COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MISCONCEPTIONS IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LMÖ 3002 MISCONCEPTIONS IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYTEN ERDURAN

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To create awareness what mathematical misconceptions are and to enable them to receive appropriate measures for these misconceptions and to provide solutions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain misconception and error and the differences between.
2   Aware of general reasons of misconceptions and general solutions offered for them.
3   Explain students difficulties according to subject matter and reasons of them.
4   Suggest solutions for stsudents difficulties according to properties of subject matter and individual student differences.
5   Teach her/his lesson considering students difficulties.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is a misconception What are the differences between misconception and error
2 Epistemological, psychological and pedagogical reasons of misconceptions and general proposed solutions.
3 Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about exponential and root numbers.
4 Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about functions.
5 Learning difficulties of high school students and proposed solutions about trigonometry.
6 Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about probability and statistics.
7 Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about mathematical reasoning.
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Learning difficulties of high school studensts and proposed solutions about limit and continuity.
10 Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about derivative.
11 Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about integral.
12 Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about linear algebra.
13 Learning difficulties and solution suggestions regarding basic geometric concepts.
14 Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about solid geometry.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Özmantar, M.F., Bingölbali, E., Akkoç, H. (2008). Matematiksel Kavram Yanılgıları ve Çözüm Önerileri, Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara.

Bingölbali, E., Özmantar, M.F. (2009). Ilköğretimde Karşılaşılan Matematiksel Zorluklar ve Çözüm Önerileri, Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Question-Answer, Discussion, Group work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Evaluation of students can be given in the form of preparing and making presentations in midterm and final exams in line with the learning outcomes.

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% class attendance is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayten.erduran@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 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.133
LO.233
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LO.43533532
LO.5453353

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