COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING SELECTED TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS ıı

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LMÖ 4004 TEACHING SELECTED TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS ıı COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYTUĞ ÖZALTUN ÇELIK

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to develop prospective teachers' instructional skills related to geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and probability topics included in the high school mathematics curriculum. It is intended that prospective teachers learn the teaching methods, tools, and strategies related to these topics and reflect their teaching skills into practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Develop teaching skills for geometry and trigonometry topics and design effective instructional processes related to these topics.
2   Develop teaching skills for collecting and analyzing statistical data and design effective instructional processes related to statistical concepts.
3   Develop teaching skills for concepts of probability and design effective instructional processes related to these topics.
4   Design learning and assessment activities related to the teaching of geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and probability.
5   Integrate different approaches into the teaching of geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and probability topics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction. Fundamental approaches in the processes of learning and teaching mathematics
2 Approaches to planning an effective mathematics lesson
3 Fundamental principles of learning and teaching geometry concepts
4 Designing instructional processes for teaching geometry concepts at the high school level
5 Designing instructional processes for teaching geometry concepts at the high school level
6 Designing instructional processes for teaching geometry concepts at the high school level
7 Fundamental principles of learning and teaching trigonometry
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Designing instructional processes for teaching trigonometric concepts at the high school level
10 Designing instructional processes for teaching trigonometric concepts at the high school level
11 Designing instructional processes for teaching topics related to statistical research at the high school level
12 Designing instructional processes for teaching topics related to statistical research at the high school level
13 Designing instructional processes for teaching probability concepts at the high school level
14 Designing instructional processes for teaching probability concepts at the high school level
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Baki, A. (2008). Kuramdan uygulamaya matematik eğitimi. Harf Eğitim Yayıncılığı.
Güven, B., Özmen, Z. M., Gürbüz, R., & Akkan, Y. (Eds.). (2023). Teoriden pratiğe olasılık ve istatistik öğretimi. Vizetek Yayıncılık.
Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı. (2024). Türkiye Yüzyılı Maarif Modeli: Lise Matematik Dersi Öğretim Programı. MEB.
Toluk Uçar, Z., Akkuş, R., Boz Yaman, B., Duatepe Paksu, A., & Bulut, S. (Eds.) (2024). Geometri öğretim bilgisi. Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Active learning-based techniques, Discussion, Question and answer, Group work, Reflective thinking, Peer assessment.

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

Assessment of students is measured by midterm, assignment and final exams in line with the learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aytug.ozaltuncelik@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 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 2 5 10
Midterm 1 4 4
Final 1 8 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.154452555544234332
LO.254452555544234332
LO.354452555544234332
LO.454452555544234332
LO.554453555544234332

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