Focuses on mathematical reasoning and problem solving. Topics must include whole numbers, integers, number theory, rational numbers, non-metric geometry, and measurement. Additional topics may include probability, statistics, functions, logic, and irrational numbers. Courses designed to fulfill this descriptor should be in cooperation with common transfer partners to facilitate ease of student transfer.
If an institution offers two courses in sequence, the two-course sequence meets the requirements for state certi?cation in elementary teaching. The second course ful?lls the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum (iTransfer Gen. Ed.) requirement only for students seeking state certi?cation as elementary teachers or special education teachers.
Please Note: The IAI approval goes on the second course of the sequence; however representative syllabi for both courses must be included within the course submission of the "Mathematics for Elementary Teaching." Do not submit the ?rst course as a separate submission.
Prerequisite: A student in the ?rst course in the sequence should be college-ready in mathematics as assessed by local institutions (for example: Intermediate Algebra with a C or better, placement, co-requisite course, multiple measures, transitional mathematics competencies, PMGE, or professional organization recommendations, etc.). A student in the second course in the sequence should have successfully completed the ?rst course in the sequence with a C or better.
Full review and revision Fall 2024 - 10/25/2024 - Course has a single course option, M1903A, and the 2 course sequence option, M1903 (current descriptor). Effective Spring 2025
Minor revision to description (removal of “by using calculators and microcomputers in problem-solving”) – Spring 2021 – 04/21/2021 – effective fall 2021.