| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- To be able to remember and recognize the basic concepts and their properties.
- To be able to perceive the frequently seen misconceptions.
- To be able to determine the misconceptions by investigating.
- To be able to learn the misconceptions in basic concepts that take place in elementary mathematics curriculum and how to overcome the misconceptions.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Common misconceptions that students have in elementary mathematics curriculum standards including numbers, geometry, measurement and data, analysis of the factors causing these misconceptions, solution suggestions to overcome student difficulties. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Mathematical Conceptions |
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2nd Week |
Mathematical Relations |
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3rd Week |
Mathematical Theorems |
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4th Week |
What is Modelling?-Mathematical Modelling |
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5th Week |
Modelling by the help of mathematical tools |
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6th Week |
Application |
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7th Week |
General review |
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8th Week |
Mid-term Exam |
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9th Week |
Using different models |
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10th Week |
Modelling in Mathematical Concepts |
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11th Week |
Relations between mathematical models |
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12th Week |
Applications in Modelling |
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13th Week |
Applications in Modelling |
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14th Week |
Applications in Modelling |
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15th Week |
General Review |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Julie Ryan and Julian Willia Ryan, Julie (Julie T.), Children's mathematics 4-15 : learning from errors and misconceptions, Maidenhead, England : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, c2007. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Presentation of Article |
2 |
30 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
13 |
3 |
39 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Course hours |
13 |
3 |
39 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
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| Article Presentation |
2 |
16 |
32 |
| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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