Faculty of Education · Secondary School Mathematics Education · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The objectives of this course are to learn the basic concepts related to curricula, curriculum approach, philosophy, content, skills it aims to develop, basic features such as learning and sub-learning areas and to compare national curricula.
Course Content
Basic concepts of the curriculum; the development of secondary school mathematics curriculum from past to present; the approach, content, and skills of current secondary school mathematics curriculum; learning and sub-learning areas; distribution and boundaries of achievements by classes, relationship with other courses; the relationship of secondary school mathematics curriculum with elementary and high school mathematics curriculum; methods, techniques, tools, and materials used; measurement evaluation approach; teacher qualifications.
Required Resources
MEB İlköğretim Matematik Ders Programı. Ankara, 2018
MEB Ortaokul Matematik Dersi Öğretim Programı (5,6,7,ve 8. sınıflar) Türkiye Yüzyılı Maarif Modeli, 2024
Recommended Resources
1) Drama İle Matematik Etkinlikleri, Erdoğan, S. Nobel Yayinevi, Ankara, 2008, ISBN: 978-605-395-138-4.
2) Matematik Öğretimi 1.Kademe (Eğitim Fakülteleri ve Sınıf Öğretmenleri İçin), Altun, M, Alfa Aktüel Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008.
3) İlköğretimde Matematik Öğretimi (1-5.sınıflar). Baykul, Y., PegamA Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009.
4.) Van De Walle, J. A., Karp, K. S., & Bay-Williams, J. M. (2012). İlkokul ve ortaokul matematiği gelişimsel yaklaşımla öğretim. Çev. Edit. Soner Durmuş), Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.Yıldızlar, M. (2012).
5.) Yapılandırmacı öğretimde matematik problemlerini çözebilme yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
6.) Baki, A. (2006). Kuramdan uygulamaya matematik eğitimi. Derya Kitabevi.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Knows the basic concepts of curriculum
- Describe the development of secondary school mathematics curriculum from past to present
- Explain the approach, content and skills of current middle school mathematics curriculum
- Defines learning and sub-learning areas
- Make classifications of acquisitions according to classes
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Midterm | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Objectives and basic principles of mathematics teaching | related reading |
| 2 | The history of mathematics teaching (In Turkey and The World); | related reading |
| 3 | Teaching and learning strategies to be used in mathematics teaching | related reading |
| 4 | Scope, purpose and features of the primary school mathematics program | related reading |
| 5 | Main learning theories and their relation to mathematics learning | related reading |
| 6 | Important skills in mathematics education, | related reading |
| 7 | The development of the concept of number in children (before counting) development, identity mapping, cardinal value, merging, separation, comparison, equivalence, quantity, multiplicity, etc.) | related reading |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Digit value, formation and structural properties of natural numbers | related reading |
| 10 | Arithmetic operations | related reading |
| 11 | Related topics, achievements and examples of appropriate activities in primary school mathematics course 1st grade curriculum | related reading |
| 12 | Related topics, achievements and examples of appropriate activities in primary school mathematics course Second grade curriculum | related reading |
| 13 | Related topics, achievements and examples of appropriate activities in primary school mathematics course third grade curriculum | related reading |
| 14 | Related topics, achievements and examples of appropriate activities in primary school mathematics course fourth grade curriculum | related reading |
| 15 | Adapt mathematics teaching to gifted student groups. | related reading |
| 16 | Final Sınavı | Final Sınavı |