COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STATISTICAL THINKING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IME 6038 STATISTICAL THINKING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BERNA CANTÜRK GÜNHAN

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to teach to understand how and why of statistical research conducted and to teach statistical thinking..

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They understand meaning of variables and the relationships between them.
2   They have the data research capabilities.
3   They can generate new research questions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in statistics lecture, discussion, question-answer
2 Statistical Reasoning lecture, discussion, question-answer
3 Statistical Literacy lecture, discussion, question-answer
4 Statistical Thinking lecture, discussion, question-answer
5 Statistical Thinking Models lecture, discussion, question-answer
6 Ben-Zvi And Friedlander Model lecture, discussion, question-answer
7 Wild And Pfannkuchen Model lecture, discussion, question-answer
8 Mid Exam
9 Jones et al. Model lecture, discussion, question-answer
10 Hoerl and snee Model lecture, discussion, question-answer
11 Mooney Model lecture, discussion, question-answer
12 Statistically Thinking Levels lecture, discussion, question-answer
13 Examination of relevant studies lecture, discussion, question-answer
14 Examination of relevant studies lecture, discussion, question-answer
15 Examination of relevant studies lecture, discussion, question-answer
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Garfield, J. & Ben-Zvi, D. (2008). Developing Students Statistical Reasoning Research and Teaching Practice. Springer Publishers.
Mooney, E.S. (2002). Development of a middle school statistical thinking framework. Submitted for publication. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 4(1), 23-63.
Jones, G.A., Thornton C.A., Langrall, C.W., Mooney, E.S., Perry, B. & Putt, I.J. (2000), A Framework for Characterizing Children s Statistical Thinking. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 2(4), 269-307.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussion, question-answer

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 10 140
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 206

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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