COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CURRICULUMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OME 2002 MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CURRICULUMS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SIBEL YEŞILDERE IMRE

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to inform prospective mathematics teachers of national mathematics curriculums. To help them gain mastery over the content of 5th-8th grades' curriculums.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To grasp the structure and the content of a curriculum.
2   To identify and examine mathematics curriculum for 1st to 4th grades.
3   To identify and examine mathematics curriculum for 5th-8th grades.
4   Examining the distribution and limits of content in mathematics curriculum for 5th-8th grades.
5   Establishment of middle school mathematics curriculum with primary school and high school mathematics curriculum.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of curriculum
2 Day-to-day development of middle school mathematics curricula
3 The approach, content and skills of the current middle school mathematics curriculum
4 Learning and sub-learning strands
5 Distribution and limits of gains according to classes, relation with other courses
6 Relation of middle school mathematics curriculum with primary and high school mathematics curriculum
7 Mathematics (1st-4th Grades) Curriculum (2018), MEB
8 Course overview, evaluation and midterm examination
9 Mathematics (1st-4th Grades) Curriculum (2018), MEB
10 Mathematics (5th-8th Grades) Curriculum (2018), MEB
11 Mathematics (5th-8th Grades) Curriculum (2018), MEB
12 Methods, techniques, tools and materials used in middle school mathematics curriculum;
13 Assessment and evaluation approach of middle school mathematics curriculum;
14 Teacher competences
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Alacacı, C., Erbaş, A. K., Çetinkaya, B., Aydoğmuş, S., & Kuruş, G. (2010). Ortaöğretim matematik öğretmeni özel alan yeterlikleri. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Öğretmen Yetiştirme ve Eğitimi Genel Müdürlüğü Orta Öğretim Projesi Matematik Özel Alan Yeterlikleri.
MEB (2018). Matematik Dersi (1-4. Sınıflar) Öğretim Programı. Ankara.
MEB (2018). Matematik Dersi (5-8. Sınıflar) Öğretim Programı. Ankara
MEB (2018). Matematik Dersi (9-12. Sınıflar) Öğretim Programı (2018).
NCTM (2000). Principles and Standarts for School Mathematics.
Hoyles, C., Morgan, C., & Woodhouse, G. (Eds.). (1999). Rethinking the mathematics curriculum (Vol. 10). Psychology Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Learning by Research-Examination, Small Group Work.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Homework and projects are carried out in small groups (2-3 people) and other evaluations are carried out individually.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sibel.yesildere@deu.edu.tr
Cahit Arf Building
12289

Office Hours

Monday, 10:30-11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 2 3 6
Preparing presentations 2 3 6
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

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.1241455431454345
LO.2241455431454345
LO.3241455431454345
LO.4241455431454345
LO.5241455431454345