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Elementary Mathematics Education Program

EMT309

TEACHING MATHEMATICS II

Course Code
EMT309
Semester
Fifth Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
2 + 2
ECTS
6
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterFifth Term (Fall)
ECTS6
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Explain the importance of spatial thinking in mathematics teaching.
  2. Distinguish basic geometric structures and concepts.
  3. Explain the nature of measurement and measurement.
  4. Develop appropriate materials and strategies for teaching geometry and measurement subjects and organizes course content
  5. Explain students' understanding levels and any difficulties and misconceptions they may have regarding geometry and measurement.
  6. Relate geometry and measurement topics to daily life and other courses.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionStudents who take this course are expected to have knowledge about the nature of spatial thinking and measurement, and to gain perspective on the strategies that can be applied in the teaching of these concepts. In this course, Van Hiele thinking levels; basic geometric concepts; geometric structures; geometric bodies; accompaniment and similarity; transformation geometry; projection; patterns and ornaments; fractals; Pythagorean theorem; the nature of measurement, teaching of time, length, area, volume and angle measurement subjects, student knowledge about these subjects, the relationship of these subjects with daily life and other lessons, and how they are handled in national and international curricula are included.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Geometry, geometric thinking, spatial thinking
2nd Week Why do we learn geometry?
3rd Week Van Hiele levels of thinking
4th Week Basic geometric concepts and teaching
5th Week Circle, circle and teaching
6th Week Polygons and teaching
7th Week Triangles and teaching- congruence and similarity- Pythagoras theorem
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Geometric objects and teaching
10th Week Patterns, ornaments, fractals and teaching
11th Week Geometric transformations and teaching
12th Week Measurement, nature of measurement: teaching length and perimeter
13th Week Area and volume teaching
14th Week Teaching liquid, weight, time measurements and coins
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required Reading-Ağırman Aydın, T. ve Küçük Demir, B. (Ed.). (2020). Geometri ve öğretimi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi
-Atatürk, M. K. (2015). Geometri (4. baskı). Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları
-Elçi, A. N., Bukova Güzel, E., Cantürk Günhan, B. ve Ev Çimen, E. (Ed.). (2016). Temel matematiksel kavramlar ve uygulamaları. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
-Ertekin, E. ve Ünlü, M. (Ed.). (2021). Geometri ve Ölçme Öğretimi: Tanımlar, Kavramlar, Etkinlikler. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
-French, D. (2017). Geometri öğretimi ve öğrenimi. (Çev. Ed. B. Gökkurt Özdemir, T. Uygun). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. (Orijinal yayın tarihi, 2004)
-Hacıömeroğlu, G. ve Tarım, K. (Ed.). (2019). Matematik öğretiminin temelleri ortaokul. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
-Kar, T. Ve Öçal, M. F. (2020). İlköğretimde teknoloji destekli ölçme öğretimi (4. baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi
-Mlodşnow, L. (2018). Öklid?in Penceresi: Paralel Çizgilerden Hiperuzay?a Geometrinin Öyküsü (2. baskı). İstanbul: Say
- Sertöz, A. S. (Çev.) (2020). Öklid?in Elemanları. Ankara: Tübitak Popüler Bilim Kitapları
-Van de Walle, J. A., Karp, K. S. & Bay-Williams, J. M. (2016). İlkokul ve ortaokul Matematiği: Gelişimsel yaklaşımla öğretim (S. Durmuş, Çev. Ed.) Ankara: Nobel
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Problem Solving
  • Practice
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 2 25
Total(%) 55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 13 4 52
Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25
Course hours 13 4 52
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 2 11 22
Total Work Load180
Total Work Load / 30 (h)6
ECTS Credit of the Course6
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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