COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LOGICAL REASONING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OME 4011 LOGICAL REASONING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BERNA CANTÜRK GÜNHAN

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to ensure that prospective teachers have knowledge of what logical reasoning is and how to develop it.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. They learn what reasoning is.
2   2. learn reasoning principles and skills.
3   3. prepare activities for the development of students' reasoning skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The history of reasoning and Socrates's view of reasoning
2 Plato and Aristotle's point of view on reasoning Principles of reasoning
3 Mathematical reasoning and approaches (based on induction and deduction)
4 Reasoning skills-defend the validity and validity of inferences
5 Reasoning skills - in logical generalizations and inferences
6 Reasoning skills - analyzing the mathematical situation
7 Reasoning skills - creating and making decisions
8 Course overview, evaluation and midterm, examination.
9 Reasoning skills - using predictions and problem solving strategies
10 Algebraic and proportional reasoning
11 Geometric reasoning
12 Probabilistic and statistical reasoning
13 Preparing activities for reasoning skills
14 Preparing activities for reasoning skills
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Long, C., & Temple, D. (1996).Mathematical reasoning for elementary teachers. New York: Harper Collins Publisher.
Metin, O. (2015). Eğitimde Akıl Oyunları Sistemi. Izmir: Mum Yayınları.
Bright, G. W. (1999). Helping elementary and middle grades preservice teachers understand and develop mathematical reasoning. Developing Mathematical Reasoning in Grades K-12, (Lee V. Stiff, 1999 editor), NCTM, Reston: Virginia.
Lithner, J, (2003). Students mathematical reasoning in university textbook exercises. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 52, 29-55.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussion, question-answer

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)

berna.gunhan@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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 13 1 13
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.345555555334

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