Course: Didactics of Mathematics 3

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Course title Didactics of Mathematics 3
Course code KMT/DIM3
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pěchoučková Šárka, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Hora Jaroslav, Doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
1. RVP (Framework educational program) Mathematics and its applications, TO (education area) geometry in plane and space, non-standard tasks and problems, standard tasks according to RVP 2. Elements of drawing, basic geometric shapes 3. Plane shapes, polygonals, circles 4. Space shapes and their representation 5. Measure - perimeters and area of plane shapes, surface area and volume of space shapes 6. Pythagorean theorem in plane and space 7. Trigonometric functions 8. Symmetric and congruent shapes, symmetries 9. Similar shapes, similarity transformation 10. Sets of points with given properties, geometric construction tasks 11. Spatial imagination and its development through problems 12. Elementary combinatorial problems 13. Math competitions and their importance for motivation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
attain knowledge at the level of a graduate of a bachelor's degree in mathematics
attain the knowledge required to graduate in didactic subjects
Skills
use graduate level skills in mathematics at undergraduate level
Competences
N/A
apply the knowledge of general didactics
learning outcomes
Knowledge
justify the procedures for determining the measure of various geometric figures
know the correct expressions and terms related to geometry
Skills
represent spatial formations in the plane
demonstrate similar and identical formations on suitable models
use geometry teaching aids to explain concepts
make a simple geometric construction with a table ruler and compass
draw using interactive whiteboard tools
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Students' portfolio
Self-study of literature
Seminar classes
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Skills demonstration
Self-study of literature
Seminar
Competences
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Group presentation at a seminar
Skills
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Učebnice pro ZŠ a nižší třídy gymnázií.
  • Blažková, Růžena; Budínová, Irena. Matematika pro bystré a nadané žáky. 2. díl. 1. vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-266-1157-8.
  • Etzold, Heiko; Petzschler, Ines. Nápadník aktivit a her do hodin matematiky. 1. vyd. Brno : Edika, 2013. ISBN 978-80-266-0174-6.
  • Frobisher, Anne, Frobisher, Len. Didaktika matematiky: Porozumieť, riešiť, počítať. Bratislava, 2015. ISBN 978-80-8140-180-0.
  • Polák, Josef. Didaktika matematiky : Jak učit matematiku zajímavě a užitečně. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Fraus, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7238-449-5.
  • Rendl, Miroslav, Vondrová, Naďa. Kritická místa matematiky na základní škole očima učitelů. Praha : UK, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7290-723-.
  • Van de Walle, John A. Elementary and middle school mathematics: teaching developmentally. Harlow, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-09769-5.
  • Vondrová, N. Úvod do didaktiky matematiky. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7290-659-8.


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