GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

MODERN APPROACHES IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING/MAT414M

Course Title:	MODERN APPROACHES IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING
Credits	3	ECTS	3
Semester	8	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Nihat BOZ

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

www.gazi.edu.tr/~boz

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

boz@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

will be able to describe how to use other disciplines and materials in teaching mathematics
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-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction
2. Week	using photos, stamps and history
3. Week	some of key mathematical concepts' history and developemnts
4. Week	Number systems, numeration and calculation methods,number theory, algebra, geometry, analytical geometry and calculus
5. Week	different strategies for solving problems
6. Week	examing students' solutions
7. Week	determining misconceptions that cause erros in solving problems
8. Week	methods and strategies for alleviating students' misconceptions
9. Week	some of key mathematical concepts' history and developemnts
10. Week	using photos, stamps and history
11. Week	Number systems, numeration and calculation methods,number theory, algebra, geometry, analytical geometry and calculus
12. Week	different strategies for solving problems
13. Week	determining misconceptions that cause erros in solving problems
14. Week	examing students' solutions
15. Week	Review
16. Week	Course EValuation

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	10
Assignment	1	40
Exercises	0	0
Projects	1	40
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		90
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		10

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	2	28
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	1	2	2
Searching in Internet and Library	1	1	1
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	1	14	14
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation	1	2	2
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	14	14
Final and Studying for Final	1	14	14
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			75
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			3
ECTS:			3

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Acquisition of scientific thinking skills	X
2	Making research and investigation independently			X
3	Acquisition of carefully observing and analytically thinking skills	X
4	Acquisition of learning and teaching mathematics problems				X
5	Comprehending, applying and explaining the importance of mathematical concepts				X
6	Developing the thinking, producing, argumenting and probing abilities				X
7	Having the algorithm and sotftware writing abilities for solving computer supported problems		X
8	Developing the ability of reaching information, evaluating and presenting information			X
9	Improving yourself parallel to the developing technology			X
10	Understands the disciplinary structure of mathematics, its historical development, related philosophical approaches and problems.			X

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