COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROBLEM FOCUSED LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMM 5024 PROBLEM FOCUSED 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 ESRA BUKOVA GÜZEL

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To determine the location of assessment and evaluation in mathematics education and to improve assessment tools which can be used in mathematics

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to determine the location of assessment and evaluation in mathematics education
2   To be knowing the general features of assessment tools used in mathematics
3   To be able to determine the importance of problem solving in assessment in mathematics education
4   To be able to determine the importance of problem posing in assessment in mathematics education
5   To be able to improve assessment tools which are advised to be used in mathematics education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Determining the location of assessment and evaluation in education system.
2 Determining the relationship between assesment tools and general purposes of mathematics instruction.
3 General features of assessment tools used in mathematics: Validity
4 Reliability, practicality, being evaluated.
5 Permanent and periodic assesment tools.
6 Instant notes, entrance exams.
7 Assessment tools which are adviced to be used in mathematics education: observation.
8 Midterm Exam
9 Diognasing
10 Error analysis
11 Problem solving
12 Revealing the location of problem solving in assessment in mathematics
13 Making clear how performance assessment will be in mathematics education.
14 Using short and long term projects in assesment in mathematics.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, problem solving, active learning techniques, 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

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoritical 13 3 39
Midterm Preparation 7 1 7
Paper Preparation 13 2 26
Research Presentation 13 2 26
Final Exam Preparation 7 1 7
Pre Class Self Study 13 10 130
Final Exam 1 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 239

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.152233
LO.252233
LO.3522533
LO.4522533
LO.5522333