COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MISCONCEPTIONS IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

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 be able to recognize possible misconceptions in teaching mathematics and to learn how to overcome.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To comprehend the "mathematical error", "difficulty" and misconception notions properly in learning mathematics
2   To comprehend and use the knowledge of learning difficulties encountered during the formation of mathematical concepts
3   To use the knowledge of misconceptions during the mathematical learning process
4   To use the knowledge of misconceptions in order to make mathematical connections
5   To assess the mathematical misconceptions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mathematical error, difficulty and misconception
2 Types of misconceptions
3 Mathematical concepts and common misconceptions related to these concepts: Numbers
4 Mathematical concepts and common misconceptions related to these concepts: Place value
5 Mathematical concepts and common misconceptions related to these concepts: subtraction
6 Mathematical concepts and common misconceptions related to these concepts: negative numbers
7 Mathematical concepts and common misconceptions related to these concepts: numbers
8 Course overview, evaluation and midterm examination
9 Mathematical concepts and common misconceptions related to these concepts: fractions
10 Mathematical concepts and common misconceptions related to these concepts: ratio
11 Mathematical concepts and common misconceptions related to these concepts: probability
12 Mathematical concepts and common misconceptions related to these concepts: equations
13 Techniques of argumentation that reveal the thinking process of middle school students
14 Suggestions for conceptual misconceptions according to the characteristics of the concepts and the individual differences of the students.
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Altun, M. (2010). Eğitim Fakülteleri ve Ilköğretim Öğretmenleri Için Matematik Öğretimi,Istanbul: Alfa Yayınları.
Altun, M. ve Alkan, H. (1999). A. Özdaş (Ed.). Anadolu Üniversitesi Açık Öğretim Fakültesi Ilköğretim Öğretmenliği Lisans Tamamlama Programı Matematik Eğitimi, (1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10. Bölümler), Eskişehir: Açık Öğretim Fakültesi Yayınları.
Altun, M. (2010). Ilköğretim Ikinci Kademede ( 6, 7 ve 8. Sınıflarda) Matematik Öğretimi, Istanbul: Alfa Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining, Lecture, Demonstrating, Discussion, Case Study, Collaborative Learning.

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

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, homework assignments given to students and presentations made by students are evaluated.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam, presentations and final exam

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 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 13 1 13
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

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.133444543
LO.2444
LO.335434544443
LO.444544
LO.554433