, historical, and applied approaches to the teaching the concepts of algebra. This course will provide a background of: learning theory, pedagogy, mathematical models, and new developments specific to the teaching of algebraic concepts in the high school curriculum.
LOGO - COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II FOR EDUCATORS
The history of the development of the LOGO language, the use of LOGO in the secondary and elementary schools. Turtle graphs, and the use of LOGO in problem solving. Also appropriate for teachers of subjects other than math and science.
TECHNOLOGY IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Prerequisite: CIS 101, or equivalent computer experience.
This course provides an opportunity to use and evaluate the equipment and software available for the mathematics classroom. Ways in which it can be used effectively, a process for developing classroom lessons, and preparation for adoption of future developments will be studied. Students will produce projects for use in their classrooms.
PROBLEM SOLVING AND PROBLEM POSING
Prerequisite: Admission into the master's program.
This course will examine the techniques of Problem Solving and Problem Posing in mathematics. The course will initially encourage participants to reflect upon themselves as a problem solver, and then use this experience and examine the role of teaching problem solving in the high school.
MASTER'S PROJECT
Study undertaken by one or more individuals under the supervision of a member of the graduate mathematics faculty on a problem of special interest, submitted in acceptable form according to directions given by the Graduate Office.
THESIS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Individual investigation of original problem under the supervision
of a member of the graduate mathematics faculty submitted in
typewritten form according to directions given by the Graduate
Office.
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