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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
S305BTeaching Mathematics ICompulsory355
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to make students who are attending the classroom teaching undergraduate program understand the principles and purposes of mathematics teaching, the basic techniques that they can use in mathematics teaching, to introduce primary school mathematics programs and their content, to provide them with the knowledge and skills required in mathematics teaching and to provide them with tools that enable them to teach mathematics effectively activity, material use, etc. to allow them to gain insight on issues.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. İsmail SARİKAYA
Learning Outcomes
1To explain the purpose and principles of mathematics teaching.
2To have knowledge and skills about the methods to be used while teaching mathematics.
3Being able to benefit from information technologies while teaching mathematics.
4To have knowledge about the content of the mathematics program.
5To have knowledge about the content of primary school mathematics subjects.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
History of mathematics teaching, Analysis of mathematics curricula, Teaching and learning by understanding mathematics in primary school, Principles and stages of meaningful mathematics teaching, Teaching numbers and understanding counting, Teaching addition, Structures and teaching of subtraction, Teaching multiplication, Structures and teaching of division, Arithmetic Learning the basic principles, Teaching fractions, Teaching patterns and decorations, Teaching place value, Teaching geometry in primary school, Teaching measurement, Teaching data processing and creating tables/reading, Teaching problem solving, Teaching problem posing, Teaching primary school mathematics to disadvantaged groups.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1History of mathematics teaching, Analysis of mathematics curricula
2Teaching and learning by understanding mathematics in primary school, Principles and stages of meaningful mathematics teaching
3Teaching numbers and understanding counting
4Teaching addition, Structures and teaching of subtraction
5Teaching multiplication, Structures and teaching of division
6Learning the basic principles of arithmetic
7Teaching fractions
8Midterm exam
9Teaching patterns and decorations
10Teaching place value
11Teaching geometry in primary school
12Teaching measurement
13Teaching data processing and creating tables/reading
14Teaching problem solving
15Teaching problem posing, Teaching primary school mathematics to disadvantaged groups
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Understanding mathematics for young children/Derek Haylock & Anne Cockburn (Trans. Ed. Z. Yılmaz. Nobel. 2. Teaching mathematics in primary school. Yaşar Baykul. Pegem Academy. 3. Teaching mathematics. Murat Altun. Alfa Printing Publishing Distribution. 4. Teaching mathematics in primary school. (Ed. R. Akkaya). The Book That Educates. 5. Mathematical difficulties encountered in primary education and solution suggestions. Editors: Erhan Bingölbalı and Mehmet Fatih Özmantar. Pegem Academy. 6. Fundamentals of mathematics teaching/Primary school. Kamuran Tarım, Güney Hacıömeroğlu. Moment. 7. Primary and secondary school mathematics - teaching with a developmental approach. John A. Van de Walle, Karen S. Karp, Jennifer M. Bay Williams (Trans. Ed. S. Durmuş). Nobel. 8. Internet resources (MEB, Board of Education, NCTM/ ttp://illuminations.nctm.org/
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination212
Final Examination313
Attending Lectures31442
Team/Group Work41040
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14114
Individual Study for Final Examination25125
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)154
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