COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING MATHEMATICS 1

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LME 3001 TEACHING MATHEMATICS 1 COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IŞIKHAN UĞUREL

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the goals, scope and learning outcomes of school mathematics, as well as the approaches to learning and various taxonomies related to teaching mathematics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend the structure and aims of school mathematics.
2   Comprehend the learning outcomes of school mathematics.
3   Comprehend the learning-teaching approaches used in mathematics teaching.
4   Understand the taxonomies used in mathematics teaching.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General aims of school mathematics
2 Learning areas of school mathematics and expected learning outcomes
3 A comparative overview of teacher-centered and student-centered approaches in mathematics teaching
4 Learning by behavioral approach
5 Learning by cognitive, developmental approach
6 Learn by constructivist approach
7 Multiple intelligence theory, learning styles and mathematics learning
8 Course overview, evaluation and midterm examination.
9 APOS theory
10 Proof Schemes
11 Van Hiele geometry comprehension levels
12 The geometric thinking habits of the mind
13 Operational and conceptual learning, misconceptions and diagnosis
14 Bloom taxonomy, SOLO taxonomy, MATH taxonomy
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Rezat, Hattenmann ve Peter-Koop (2014). Transformation A Fundemantal Idea of Mathematics Education. Springer.
- Arnon vd, (2014). APOS Theory, A Framework for Research and Curriculum Development in Mathematics Education, Springer.
- NCTM (2009). Focus in High School Mathematics, Resoning and Sense Making.
- Common Core State Standarts for School Mathematics, (2010).
- MEB, Matematik Dersi Öğretim Programları (1-5. sınıflar), (6-8. sınıflar), (9-12. sınıflar), 2005, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, observation, group work, preparing a proposal for application and implementing it.

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)

isikhan.ugurel@deu.edu.tr , esra.bukova@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 9 9
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.111111121
LO.211212222221122112
LO.31333111113
LO.4112112