COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING METHODS AND APPROACHES IN CALCULUS LESSON

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMM 5015 TEACHING METHODS AND APPROACHES IN CALCULUS LESSON ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

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

Able to know teaching methods and approaches in calculus lesson and able to apply them

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Debating the fundamental concepts in calculus
2   Having knowledge about teaching methods and approaches in calculus lesson by examining study made
3   Recognizing calculus learning environment
4   Recognizing different learning tools that can be use in calculus teaching environment
5   Using calculus learning tools actively

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Debating the fundamental concepts in calculus
2 Literature Review about constructing calculus concepts
3 Searching literature about different learning approaches
4 Comparing these approaches.
5 Posing different sides of them
6 Searching learning environment in relation to calculus lesson.
7 Searching learning environment in relation to calculus lesson.
8 Midterm exam.
9 Developing approaches for constructing selected calculus concept by the students
10 Designing learning environment for calculus by the students
11 Students representations
12 Making pilot study by the students
13 Continuing the students' pilot study
14 Reporting the pilot study's outcomes and discussing it in whole class
15 Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

Calculus Books, Mathematics Education Books and Journals, Studies About Calculus.

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)

esra.bukova@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Midterm Preparation 7 1 7
Final Preparation 7 1 7
Pre Class Self Study 13 5 65
Paper Preparation 13 2 26
Research Presentation 13 2 26
Final Exam 1 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1543
LO.23553
LO.3433
LO.4433
LO.54333