ED1635 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Australian Curriculum, Numeracy, Kindergarten
Mathematics - Lecture 3 - Week 3
Curriculum Documents and their use in Teaching
Critical Numeracy
- A critical appreciation of how mathematics is used to describe and explain our world and make
discerning decisions about everyday issues that involve mathematics
Mental Computation
- Needs to be considered as the first choice
It is efficient
It is portable
Curriculum
- An interrelated set of plans and experiences which a student completes under guidance of a school
(Marsh and Wills, 2007)
- That which an individual learner experiences as a result of schooling (Clandinin and Connelly, 1991)
The Western Australian Curriculum
- The Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline sets out 'the knowledge, understanding, skills,
values and attitudes that students are expected to acquire and guidelines for the assessment of student
achievement'.
- The Outline includes curriculum, policy advice and guidelines for all Western Australian schools ,
government and non- government schools and home education providers.
Why an Australian Curriculum?
- Acknowledge the changing ways in which young people learn and the challenges that will shape their
learning in the future.
- Ensure all young Australians are equipped with the skills, knowledge and capabilities that provide a
foundation for successful and lifelong learning and participation in the Australian community.
- Address the intellectual, personal, social and emotional needs of young Australians when ideas about
the goals of education are changing and evolving.
- Make clear to teachers what is to be taught across the years of schooling.
- Make clear to students what they should learn and the quality of the learning expected of them.
Catering for the Diversity of Students
- All students from Kindergarten to their final year of secondary schooling in Western Australia have a
right to an education that is equitable and embraces diversity.
- The Authority is committed to working in ways that promote the interests and rights of students in schools
and home education contexts.
- This education must be inclusive of students’ individual strengths and needs. Differences in terms of
characteristics such as ethnicity, language (linguistic background), culture, gender, socioeconomic status,
disability, sexual orientation or geographic location should not be allowed to detract from a student’s
access to the high-quality education that is their right.
Pre-Primary (P) to 10 - Curriculum Organisation
- Rationale
- Outline the purpose and structure of the learning area
- Content descriptions
- Core knowledge, understandings and skills– what students will be taught and learn
- Content elaborations
- Illustrate and exemplify content
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Document Summary
A critical appreciation of how mathematics is used to describe and explain our world and make discerning decisions about everyday issues that involve mathematics. Needs to be considered as the first choice. An interrelated set of plans and experiences which a student completes under guidance of a school (marsh and wills, 2007) That which an individual learner experiences as a result of schooling (clandinin and connelly, 1991) The western australian curriculum and assessment outline sets out "the knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes that students are expected to acquire and guidelines for the assessment of student achievement". The outline includes curriculum, policy advice and guidelines for all western australian schools , government and non- government schools and home education providers. Acknowledge the changing ways in which young people learn and the challenges that will shape their learning in the future.
