COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROBLEM SOLVING AND PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IME 5015 PROBLEM SOLVING AND PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Primary Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ELIF TÜRNÜKLÜ

Offered to

Primary Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

Define problem solving and problem solving approaches in elementary mathematics teaching

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students are able to define problem solving in elementary mathematics teaching
2   Students are able to identify the process of problem solving in elementary mathematics teaching
3   Students are able to define problem solving approaches in elementary mathematics teaching

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is the problem solving in elementary mathematics teaching
2 What is the problem solving in elementary mathematics teaching
3 What is the problem solving process in elementary mathematics teaching
4 What is the importance of problem solving process in elementary mathematics teaching
5 How are problem solving skills identified in elementary mathematics teaching
6 How are problem solving skills identified in elementary mathematics teaching
7 How are different problem solutions evaluated
8 What are the problem solving approaches in elementary mathematics teaching
9 What are the problem solving approaches in elementary mathematics teaching
10 Problem posing
11 Students presentations
12 Students presentations
13 Students presentations
14 Students presentations
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Theories of Mathematical Learning Steffe, Mesher, Cobb, Golden, Greer
Mathematics Education English Harford

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and presentations, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STT * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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)

elif.turnuklu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 8 4 32
Project Assignment 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 163

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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