KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA PROGRAM IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PERGURUAN DENGAN KEPUJIAN (MATEMATIK PENDIDIKAN RENDAH) EXAMINATION 2009

RESOURCES IN MATHEMATICS CODE NO INDEX NO CENTRE : MTE 3106 : : DATE : May 2009

DURATION : 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: 1. This question paper consists of three sections. Section A : 20 objective questions Section B : 4 structured questions Section C : 3 essay questions Answer all questions in Section A and Section B and any 2 questions in Section C. Answer questions under: Section A in the objective answer sheet provided; Section B in the space provided in the test booklet; and Section C in the answer sheets provided. All answer sheets must be tied together with the test booklet and be handed in at the end of the examination. Answer sheets which are not handed in at the end of the examination will not be marked by the examiner. An additional 10 minutes is given for you to read through the whole paper before you begin to answer. FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY
SECTION BAHAGIAN A 10 marks B 20 marks C 20 marks QUESTION NO./ MARKS NO. SOALAN / MARKAH 1 20 1(a) 1(a) 1(b) 1(b) 2(a) 2(b) 2(a) 3(a) 2(b) 3(b) 4(a) 3(a) 4(b) 3(b) TOTAL JUMLAH

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THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF 16 PRINTED PAGES AND AN OBJECTIVE ANSWER SHEET.

SECTION A (20 marks)

Answer all the questions

1.

Basically, sources of teaching and learning materials can be classified into main categories. Which of the following are appropriate categories? I. II. III. IV. Reference materials Teaching materials Learning materials Education materials

(A) I, and II only (B) II and IV only (C) I, II and III only (D) I, II, III and IV

2.

In a mathematics class, a teacher encourages to use printed materials such as reference books. Which of the following best describes the important feature of these teaching materials is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

to plan teaching activities and present concepts easily to help pupils to solve problems themselves with learning aids to encourage pupils to relate concrete things with abstract facts. to master the skills of obtaining current information on mathematics development.

3.

The mathematics curriculum in Malaysia has undergone various changes, modifications and reviews. One of that is avoiding the usage of workbooks during the teaching.

Which of the following best supports the statement above?

(A) (B) (C)

Some of the workbooks are not good Some of the workbooks are very expensive Some of the teachers rely more on workbooks rather than textbooks supplied by ministry Some of the workbooks have too many drillings in learning mathematics without enforcing the acquiring concepts

(D)

4.

Miss Rani uses abacus as a teaching aids in her teaching. This teaching aid is most suitable used for (A) (B) (C) Change the teaching and learning strategies Reinforce memorization of weak students to enhance their understanding Students to obtain mathematical knowledge and master skills through mental arithmetic Develop and improve the teaching and learning strategies in primary mathematics

(D)

5.

Planning for teaching is an important step towards effective teaching. Pn.Sarina wanted to introduce the concept to her Year 2 pupils. Which of the following below shows the mathematics teaching and learning aids relevant to the topics except. (A) (B) (C) (D) Abacus Colour cubes Stripe cards Geometry nail board - operation of numbers - operations of numbers - operations of numbers - operations of numbers

6.

Volume is a measure of 3-dimensional space. Any 3-dimentional shape that can occupy a space can be used as a unit for measuring volume. Which of the following 3-dimentional shapes is most suitable to be used as a unit for measuring volume?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Sphere. Cylinder Cuboids Pyramid

7.

Cikgu Salwa divided her class into groups of five. She gave each group a threedimensional object. First, she asked the pupils to draw nets for the solids. And then, she asked to find the surface area of the solid. Which of the following three-dimensional object she gave except.

(A)

(C)

(B)

(D)

8.

En.Guna attended Preparing Effective Teaching Aids Seminar, last year. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of attending seminars on mathematics education? (A) (B) (C) (D) To learn new teaching strategies for mathematics To learn from other mathematics teachers experiences To build networks of mathematics educators to share ideas To have the opportunity to further ones study at a university

9.

Life-long learning for teachers of mathematics is an important part of professional development. Which of the following are some ways for life-long learning? I. II. III. IV. Attend professional courses and seminars Subscribe to academic journals and reading materials Enroll to further studies at tertiary level Surf the internet to gather information for teaching purposes

(A) (B) (C) (D)

I and III only II and IV only I, II and III only I, II, III and IV

10.

The use of computer in education has brought along many changes to our education system. Under the context of education, use of computers can be classified into several categories. Which of the following is NOT the use of computers? (A) (B) (C) (D) Computer Assisted Education (CAE) Computer Aided Learning (CAL) Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Computer Aided Education (CAE)

11.

Which statement below best describes an electronic presentation? (A) (B) (C) (D) Group of slides concerning teaching and learning topics Collection of related data that are shared by different category of users Tool used for analyzing and presenting calculation in a scientific way Process of developing computing model in understanding human language

12.

Hypermedia applications are subsets of multimedia software where information is presented and activities are sequenced in a non-linear manner. . Which of the following best describes the important feature of multimedia software? (A) (B) (C) (D) to plan teaching activities and present concepts easily to help pupils to solve problems themselves with learning aids to encourage pupils to relate concrete things with abstract facts to master the skills of obtaining current information on mathematics development

13.

Listed below are the advantages of using the Overhead Projector (OHP) in the teaching and learning process except. (A) (B) (C) (D) Easy to handle and quite light Does not need strong lighting Time taken for material preparation is short and simple Complicated teaching material is difficult to translate onto transparency

14.

Ways to change the size of a picture in the MS Power Point software are (A) (B) (C) (D) Point to the picture and drag with the mouse Click on the picture, press CTRL and drag with mouse Point to the corner of the picture, click and drag with the mouse Click on the picture, point to the centre of the picture and drag with the mouse

15.

En. Siva is a mathematics teacher wants to set up a mathematics corner. Which of the following is not criteria in selecting the materials (A) (B) (C) (D) It should be designed by himself It should be able to help presenting the concept clearly It should be suitable with the teaching and learning activity It should be able to help students understand the subject clearly

16.

Your school had decided to set a mathematics garden in the school. The Head Master ask your suggestions and the importance of the mathematics garden in the context of teaching to you. As a mathematics teacher, what do you prefer to say about the importance of mathematics garden in the context of teaching to your Head Master?

I II III IV

Pupils can learn to put mathematics into context To show the pupils that mathematics is all round them Pupils can move around freely when they are free Teaching and learning process could be done more effectively

(A) (B) (C) (D)

I and III only II and IV only I, II and III only I, II, III and IV

17.

Which of following are correct except. (A) (B) (C) (D) Inventory: Daftar Inventori (KEW 313) Assets: Daftar Harta Modal (KEW 312, 312A) Office Supplies Stock: Daftar Stok Bekalan Pejabat (KEW 314) Transfer: Daftar Pergerakan Harta Modal dan Inventori (KEW 314A)

18.

All schools in Malaysia have a Mathematics and Science grant allocated by the government based several criteria.To ensure that the money obtained is used optimally, a plan must be made. As a Panel Mathematics how would you plan to use the money optimally? I II III Ensure essential items to be bought Purchase the shortage of items maximumly Ensure money is put aside for maintenance, repairs and unforeseen expenses Careful and serious so that the allocated money is utilized to achieve maximum benefits I and III only II and IV only I, III and IV only I, II, III and IV

IV

(A) (B) (C) (D)

19.

Which of the following statement is referring to the objective of the maintenance? (A) (B) (C) (D) To purchase new equipment To ensure all the asset could be used all the time To list quantity of each consumable item that has to be purchased To know how much money will be allocated for the coming year for mathematics

20.

Budgeting is a process that involves systematic planning of expenditure based on income. Which of the following statement is referring to the budget except (A) (B) (C) (D) List all items that require in pair List items that require to be replaced List new items that have to be purchased Use quotations and earlier years prices to estimate the cost for items based on criteria that enables to prioritise items such as urgency and safety

SECTION B (40 marks) Answer all the questions.

1.

Newspapers, text books, magazines, advertisements, and other types of printed materials are very useful for teaching and learning Mathematics. Give three criteria in the selection of teaching- learning printed materials in the teaching of mathematics.

(a)

(i) _____________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________

(iii) _____________________________________________________________

(6 marks)

(b)

Learning materials assist pupils to carry out activities in learning mathematics effectively.

Give two benefits of the learning materials in the teaching and learning process.

(i)__________________________________________________________

(ii)__________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

Mathematics Learning Kits are very important for the teachers of mathematics when teaching mathematics to primary school students.

(a)

What are the important criteria that must be taken into account before preparing the mathematical kit ?

(i)___________________________________________________________

(ii)___________________________________________________________

(ii)___________________________________________________________

(6 marks)

(b)

Give four examples of mathematical kit that are using to count numbers.

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)_____________________________________________________________

(iv)_____________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in mathematics classrooms has been recommended by many educators. Describe with example how you can use ICT in a mathematics classroom effectively.

(a)

______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ (6 marks)

(b)

Implementing ICT-enhanced classrooms for learning mathematics has many challenges. Name two issues or problems related to the use of ICT in classroom learning of mathematics. (i)Issue/Problem 1:

________________________________________________________________ (ii)Issue/Problem 2:

________________________________________________________________ (4 marks)

According to KBSR programme, every class ought to set up a mathematics corner to carry out learning activities in groups. List out four kinds of learning materials which can store in the mathematics corner in good condition.

(a)

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)______________________________________________________________

(iii)______________________________________________________________

(iv)______________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

(b)

The inventory is a simple record lists which use in the school to record details about all assets. The record is kept in a card labelled KEW 312 and 312A in two parts. Give three example of each part.

(i)

Part A:

________________________________________________________________

(ii)

Part B:

________________________________________________________________

(6 marks)

SECTION C

(40 marks)
Answer all the questions.

1.

(a)

Nowadays printed materials are play an important role on teaching and learning mathematics. There are several ways of identifying a good printed materials. (i) List out five ways of identifying them.

(5 marks)

(b)

In order to help teachers to improve their performance in teaching KBSR mathematics in an efficient and effective manner, the Curriculum Development centre prepared quite a number of reference books for the teachers.

(i)

List out five of them and discuss briefly.

(10 marks)

2.

(a)

En. Tony is a mathematics teacher. He uses mathematics learning kits in daily mathematics teaching. (i) State what are the mathematics teaching-learning aids are stored in the kit.

(5 marks)
(b) The main aim of using teaching aids during teaching and learning activities is to assist teacher to present their lessons in a meaningful way. To achieve this aim, teacher ought to understand the techniques of using and the guide lines.

(i)

As a mathematics teacher, list out 5 guide lines for using teaching aids in teaching and learning activities.

(10 marks)

(3)

(a)

Technological applications in teaching and learning which includes word processing makes learning more interesting and fun.

(i)

List out five advantages of the word processing to the teachers in teaching and learning mathematics

(5 marks)

(b)

According to KBSR programme, every class ought to set up a mathematics corner to carry out learning activities and manage the corner properly. (i) As a mathematics teacher, list out 5 guide lines to equip and administer the mathematics corner in good condition.

(10 marks)