GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SELECTED TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION/MAT416M
Course Title: SELECTED TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asst.Prof.Dr. Sevgi Atlıhan
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/asevgi
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  asevgi@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Know the characteristics of the concepts.
Learn the conditions for conceptualization.
Know materials to be used for teaching concepts in mathematics education(Meaning analysis tables, Concept network, Concept maps, etc.)
Detect concepts that are difficult to students in mathematics subjects.
Learn how to teach concepts that are difficult to students in mathematics subjects.




 -- 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
   All courses in the program are associated with this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Concept and learning conditions of concept.
2. Week  Concept and learning conditions of concept.
3. Week  Materials to be used for teaching concepts in mathematics education(Meaning analysis tables, Concept network, Concept maps, etc.)
4. Week  Materials to be used for teaching concepts in mathematics education(Meaning analysis tables, Concept network, Concept maps, etc.)
5. Week  Identifing the mathematics topics that students have difficulty in understanding to them.
6. Week   Identifing the physics topics in difficult topics that students have difficulty in understanding to them.
7. Week   Identifing the physics topics in difficult topics that students have difficulty in understanding to them.
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Classification of selected concepts.
10. Week  Revealing the scientific basis of the selected concepts.
11. Week  Revealing the scientific basis of the selected concepts.
12. Week   Determining the learning and teaching conditions of the selected concepts.
13. Week   Determining the learning and teaching conditions of the selected concepts.
14. Week   Determining the learning and teaching conditions of the selected concepts.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1)Department of Mathematics or its equivalent in a portion which is to be completed undergraduate courses. 2)Mathematics instruction program and lecture-books in MEB.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Research
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
10
 Assignment
2
20
 Exercises
1
10
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- 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
14
2
28
 Reading
5
1
5
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
1
5
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
6
1
6
 Presentation
5
1
5
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
5
1
5
 Final and Studying for Final
5
1
5
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
87
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.48
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Acquisition of scientific thinking skillsX
2Making research and investigation independentlyX
3Acquisition of carefully observing and analytically thinking skillsX
4Acquisition of learning and teaching mathematics problemsX
5Comprehending, applying and explaining the importance of mathematical conceptsX
6Developing the thinking, producing, argumenting and probing abilitiesX
7Having the algorithm and sotftware writing abilities for solving computer supported problemsX
8Developing the ability of reaching information, evaluating and presenting informationX
9Improving yourself parallel to the developing technologyX
10Understands the disciplinary structure of mathematics, its historical development, related philosophical approaches and problems.X