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Y162 - Starting with Maths

Y162 - Starting with Maths. Developing an inclusive curriculum 18 th March 2008. Course details. 10 point Level 1 course in Openings programme Presented four times a year – March, June, September and November, started in June 2006 Approx 1400 students each year

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Y162 - Starting with Maths

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  1. Y162 - Starting with Maths Developing an inclusive curriculum 18th March 2008

  2. Course details • 10 point Level 1 course in Openings programme • Presented four times a year – March, June, September and November, started in June 2006 • Approx 1400 students each year • Audience – adults lacking confidence in basic mathematics or wishing to return to study

  3. Aims of the course By the end of the course we hope students will: • Feel more confident in using maths in their own life; • Understand, be able to apply and communicate a range of mathematical ideas; • Have developed a range of problem-solving strategies to cope with ‘being stuck’; • Have developed skills for learning effectively and independently.

  4. Course materials • Core text • Scientific calculator and booklet • DVD (on study skills – standard part of Openings programme) • Audio tracks to illustrate maths in real world • Course Guide • Assignment Booklet • Exercise booklet

  5. Diversity in Y162 • Content – examples from different cultures. • Student support – individual tuition from a tutor; - flexibility in planning study and some assignment dates. • The student‘s world – learning plan and review; - own experience of maths; - assessment.

  6. Maths from different cultures • Maths everywhere. • The development of the number system: – Africa, Middle East, India, China, South America and….. the West. • Problems, puzzles and patterns from around the world - Sudoku, Pascal’s triangle, tangrams, Goldbach’s conjecture, Queneau’s poems.

  7. Student support • 5 one-to-one telephone tutorials – flexible to meet student’s needs; • Max length of course is 20 weeks with 3 assignments - but students arrange their own timetable and assignment deadlines apart from the final one. • Extra support for students who need it – e.g. prisoners

  8. The student’s world • Learning plan at start of the course - what do you want to get out of the course? - student’s background. • Solving own problems - Informal mathematics –Lesotho case study - Many different ways to solve a problem; - Okay to get stuck. • Communicating mathematical ideas • Learning review at the end – what next?

  9. For further information Please contact:: Hilary Holmes Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA Tel: 0121 627 6465 Email: h.j.holmes@open.ac.uk

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