COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METHODS AND APPROACHES IN GEOMETRY TEACHING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMM 5027 METHODS AND APPROACHES IN GEOMETRY TEACHING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AYTEN ERDURAN

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To have knowledge about different learning methods and approaches towards the concepts of geometry with utilizing the related studies in the literature, to be familiar with geometry learning environments and the learning tools that can be used in these environments and to have an experience and a studying discipline for using these knowledge actively.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know basic concepts of geometry teaching.
2   To be able comprehend different learning methods and approaches in geometry teaching.
3   To be able to famialiar with geometry learning environments and different tools that can be used in these environments.
4   To be able to design a learning environment for teaching a concept of geometry.
5   To be able to evaluate designed learning environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discussing the basic concepts of geometry teaching.
2 Researching approaches towards to constuct concepts in geometry teaching in the literature.
3 Comparison of the approaches towards to constuct concepts in geometry teaching in the literature and making the differences clear.
4 Researches on learning environments of geometry teaching.
5 Researches on learning environments of geometry teaching.
6 Different approaches towards constructing concepts in geometry teaching and designing geometry learning environments.
7 Different approaches towards constructing concepts in geometry teaching and designing geometry learning environments.
8 Midterm exam.
9 Designing a learning environment for teaching a concept of geometry.
10 Designing a learning environment for teaching a concept of geometry.
11 Making a pilot study of designed learning environment within high school geometri lesson.
12 Making a pilot study of designed learning environment within high school geometri lesson.
13 Evaluating the designed learning environment in the context of methods and approaches in the literature.
14 Evaluating the designed learning environment in the context of methods and approaches in the literature.
15 Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

Baki,A. (2008). Kuramdan Uygulamaya Matematik Eğitimi, Harf Yayıncılık.
Altun, M. (2009). Liselerde Matematik, Aktüel Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, lecture.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

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 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 40 80
Preparing presentations 2 20 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 240

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15443
LO.23332
LO.32233
LO.42233
LO.53543

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