COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROBLEMS AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISÖ 5074 PROBLEMS AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Primary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYSUN NÜKET ELÇI

Offered to

Primary Teacher Education

Course Objective

To realize problems, problem solving and problem solving strategies and problem posing practices in Mathematics Education

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand problems and expandability in Mathematics Education
2   To be able to understand the scope of problem solving in Mathematics Education
3   To be able to learn the stages of problem solving in Mathematics Education
4   To be able to learn problem solving strategies in Mathematics Education
5   To be able to to pose problems in Mathematics Education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Problem and its importance in Mathematics Education
2 Problem in Mathematics Education
3 Problem in Mathematics Education
4 Problem solving in Mathematics Education
5 Problem solving in Mathematics Education
6 Stages of problem solving in Mathematics Education
7 Stages of problem solving in Mathematics Education
8 Solution of the problem in Mathematics Education
9 Problem solving method in Mathematics Education
10 Problem solving method in Mathematics Education
11 Posing and solving problems in Mathematics Education
12 Posing and solving problems in Mathematics Education
13 Evaluating the problems prepared by students
14 Evaluating the problems prepared by students
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Altun, M. (2005), Eğitim Fakülteleri ve Ilköğretim Öğretmenleri için Matematik Öğretimi, Alfa Aktüel Akademi.
2. Baki, A. (2015), Kuramdan Uygulamaya Matematik Eğitimi, Ankara: Harf Eğitim Yayıncılığı.
Baykul, Y. (2012), Ilkokulda Matematik Öğretimi, Ankara: PEGEM Akademi
3. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı (2018). Matematik dersi öğretim programı (Ilkokul ve ortaokul 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ve 8. Sınıflar). Ankara: MEB Yayınları.
4.Polya, G. (1945). How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
5.Van De Walle, J. A., Karp, K. S., Bay-Williams, J. M. (2012), Ilkokul ve Ortaokul Matematiği, Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, problem solving, active learning techniques, group work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + 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)

aysunnuket.elci@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 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 7 2 14
Preparation for final exam 7 2 14
Preparing assignments 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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