MAs03 Didactics of Mathematics 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1.5. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Jiří Herman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Kobza, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Pupík (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers insights into specific issues of didactics of mathematics at the secondary school (teaching methods, competitions, school-leaving exam - equivalent to GSCE, Matura, etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1. Secondary school textbooks, competitions, working with talented and/or handicapped students a. Textbooks, collections of problems, sources for mathematics teaching - overview of used textbooks, positive and negative points of some of them. b. Work with talented students and with handicapped students at a secondary school. c. Competitions in mathematics, correspondence seminars, logical games, team games, research topics for secondary school students, mathematical Olympiad and others 2. School-leaving exam (GSCE, "Matura"), using ICT for mathematics teaching. a. School-leaving exam in mathematics - differences between state and school exam, various kinds of examination, preparing students for the school-leaving exam b. Using ICT in mathematics teaching at secondary school c. Logical tasks, applications of mathematics, and ways to enhance teaching
Literature
  • POLÁK, Josef. Přehled středoškolské matematiky. 7. vyd. Praha: Prometheus, 2000, 608 s. ISBN 80-7196-196-5. info
Teaching methods
Lecture and homework assignments
Assessment methods
Assessment of the homework assignment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 18 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022.
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