COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRACTICE IN TEACHING I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBD 4003 PRACTICE IN TEACHING I COMPULSORY 2 6 0 10

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEMIHA KULA ÜNVER

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

In addition to discussing preservice teachers field experiences at their placement schools, the course also aims to have preservice teachers practice instructional strategies and techniques relevant to teaching mathematics as well as improve their skills in designing instructional activities and materials, designing instructional environments and have them practice class management, assessment and evaluation, and reflection on their teaching through individual and group micro-teachings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize and assess the subject-specific instructional strategies and techniques.
2   Do and evaluate individual and group micro-teachings in which they practice subject-specific instructional strategies and techniques.
3   Develop and implement subject-specific educational activities and materials.
4   Design instructional environments.
5   Keep track of student learning by using a variety of evaluation and assessment methods.
6   Do self-evaluation by reflecting on their teaching.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and discussion of the plans for the semester, visits to field placement schools, and getting to know the school and its rules
2 Class observations and evaluations
3 Class observations and evaluations; Class management
4 Class observations and evaluations; Subject-specific instructional strategies and techniques
5 Class observations and evaluations; Developing and implementing subject-specific educational activities and materials
6 Micro-teachings with groups and their evaluation
7 Micro-teachings with groups and their evaluation
8 Midterm
9 Class observations and evaluations; Evaluation and assessment methods
10 Class observations and evaluations; Analyzing student work
11 Developing, conducting, and grading an exam
12 (Individual) micro-teachings and their evaluation
13 (Individual) micro-teachings and their evaluation
14 (Individual) micro-teachings and their evaluation
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Fakülte-Okul Iş birliği, YÖK/Dünya Bankası, Ankara 1998

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Micro-teaching, observation, discussion, question-answer, case study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semiha.kula@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 6 78
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 3 4 12
Preparing presentations 2 16 32
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1351444
LO.2351444
LO.3351444
LO.4351444
LO.53514444
LO.63155