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When presenting your assignments please follow these instructions.

· Use A4 paper.

· Put your name, personal identifier, and the module code and assignment number (that is, ME625 TMA 01, ME625 TMA 02, ME625 TMA 03 or ME625 EMA, as appropriate) on the top of every page.

· Word-process your assignment using a 12-point font with 1.5 line spacing, leaving 3 cm margins at the top, bottom and on each side.

· Make use of supporting evidence (sometimes referred to as appendices) for presentation of your mathematical work, transcripts, photocopied material and learner’s work. All materials in the supporting evidence should be referenced from the main body of your assignment, otherwise they will be ignored. What is important within the main body of the assignments is that you reflect upon and analyse your experience in relation to ME625 ideas. Note that the supporting evidence does not count towards word count.

· In the supporting evidence, two pages of work per task will be ample; a photocopy of your original work, annotated with ME625 ideas, provides the most appropriate evidence. Supporting evidence must be relevant, referenced and referred to in the main body of the TMA/EMA.

· Please note that quotes must be presented in quote marks, and they must be included in word counts.

· Refer to the source of the quote, for example (Smith, 2005), in the main body of your assignment and reference the source fully in your reference list. The Guide to Referencing, on the ME625 website, has full details regarding referencing.

· Each assignment provides guidance on word count; keep to this count, as excessive length will be taken as an indication of unwillingness or inability to prioritise ideas and will be marked down accordingly.

· Indicate the word count at the end of each question.

· Do not submit your assignments in a folder or binder.

ME625 TMA 01

This assignment is based on Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the core text, which includes ideas met in Block 1. It asks you to:

· explain your understanding of specialising and generalising in relation to tasks you have worked on;

· reflect on your own experience of working on mathematical tasks involving algebraic thinking;

· explain your learners’ understanding of specialising and generalising.

In this assignment you should include samples of your own work and that of your learner(s), as supporting evidence (in an appendix), which you need to annotate to indicate your thinking and the links to ME625 module ideas. The supporting evidence should not be in the main body of the TMA. Specify the age and mathematical attainment of your learners.

The bookmark is a summary of ME625 module ideas. ME625 bookmark

Question 1

Maximum 1000 words – 50 marks

This question is about you as a learner.

Explain your own work on a total of two mathematics tasks that involve generality in Chapters 2, 3 and 4 (using no more than one task from any one chapter). Make sure that you have varied or extended the tasks to challenge yourself. (Full marks can be obtained even if you get stuck on some of the mathematics and show insightful reflection in your response to being challenged and getting stuck.)

You need to include the following for each task.

· a.An account of what you did, how you did it and why you did it that way. 10 marks

· b.An explanation of how you used specialising and generalising and at least one other module idea from the bookmark. 20 marks

· c.Your personal reflection on your role as a learner making use of the ME625 module ideas you have met in Block 1 (and Chapters 13–15 as appropriate). 20 marks

Question 2

Maximum 1000 words – 50 marks

This question is about you as a teacher.

· a.Adapt one of the tasks you worked on in Question 1 to use with your learner(s). Explain how, and where, you expect your learner(s) to specialise and generalise when they are working on the task. 20 marks

· b.Try the task with your learners and explain what actually happened including how they specialised and generalised. Include examples of their work as supporting evidence. These should be annotated with ME625 module ideas, in particular specialising and generalising. Review the session and explain where you noticed that your learner(s) were using ME625 module ideas other than specialising and generalising. 30 marks