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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
SEG 3007	MISCONCEPTIONS AND NATURE OF LEARNING	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AYTEN ERDURAN

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

Make pre-service elementary mathematics teachers understand the nature of learning mathematics and notice the possible misconceptions during the formation of mathematical concepts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To comprehend the misconception and learning difficulties notions properly in learning mathematics
2	To comprehend and use the knowledge of learning difficulties encountered during the formation of mathematical concepts
3	To use the knowledge of misconceptions during the mathematical learning process
4	To use the knowledge of misconceptions in order to make mathematical connections
5	To assess the mathematical misconceptions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Definition of misconception
2	Nature of learning mathematics and mathematical misconceptions
3	Misconceptions about perception of numbers
4	Misconceptions about place value
5	Misconceptions about addition and subtraction
6	Misconceptions about negative numbers
7	Misconceptions about fundamental numbers
8	Midterm exam
9	Misconceptions about fractions
10	Misconceptions about ratio
11	Misconceptions about probability
12	Misconceptions about equations
13	Misconceptions about symmetry
14	Misconceptions about measurement; Misconceptions about reading and constructing graphics
15	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Özmantar, M.F., Bingolbali, E., Akkoç, H. Matematiksel Kavram Yanılgıları ve Çözüm Önerileri. Ankara: Pegem.
- Özmantar, M.F., Bingolbali, E. Matematiksel Zorluklar ve Çözüm Önerileri. Ankara: Pegem.
- Altun Altun, M. (2010). Eğitim Fakülteleri ve Ilköğretim Öğretmenleri Için Matematik Öğretimi,Istanbul: Alfa Yayınları, ISBN 975-96523-0-7.
- Altun, M. ve Alkan, H. (Bölüm Yazarlığı), Editör; Prof. Dr. Aynur Özdaş ,(1999). Anadolu Üniversitesi Açık Öğretim Fakültesi Ilköğretim Öğretmenliği Lisans Tamamlama Programı Matematik Eğitimi, (1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10. Bölümler), Eskişehir: Açık Öğretim Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın no:591, ISBN 975-492-825-8.
- Altun, M. (2010). Ilköğretim Ikinci Kademede ( 6, 7 ve 8. Sınıflarda) Matematik Öğretimi, Istanbul: Alfa Yayınları, ISBN 975-96523-0-7.
- Zembat, I. Ö. (2008a). Kavram yanılgısı nedir . M. F. Özmantar, E. Bingölbali, ve H. Akkoç (Eds.), Matematiksel Kavram Yanılgıları ve Çözüm Önerileri. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining, lecture, demonstrating, discussion, case study, collaborative learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3	FINS	FINAL EXAM
4	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam,quizzes and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Participation of %70 of course is obligatory
Seventy percent of the course is obligatory to attend.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayten.ceylan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	1	12
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Preparation for quiz etc.	10	1	10
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
Quiz etc.	10	0,2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1		3			3	4			4	4	5	4	3
LO.2				4						4	4
LO.3	3	5	4	3	4		5	4	4	4	4			3
LO.4		4	4				5			4	4
LO.5		5					4	4	3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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