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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

 1037.20 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 scientific areas
  

Area Credits (ECTS)
Teacher Training
66
Mathematics 6
Mathematics and Teacher Training
48

Access to other courses

Access to third cycles

Evaluation rules

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

    1.º Semester Code Name ECTS 10785 Aspetos do Pensamento Contemporâneo 6.0 10787 Novas Tecnologias no Ensino da Matemática 6.0 10788 Pedagogia e Didática da Matemática I 9.0 10786 Sociologia da Educação 6.0 8503 Tópicos de Matemática Discreta 3.0
2.º Semester
Code Name ECTS
8507 Geometria Dinâmica 3.0
10790 Modelação e Aplicações no Ensino da Matemática 6.0
9592 Organização dos Sistemas Educativos 6.0
10791 Pedagogia e Didática da Matemática II 9.0
10789 Psicologia da Educação 6.0
2.º Year
Code Name ECTS
9891 Estágio Pedagógico 48.0
3.º Semester
Code Name ECTS
10792 História e Filosofia da Matemática 3.0
8502 Investigação na Prática Pedagógica I 3.0
4.º Semester
Code Name ECTS
10793 Investigação na Prática Pedagógica II 6.0