GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Approaches to Learning and Teaching of Mathematics/İMÖ201
Course Title: Approaches to Learning and Teaching of Mathematics
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Understand the nature of mathematics and mathematical thinking; meaning of mathematics learning and teacher.
Gain objectives and basic principles of mathematics teaching; the history of mathematics teaching; reflections of learning and teaching approaches to teaching mathematics; basic skills in teaching mathematics
Know current trends and problems in mathematics teaching; components of an effective mathematics teaching
Examine the components of the effective mathematics teaching.
Improve the social, cultural and economic perspectives on mathematics teaching.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Meeting, expectations and sharing course syllabus
2. Week  Aims and principles of mathematics teaching, changing paradigms
3. Week  Behaviorist perspectives
4. Week  Cognitive perspectives I: Structuralism
5. Week  Cognitive perspectives II: Information Processing
6. Week  Cognitive perspectives III: Radical Constructivism
7. Week  Socio-cultural perspectives I: Social Constrcutivism
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Socio-cultural perspectives II: Situated Cognition
10. Week  Socio-cultural perspectives III: Everyday Mathematics
11. Week  Critical Perspectives I: Promoting equitable participation in classroom
12. Week  Critical Perspectives II: Culturally relevant mathematics teaching
13. Week  Critical Perspectives III: Teaching mathematics for social justice
14. Week  New Generation Learning Experience
15. Week  New Generation Learning Experience and STEM
16. Week  New Generation Learning Experience and STEM
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
40
0
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
10
1
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
1
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
10
1
10
 Preparing a Presentation
8
1
8
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
2
4
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
2
4
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
74
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.96
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Acquire of scientific thinking skills.X
2Make research and investigation independently.X
3Acquire of carefully observing and analytically thinking skills.X
4Acquire of learning and teaching mathematics problems.X
5Comprehend, apply and explain the importance of mathematical concepts.X
6Develop the thinking, producing, argumenting and probing abilities.X
7Have the algorithm and sotftware writing abilities for solving computer supported problems.X
8Develop the ability of reaching information, evaluating and presenting information.X
9Improve yourself parallel to the developing technology.X
10They apply the most available teaching strategies, methods, and techniques considering the development characteristics of the middle school students, their individual differences, the approach and content of the elementary mathematics teaching program, and use the most effective measurement and evaluation techniques.X
11Relate the mathematical knowledge to the daily life and the other disciplines, and solve the problems that they meet through reasoning, esthetically, clearly and practically.X
12Prove a mathematical knowledge after the logical questioning process instead of accepting it directly.X
13Use the mathematical language and terminology correctly and effectively.X
14Have knowledge about the general structure of Turkish National Education System, the process of middle schools, and their duty at the administration and teaching mathematics.X
15Share their suggestions about the solution of the problems on the social and mathematical education with the concerned people.X
16Use the experience, knowledge and skills that they have had in the environment of school under the attributes that their profession requires.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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