Introducing an Elective Mathematics Education Course for Mathematics Majors. Issue 4 (21st April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Radmehr, Farzad; Nedaei, Mahboubeh; Drake, Michael
• Is Part Of: PRIMUS. Volume 32:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 517
• Page End: 532
• Publication Date: 2022-04-21
• Subjects: Mathematics education course -- mathematics major -- undergraduate students -- mathematics education faculty; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 510.711
• DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2020.1856247
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1051-1970

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Mathematics education faculty working in mathematics departments are commonly involved in teaching undergraduate mathematics courses, teaching and supervising postgraduate students of mathematics education, and developing mathematics teachers (pre-service and/or in-service). This paper proposes a new elective course that can be taken by either undergraduate mathematics majors or by graduate teaching assistants pursuing degrees in mathematics and teaching undergraduates themselves. Twenty-eight topics are suggested, and the rationale for each is briefly described. Offering such a course provides different opportunities for students; for example, familiarizing them with effective ways to teach and learn mathematics, which has the potential to improve their effectiveness as tutors within the department. A similar course has been successfully taught to undergraduate students majoring in mathematics at an Iranian university for nearly two decades.