In this unit, students will begin to consolidate their understanding of the teaching and learning of secondary school mathematics, and will look more closely at general curriculum planning and written assessment in the skill clusters of Number and Algebra (Years 7-10), in turn aligned with the AC strand Number and Algebra. They will achieve this through further interrogation of the Curriculum Framework, by consideration of the scope and sequence of the incoming Australian Curriculum (AC), and by planning a sequence of mathematics lessons concerning fractions and ratio concepts, together with a written assessment. Current resources such as texts, visual aids, and some computer programs, will be examined and evaluated for their teaching effectiveness. Practical teaching strategies for overcoming common mathematical misconceptions will again be explored. In this way, the unit will again focus upon the importance of classroom communication and meaningful, student-centred assessment practices