Mathematics Subject Study Audit

The aims for this module are set into the context of the QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications and they relate to the SEEC level descriptors for level 2 study.  The aims are also underpinned thematically by the five key outcomes for children and young people identified in Every Child Matters and the Common core of skills and knowledge for the children’s workforce.

In this module students are provided with the opportunity to identify their subject strengths and areas for development. Through a program of supported self-study they will be able to develop their knowledge and understanding to a level that will enable them to deal confidently with subject related questions and to teach the topics effectively.

In relation to

• The QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
• The SEEC level descriptors for level 2 study and
• The Training and Development Agency’s Professional Standards for Classroom Teachers

by the end of the module students should be able to:

1. identify their strengths;
2. analyse their areas for development and be able to indicate whether this is due to conceptual difficulties or lack of knowledge;
3. prioritise their areas for development.

The content will include:

The concept of proof which will be a theme running through all topics;

Number systems;

Sequences and Series;

Iteration and Recursion;

The Algebra of sets;

Group Structures and theory;

Graphs;

Trigonometry;

Trigonometric identities and equations;

Techniques of differentiation and integration;

Applications of Calculus

Contact time will be a mixture of workshops - both tutor and student-led - and taught sessions.

The students will also receive support materials to help them work at their own pace.  Workshops will involve the students in exploring a range of problems.  These problems will be initially tutor-set and will provide the opportunity for students to share ideas and to identify and discuss the subject issues that arise.

Non-contact time will be used by the students to explore, and solve problems, to follow up references and to apply and reflect on ideas and skills they have met.

During this module students will be encouraged to work in small groups which will provide a mutually helpful and supportive community. 

This will depend upon the identified strengths and areas for development. However, the following electronic sources will certainly be used.

Electronic Sources: (all accessed July 2009)

Assessment and Qualifications Alliance  www.aqa.org.uk

Edexcel  www.edexcel.org.uk

OCR  www.ocr.org.uk

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