Faculty of Education · Secondary School Mathematics Education · Undergraduate
Course Objective
To inform students about misconceptions about mathematical concepts and to bring solutions to misconceptions.
Course Content
Mathematical error, difficulty, and misconception; misconceptions, misconceptions about mathematical concepts and literature; questioning techniques of secondary school students; producing solutions for misconceptions according to the characteristics of the subject area and individual differences of students.
Required Resources
İlköğretimde Karşılaşılan Matematiksel Zorluklar ve Çözüm Önerileri (Editörler: Erhan Bingölbali, Mehmet Fatih Özmantar)
Matematik Öğreniminde Kavram Yanılgıları ve Zorluklar (Doç. Dr. Alattin URAL
Recommended Resources
Temel Matematiksel Kavramlar ve Uygulamaları (Editörler: Aysun Nüket Elçi, Esra Bukova Güzel, Berna Cantürk Günhan, Emre Ev Çimen)
Course Learning Outcomes
- Explains the concepts of mathematical error, difficulty and misconception.
- Explains misconception types.
- Lists various mathematical concepts and common misconceptions associated with these concepts in the literature.
- Uses the techniques of questioning the secondary school students' thinking processes.
- Produces solutions for misconceptions according to the characteristics of subject area and individual differences of students.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concepts of mathematical error, difficulty and misconception and their relations with each other | Review from Related Source |
| 2 | Types of misconceptions | Review from Related Source |
| 3 | Causes of misconceptions | Review from Related Source |
| 4 | Questioning techniques of secondary school students | Review from Related Source |
| 5 | Misconceptions about the concepts of addition and subtraction and solutions | Review from Related Source |
| 6 | Misconceptions about fractions and solutions | Review from Related Source |
| 7 | Difficulties and solutions for students | Review from Related Source |
| 8 | Midterm | General Repetition |
| 9 | Common misconceptions about the main components of measurement and solution suggestions | Review from Related Source |
| 10 | Challenges and suggestions for negative numbers | Review from Related Source |
| 11 | Difficulties and solutions for learning and teaching of the concept of symmetry | Review from Related Source |
| 12 | Difficulties and solutions for teaching probability | Review from Related Source |
| 13 | Misconceptions about first order equations and solutions | Examine Thesis |
| 14 | Difficulties and solutions for conceptual learning of ratio and proportion | Examine Thesis |
| 15 | Difficulties and solutions in conceptual learning in geometry | Examine Thesis |
| 16 | Final | General repetition |