COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMM 6029 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ADEM ÇELIK

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

Able to know about relationships between mathematics and education. Components of mathematics education. Theories of learning mathematics and their diversity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able have knowledge about epistemology and ontology of mathematics education.
2   To be able have knowledge about history of mathematics education.
3   To be able have knowledge about philosopy of mathematics education.
4   To be able have knowledge about reseach methods of mathematics education.
5   To be able have knowledge about theorical perspectives in mathematics education field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is the context of mathematics education How does the mathematics education field research theme what kind of research tools and methods
2 Nature of mathematics education
3 Components of mathematics education area: Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Education
4 Components of mathematics education area: Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Education
5 What is the status of mathematics education as knowledge fıeld
6 How does mathematics relate to society What is the place and role of the mathematics education in this relation
7 What is the mathematics education research and what is the general methodological form
8 Midterm exam.
9 What is the mathematics education research and what is the general methodological form
10 Theories of learning mathematics
11 Theories of learning mathematics
12 Diversity of Perspectives Within Mathematics Education Research
13 Diversity of Perspectives Within Mathematics Education Research
14 Feedbacks of paper evaluation and whole semester performance
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Academical books, papers, presantations and prıject reports.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture based instruction, question-answer, group working

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + 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)

adem.celik@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 20 40
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1522
LO.254223
LO.353323323
LO.453323323
LO.553323323