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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
LMÖ 4003	TEACHıNG SELECTED TOPıCS ıN MATHEMATICS ı	COMPULSORY	1	2	0	3

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BERNA TATAROĞLU TAŞDAN

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to develop pre-service teachers' teaching skills related to calculus and algebra topics in high school mathematics curriculum. It is aimed to improve pre-service teachers' understanding of the basic concepts of calculus and algebra and to eliminate their misconceptions, to reveal how the historical development and daily life examples of the basic concepts of calculus and algebra can be used in teaching, to learn teaching methods and approaches related to these subjects and to reflect their teaching skills on practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Know the basic concepts of calculus and algebra.
2	Explain how the historical development of the basic concepts of calculus and algebra and daily life examples can be used in teaching.
3	To know the methods and approaches related to the teaching and assessment of the basic concepts of calculus and algebra.
4	Design teaching applications related to the basic concepts of calculus and algebra.
5	Evaluate the applications related to teaching the basic concepts of calculus and algebra.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction of the course. Basic concepts of calculus.
2	Possible misconceptions about the basic concepts of calculus and ways to eliminate them.
3	Historical development of the basic concepts of calculus and examples from daily life
4	Methods and approaches to teaching the basic concepts of calculus and measurement and evaluation
5	Designing, presenting and evaluating application examples for teaching the concepts of calculus
6	Designing, presenting and evaluating application examples for teaching the concepts of calculus
7	Designing, presenting and evaluating application examples for teaching the concepts of calculus
8	General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9	Basic concepts of algebra
10	Possible misconceptions about the basic concepts of algebra and ways to eliminate them.
11	Historical development of the basic concepts of algebra and examples from daily life
12	Methods and approaches to teaching the basic concepts of algebra and measurement and evaluation
13	Designing, presenting and evaluating application examples for teaching the concepts of algebra
14	Designing, presenting and evaluating application examples for teaching the concepts of algebra
15	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Baki, A. (2008). Kuramdan uygulamaya matematik eğitimi. Harf Eğitim Yayıncılığı.
Rock, D. & Brumbau D. K. (2017). Lise Matematiğini Öğretme (4. Basımdan Çeviri), Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı. (2024). Türkiye Yüzyılı Maarif Modeli: Lise Matematik Dersi Öğretim Programı. MEB.
Sarpkaya Aktaş, G. (2025). Uygulama Örnekleriyle Cebirsel Düşünme ve Öğretimi (6. Baskı), Pegem Akademi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, observation, group work, prepare and present teaching practices and learning activities.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework and presentations are done in small groups (2-3 people) and other evaluations are done individually.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

berna.tataroglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	1	13
Practice (Reflection)	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	4	4
Preparation for final exam	1	6	6
Preparing assignments	2	5	10
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16	PO.17
LO.1	5	4	4	4	2	4	2					1	3		3	3	1
LO.2	5	4	5	5	2	4	2					1	3		3	3	1
LO.3	5	4	4	4	2	4	2					1	3		3	3	1
LO.4	5	4	4	4	2	5	5	5	5	4	4	1	3	4	3	3	1
LO.5	5	4	4	4	2	5	5	5	5	4	4	1	3	4	3	3	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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