COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMM 5025 ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IŞIKHAN UĞUREL

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of the course is the understanding of mathematics teaching and training programs within the framework of present-day structure of learning activities, types, roles, recognition, and develop the skill to classify samples. In addition, participants able to learn the learning activities in the research literature that exists for the secondary level, students able to develop examples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehending the activity concept (both in terms of task and activity) meanings
2   Comprehending the activity-centered teaching approach and understanding the basic principles of this approach
3   Comparing perspectives on learning activities and camparing them
4   Comprehending the examples of learning activities, classifing them, and understanding and explaining the characteristics of each types.
5   Developing learning activities for secondary school mathematics and geometry topics
6   Ability to present the results of research on learning activities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Loaded meanings and relationships between concepts of activity and task
2 Examination of the activities in our country and the characteristics analysis of mathematics curricula
3 Activity-based learning approach and basic philosophy of this area
4 Overview and conceptual discussion in the literature for the classification of a task
5 Overview and conceptual discussion in the literature for the classification of a task
6 Overview and conceptual discussion in the literature for the classification of a task
7 Overview and conceptual discussion in the literature for the classification of a task
8 Midterm exam.
9 Examples of task development. Their implementation and evaluation.
10 Examples of task development. Their implementation and evaluation.
11 Overview and conceptual discussion of the classification of learning activities in the literature
12 Overview and conceptual discussion of the classification of learning activities in the literature
13 Overview and conceptual discussion of the classification of learning activities in the literature
14 Examples of Activity development. Their implementation and evaluation.
15 Examples of Activity development. Their implementation and evaluation.

Recomended or Required Reading

--Designing and Using Mathematical Tasks, (2006) John Mason, Sue Johnston-Wilder, Targuin.
--Authentic Learning Avtivities in Middle School Mathematics (2000), Rosemary Tanner, Brendan Kelly Publishing.
--Analyzing Mathemaical Tasks: A Catalyst for Change , (2005). Fran Arbaugh & Catherine A. Brown, Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 8, 449-536.
--Instructional Tasks and The Development of Students Capacity to Think and Reason , (1996). Mary K. Stein & Suzanne Lane, Educational Research and Evaluation, v.2, n.1, 50-80.
--The Impact of Task-based Professional Development on Teachers Practices and Beliefs: A Design Research
Study (2007). Malcolm Swam, Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 10: 217-237.
--Matematiksel Öğrenme Etkinlikleri Üzerine Bir Tartışma ve Kavramsal Bir Çerçeve Önerisi, (2010). Işıkhan Uğurel & Esra Bukova-Güzel, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 39: 333-347.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, case study method,learning through research and analysis, small group work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Discussion, presentations, and all other evaluations carried out as an individual

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Tel: 0 232 420 4882-12407
E-mail: isikhan.ugurel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 14 4 56
Others (Please indicate) 70 1 70
Pre Class Self Study 14 3 42
Midterm Preparation 8 1 8
Research Presentation 5 3 15
Paper Preparation 5 4 20
Final Preparation 15 1 15
Lab Exam Preparation 5 4 20
Final Exam 3 1 3
Midterm Exam 2 1 2
Quizzes 5 1 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 256

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.155
LO.2553334
LO.35522
LO.45532333
LO.5553335
LO.6554235

CONTACT INFORMATION
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