Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Mathematics Education

Cycle

Segundo ciclo

Degree

Mestre

Coordinator

Maria Helena Coutinho Gomes Almeida Santos

Opening date

September

Vacancies

30 vagas

Fees

1065,72 Euros

Schedule

Daytime

Education objectives

The objectives for this master is framed within the general competences, known as the Dublin Descriptors for a second cycle and specific aims of initial teacher training set out in paragraph 3 of art. 7 of Decree-Law No. 344/89, updated by the "Profiles of general competence to teach" published in Decree-Law No. 240/2001, of August 30, valuing the dimensions of professional and social ethics, the development teaching and learning, the school participation and relationship with the community, and professional development throughout life.

More specifically, it is intended as learning objectives:

The personal and social education of future teachers, encouraging the adoption of attitudes of reflection, autonomy, cooperation and participation, as well as internalisation of ethical values and ability perception principles;
Complete their scientific, technological and technical mathematics;
That the postgraduate students to acquire scientific training in the field pedagogical-didactic;
The progressive development of teaching skills to integrate into the practice of teaching practice;
That the postgraduate students develop skills and attitudes of critical analysis, innovation and educational research.

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 2 years

Credits: 120 ECTS

Mandatory scientifc areas

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS
Scientific Area	Acronym	Mandatory	Optional
Teacher Training	FP	66	-
Mathematics	M	6	-
Mathematics and Teacher Training	M / FP	48	-
TOTAL		120	0

Access to other courses

Access to third cycles

Evaluation rules

The following modes of assessment for the curriculum component may be used:

    1. Assessment only with a finaltest or paper.
    2. Distributed evaluation without final exam or paper. In subjects with this method of assessment, there will be throughout the academic year, for example, laboratory work, mini-tests, tests, individual or group seminars, to be awarded classification with which to construct the final classification.
    3. Distributed evaluation with compulsory examination or final paper. In subjects with this method of assessment, there will be an evaluation component similar to the preceding point and an evaluation component with the final exam.
    4. Distributed evaluation with the possibility of exemption from examination or final paper.

The Dissertation comprises a public discussion before a Jury, in accordance with law.

Structure

1.º Semester
Code	Name	ECTS
10785	Aspects of Contemporary Thought	6.0
10787	New Technologies in Mathematics Teaching	6.0
10788	Pedagogy and Didactics of Mathematics I	9.0
10786	Sociology of Education	6.0
8503	Topics in Discrete Mathematics	3.0

2.º Semester
Code	Name	ECTS
8507	Dynamic Geometry	3.0
10790	Modelling and Applications in Mathematics Teaching	6.0
9592	Organization of Educational Systems	6.0
10791	Pedagogy and Didactics of Mathematics II	9.0
10789	Educational Psychology	6.0

2.º Year
Code	Name	ECTS
9891	Pedagogical Training I	48.0

3.º Semester
Code	Name	ECTS
10792	History and Philosophy of Mathematics	3.0
8502	Research in Pedagogical Practice I	3.0

4.º Semester
Code	Name	ECTS
10793	Research in Pedagogical Practice II	6.0