GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Elective Course-3 (Mathematics Education of Gifted Students)/İMÖ311
Course Title: Elective Course-3 (Mathematics Education of Gifted Students)
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Recognizes the characteristics of gifted students in mathematics.
Learns how gifted students in mathematics should be educated.
Does able to develop strategies for supporting gifted students in mathematics.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction and discussion: Is the education of the gifted students needed, imperative or unnecessary? What are the advantages and disadvantages of student identification and labeling?
2. Week  Giftedness theories and mathematical ability.
3. Week  Mathematical ablitiy and development of mathematical ability, mathematical creativity.
4. Week  Characteristics of gifted students, non-simultaneous development, socialization of gifted students.
5. Week  Identification of gifted students, identification tools, labeling.
6. Week  Programs for gifted students, the situation analysis in the World and Turkey.
7. Week  Accelaration
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Application of enrichment and enrichment activities to mathematics education
10. Week  Application of differentiation and differentiation activities in mathematics education
11. Week  Supporting mathematical gifted students in the classroom
12. Week  Individualized education program
13. Week  Preparation of Individualized education program
14. Week  Final exam
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 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
2
2
4
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
2
4
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
4
2
8
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
4
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
4
8
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
60
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
2
 -- 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.
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)
   (Research Assist. Dr. Gönül YAZGAN SAĞ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gonulyazgan)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (gonulyazgan@gazi.edu.tr)