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World Class Maths: Asian Teaching Methods (FutureLearn)

Offered by Macmillan Education,

Learn about the global success of primary maths teaching methods in Asia, and apply techniques to your own practice. Discover how to use world-class maths teaching methods in your own lessons. Get an introduction to Asian maths teaching methods for primary education, with this course from Macmillan Education and University of Southampton. On this course, you’ll find out about the key features of Asian maths teaching methods and what makes them so successful.

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You’ll understand teaching principles from Singapore and Shanghai, and apply these to your own practice.
You’ll evaluate the performance of maths education in your own country, and compare this with Asian countries.
Finally, you’ll learn why teacher professional development is so important in Asian education systems.

What topics will you cover?

Exploring the international success of Asian education systems in primary mathematics teaching
The key features of Asian maths pedagogies
Understanding established principles from Singapore teaching methods, including Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract and the Model Method
Understanding established principles from Shanghai: Two Basics and Teaching with Variation
The role of professional development in Asian primary maths education

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

Explore the performance of your national maths education with those from Asian countries
Summarise the key features of Asian maths teaching methods
Evaluate several prominent teaching methods from Asian education systems
Reflect on the role of professional development in maths teaching

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