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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
LMÖ 2013	FIELD ELC. 2 (MATHEMATICS AND GAMES)	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HASIBE SEVGI MORALI

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To understand the place, scope and usage areas of mathematics and mathematics teaching processes. To provide information about mathematics games. It does not support the skill of developing mathematics games.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Understand the relationships between the concepts of mathematics and games.
2	Understand games and game types in the context of mathematics.
3	Recognize and understand cultural math games.
4	Understand games and game types in the context of mathematics education.
5	Develop, implement and measure educational math games.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Concept of game and toy, historical developments General view of game types.
2	Why do people play games Theoretical approaches. Huizinga theory Psychologist M. J. Ellis's Optimum Vitality Level Theory
3	- Psychoanalytic Theories - Helenko System Theory - Berlyne Model - Friedrich Schiller and Helbert Spencer's Increasing Energy Theory
4	Interaction of Mathematics and Games. A look at games and games developed by mathematicians from the perspective of mathematicians. A general examination of mathematical games and a classification.
5	Game theory, a field of study in mathematics. Finite, infinite, zero-sum, no-sum, etc. games. A brief look at the studies of J. F. Nash and P. Von Neumann.
6	Historical and cultural math games
7	Historical and cultural math games
8	Historical and cultural math games
9	General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
10	Technology-supported math games
11	Technology-supported math games
12	Educational math game concept and features
13	Educational math game development applications
14	Educational math game application and evaluation study
15	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

-- Uğurel, I. & Moralı, S. (2008). Matematik ve oyun etkileşimi. Gazi Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt. 28, sayı 3, 75-98.
-- Uğurel, I. & Moralı, S. (2010). Ortaöğretim matematik derslerinde oyunların kullanılabilirliği. Milli Eğitim Dergisi, sayı 185, s. 328-352.
-- Uğurel, I. & Moralı, S. (2010). A Short view on the relationship of mathematics & game from literature context and concept of the (Educational) mathematics game, World Applied Sciences Journal, 9(3). pp. 314-321.
-- Zaslavsky, C. (2003). More math games and activities from around the World., Chicago Review Press.
-- Morris, H. (2000). Universal Games From A to Z, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Vol 5, Issue 5, pp. 300-306.
-- Huizinga, J. (1995). Homo Ludens, Oyunun Toplumsal Işlevi Üzerine Bir Deneme. (Çev. C. Seresia & M. A. Kılıçbay), Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 1. Basım.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, learning through inquiry, small group work.

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

Italian

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevgi.morali@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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	9	9
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Preparing assignments	2	10	20
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			97

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	PO.18
LO.1	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
LO.2	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
LO.3	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	2
LO.4	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2
LO.5	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	1	4	3	2	2	3	2	1	2

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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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