COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELC. 4 (LEARNıNG ENVıRONMENTS ıN MATHEMATıCS TEACHıNG)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMÖ 2018 FIELD ELC. 4 (LEARNıNG ENVıRONMENTS ıN MATHEMATıCS TEACHıNG) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYŞE TEKIN DEDE

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

This course is aimed at introducing indoor and outdoor environments where mathematics teaching can be done or supporting teaching, acquiring the necessary methods and technical information to benefit from such environments, and giving them the ability to design and implement teaching applications for such environments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize and know the content themes and places / environments in the field of indoor and outdoor mathematics learning.
2   Acquire the necessary approaches, methods, techniques, planning and evaluation knowledge for teaching mathematics in indoor and outdoor settings.
3   Plan and develop mathematics teaching and appropriate learning activities in an indoor and outdoor setting.
4   Apply and evaluate mathematics teaching and appropriate learning activities in indoor and outdoor settings.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of in-school learning environments and examination of original examples
2 Overview of in-school learning environments and examination of original examples
3 Overview of in-school learning environments and examination of original examples
4 Overview of in-school learning environments and examination of original examples
5 Overview of in-school learning environments and examination of original examples
6 Mathematics applications in school learning environments (In the context of material use, Art, Ethnomathematics, Digital media and History of Mathematics)
7 Mathematics applications in school learning environments (In the context of material use, Art, Ethnomathematics, Digital media and History of Mathematics)
8 Midterm exam
9 Outdoor learning environments in mathematics teaching: Mathematics museums, science museums, thematic exhibitions
10 Outdoor learning environments in mathematics teaching: Mathematics museums, science museums, thematic exhibitions
11 Outdoor learning environments in mathematics teaching: Mathematics museums, science museums, thematic exhibitions
12 Outdoor learning environments in mathematics teaching: Mathematics museums, science museums, thematic exhibitions
13 Planning, implementation and evaluation of outdoor learning activities (project-based learning, environment-based learning, multidisciplinary learning, etc.)
14 Planning, implementation and evaluation of outdoor learning activities (project-based learning, environment-based learning, multidisciplinary learning, etc.)
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Barbeau and Taylor, (2009). Challenging mathematics in and beyond the classroom, Springer.
- Masingila, J. O., Davidenko, S., & Prus-Wisniowska, E. (1996). Mathematics learning and practice in and out of school: A framework for connecting these experiences. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 31, 175-200.
- Bonotto, C. (2005). How informal out-of-school mathematics can help students make sense of formal in-school mathematics: The case of multiplying by decimal numbers. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 7, 313-344.
- Asher (2005). Etnomatematik, Matematik dünyasına çok kültürlü bir bakış, Okyanus Yayıncılık.
- Orton (2004), Learning Mathematics, Issues, Theory and Classroom Practice, 3rd Ed, Continuum.
- Common Core State Standarts for School Mathematics, (2010).
- MEB, Matematik Dersi Öğretim Programları (1-5. sınıflar), (6-8. sınıflar), (9-12. sınıflar), 2005, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018.

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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, discussion, reflection of students, research proposal.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayse.tekin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

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 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.111222312223
LO.2121131112
LO.3114313213314
LO.41132132132214

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