FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

HBMT 3403: TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN FORM TWO

SEPTEMBER 2010 SEMESTER

This assignment has a ONE (1) question only. You may write in English or in Malay.

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This assignment carries a 30% weightage towards the final grade.

This assignment should be prepared individually.

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the rubric accompanying the assignment question.

Your assignment should be limited to 1000-1200 words only.

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a. Assignments with 10 – 30% overlap with others will be subjected

to a 20% deduction from the total gross marks scored.

b. Assignments with more than 30% overlap with others will earn
zero mark on the assignment. In such cases, the course grade will be determined solely on the
basis of marks obtained in the remaining components of the course assessment.

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ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

You have noticed that many of your students have not understood clearly the elimination and
substitution methods for solving linear equations in two unknown and calculating the volume
of prisms. You have decided to help your students understand further two methods of solving
linear equations and volume calculations for prisms.

Consider the following problem:

(a) Solve the linear equations:

3p – q = 11
4p + 5q = -17

(b) Calculate the volume of following prism:

Refer to mathematics books and internet materials to review two suitable methods for solving
linear equations in two unknowns and volume of prism.

(a) Explain the procedure your students should undertake to solve problem (a) using the
elimination method and the substitution method
(b) Explain the steps students should use to calculate the volume of the prism
(c) Try out both the procedure and the steps you have identified to solve problems (a) and
(b) with a group of students and identify students’ view of the methods used to solve
the linear equation and the steps involved in calculating the volume of the prism.
Write a summary of their views with regard to the effectiveness of the methods and
the steps proposed by the teacher.
(d) Reflect upon the usefulness of the methods and steps identified and the extent to
which these have helped students. Write the reflection in about two pages.
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Criteria Exceeds Meets Partially Weak Total
Standard Standard Meets Score
Marks/ Standards
(Weightage) 4 3 2 1

Procedure Every step in Every step in Steps Inaccurate

involved in executing the executing the identified identification
solving the procedure is procedure is lacks sequence of the relevant
problem clearly explained and logic steps which
using the explained sufficiently might not lead 4
elimination using simple according to to solution of
method terms and student level the problem
**(1) references
Procedure Every step in Every step in Steps Inaccurate
involved in executing the executing the identified identification
solving the procedure is procedure is lacks sequence of the relevant
problem clearly explained and logic steps which
using the explained sufficiently might not lead 4
substitution using simple according to to solution of
method terms and student level the problem
**(1) references
Steps Every step in Every step in Steps Inaccurate
involved in executing the executing the identified identification
calculating procedure is procedure is lacks sequence of the relevant
the volume clearly explained and logic steps which 6
of prism explained sufficiently might not lead
**(1.5) using simple according to to solution of
terms and student level the problem
references
Summary of Students’ Students’ view Students’ view Students’ view
students’ view has been has been has been has been not
view of the clearly sufficiently captured with been clearly 8
methods captured captured using limited captured and
explained using few suitable strategies the summary
**(2) appropriate strategies provided lacks
strategy coherence
Reflection A clear and The reflection Reflection Reflection
on the well taught provided is written has not written does
method and through clear and well covered not show 8
steps reflection is taught through adequately all evidence of
provided and few issues and are thorough
**(2) which rely on evidences are not based on thinking and
evidences. provided. evidences has not
provided any
evidences

Total Score 30

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