COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRIMARY MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEMIHA KULA ÜNVER

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide secondary school mathematics student teachers understanding of how mathematics education at primary school level.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the aims and basic principles of primary school mathematics education.
2   Know the content of Primary School Mathematics Teaching Curriculum.
3   Dominate the mathematical understandings of elementary school students.
4   Know the mathematical difficulties and possible misconceptions of elementary school students and design lesson plans to eliminate misconceptions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sharing the content of the lesson, introducing the course sources, expressing the expectations about the course
2 Structure, basic elements and principles of application of primary school mathematics curriculum
3 Teaching methods, measurement and evaluation techniques in Primary School Mathematics Teaching Curriculum
4 Activities, materials in Primary School Mathematics Curriculum
5 Mathematical understanding of primary school students
6 Difficulties, possible misconceptions, and ways of overcoming them related to primary school mathematical concepts
7 Difficulties, possible misconceptions, and ways of overcoming them related to primary school mathematical concepts
8 Course overview, evaluation and midterm examination
9 Teaching the subjects in Primary School Mathematics Teaching Curriculum
10 Teaching the subjects in Primary School Mathematics Teaching Curriculum
11 Teaching the subjects in Primary School Mathematics Teaching Curriculum
12 Teaching the subjects in Primary School Mathematics Teaching Curriculum
13 Presentations of the plans prepared by the students regarding the teaching of a concept related to primary mathematics concept, discussion
14 Presentations of the plans prepared by the students regarding the teaching of a concept related to primary mathematics concept, discussion
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Van De Walle, J. A., Karp, K. S., Bay-Williams, J. M. (2012). Ilkokul ve ortaokul matematiği gelişimsel yaklaşımla öğretim. Çev. Edit. Soner Durmuş), Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Haylock, D., Cockburn, A. (2014). Küçük çocuklar için matematiği anlama (çev. Edt. Z. Yılmaz). Ankara: Nobel.
Baykul, Y. (2016). Ilkokulda Matematik Öğretimi. Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık.
Altun, M. (2005). Matematik Öğretimi. Bursa: Alfa Aktüel Akademi Yayıncılık.
Olkun, S.,Toluk, Z. (2009). Ilköğretimde Etkinlik Temelli Matematik Öğretimi. Ankara: Maya Akademi.
MEB (2018). Ilkokul Matematik Dersi Öğretim Programı. Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, problem solving, group work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 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)

semiha.kula@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 13 1 13
Preparing presentations 2 4 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.12554
LO.2344
LO.3534445
LO.4534445