COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING MATHEMATICS TO GIFTED STUDENTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OME 5011 TEACHING MATHEMATICS TO GIFTED STUDENTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SÜHA YILMAZ

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to determine the more effective teaching techniques to facilitate the teaching of the gifted students in the field of mathematics and determine the characteristics of the gifted students and to support them in the classroom environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1.Determine the characteristics of the students who are able to learn.
2   2.To determine the advantages and disadvantages of being gifted in the field of mathematics
3   3.To determine program preferences for gifted students in mathematics.
4   4.Identify relevant social associations of sophisticated learners.
5   5.Identify training programs for sophisticated students.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1.WEEK:Gifted student definition, characteristics.
2 2.WEEK:Science-art centers for gifted students in our country.
3 3.WEEK:Mathematics programs for gifted students.
4 4.WEEK:Teaching geometry for gifted students.
5 5.WEEK:Mathematics teaching for gifted students.
6 6.WEEK:For gifted students differentiation, enrichment, acceleration
7 7.WEEK:Individualized training programs for gifted students
8 8.WEEK:Course overview,evaluation and Midterm examination.
9 9.WEEK:In-class support programs for gifted students.
10 10.WEEK:Social relationships with gifted students.
11 11.WEEK:Program preferences for gifted students.
12 12.WEEK:Pre-school mathematics instruction for gifted students.
13 13.WEEK:Advantages and disadvantages of being a gifted student.
14 14.WEEK:The skills of gifted students in spatial thinking, abstract and analytical thinking.
15 15.WEEK:Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

Davaslıgil, Ü., 2004, Early Estimation of Higher Mathematical Skills, p.263-283.
Finlayson R., 2004, Mathematically Giftedin the Heteregeneously Grouped Mathematics Classroom.
Lupkowski-Shopli, A., 1996, The Grid: A Model to Construct Differentiated Curriculum fot the Gifted
Villani, C. J., 1998, Meeting the Needs of the Gifted Student Language Arts and Mathematics.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Using Visual Materials.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and final exams are determined according to the weekly course content within the scope of the learning outcomes of the course. Within the scope of other activities, assignments given to students and presentations made by students are evaluated.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suha.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr
Hasan Ali Yücel Building
3012335

Office Hours

Wednesday 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.14
LO.233
LO.343
LO.43
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS