FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

HBMT 3103: TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN YEAR FOUR

SEMESTER: MAY 2010
COURSE ASSIGNMENT (30%)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. The assignment will be evaluated on the basis of the accuracy of the answers given
and the credibility of the supporting arguments, data and references.

2. Type your assignment using “Times New Roman”, font size 12 with 1.5 line spacing
on A4 size paper.

3. You are encouraged to answer your assignment in English.

4. Numbers of pages are not the criteria to secure high marks but rather the quality of
the answers and student’s efforts.

5. Your assignment must be submitted before or by the 4th tutorial OR according to the
announcement given later.

6. This assignment is worth 30 % of your final course grade.

7. Plagiarism in any form is prohibited. Plagiarised materials will not be accepted and
no marks would be awarded for the work.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

1
Search the Internet for a few articles that describe various ways of teaching fractions,
particularly on how to “teach fractions with different denominators”. Select THREE
articles and based on these, discuss and evaluate the best method for teaching your Year Four
students. Additionally, highlight certain aspects that need modification to suit your students;
provide justification.

Criteria Exceeds Meets Partially Weak Total

Standard Standard Meets Score
Marks/ Standards
(Weightage) 4 3 2 1

Introduction The The The There is no

introduction introduction introduction clear
(1) describes the describes the lacks introduction or
structure of structure of description of the objectives
the paper and the paper and both the of the 4
states the states the structure of the assignment.
objectives of objectives of paper or the
the the objectives of
assignment in assignment. the assignment
detail.
Compare Relevant, Relevant, Relevant, Similarities &
and quality, quality, quality, not differences of
Contrast detailed detailed detailed / articles
(Articles) similarities & similarities & lacking unclear and 12
differences of differences of discussion of not relevant
(3) at least less than similarities &
THREE THREE differences of
articles. articles. articles
Modification More than Two detailed, One detailed, Very Poor
and two detailed, well-thought well-thought modification
Justification well-thought of of or justification
of modification modification done. 12
(3) modification and well and well
and well justified. justified.
justified.
Organisatio Details are Details are Details are not Many details
n placed in a placed in a in logical are not in
logical order logical order order and logical order.
(1) and presented but presented distract the There is little 4
effectively. less reader. Many sense that the
No effectively grammatical writing is
grammatical with few or spelling organized. No

2
 or spelling grammatical errors. link is
errors. or spelling Link for provided.
Link for errors. selected
selected Link for articles are
articles are selected provided.
provided. articles are
provided.

Total Score 32

* Total Points will be converted to 30 percent.

* The weight age (1 – 3) indicates the weights of the criteria based on the importance for
this assignment.