Graduate Education Institute · Mathematics Education · Master
ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Elif Esra ARIKAN
Course Objective
It is to realize the application and production of the problem that the individual wants to overcome, but the solution is defined as an invisible difficulty in mathematics lessons.
Course Content
Problem and problem types, problem solving process, importance of problem solving teaching, problem solving process in mathematics curriculum, recent developments in problem solving. Mathematical problem solving strategies and the importance of multiple representations. Problem Posing, problem posing strategies
Course Learning Outcomes
- to clarify the meaning of problem
- Determines the different problem types
- Willing to solve the real life problems
- Uses problem solving strategies
- Poses mathematical problems
- Determines the criteria to evaluate the posed problems
Core Area Distribution
(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%50 (46) Mathematics and Statistics%50
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionPresentationGroup StudyBrain StormingSelf studyProblem SolvingProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Midterm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Practice | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of Problem and Problem types | First Essential Resources, fourth part |
| 2 | Problem solving strategies | First Essential Resources, fourth part |
| 3 | Problem solving in primary school: Examining the curriculum | MEB Course Textbooks |
| 4 | Problem solving in secondary school: Examining the curriculum | MEB Course textbooks |
| 5 | Problem solving in high school: Examining the curriculum | MEB Course textbooks |
| 6 | The importance of problem solving | Related studies |
| 7 | The importance and necessity of problem posing | Second essential resource and Related studies |
| 8 | midterm | preliminary study |
| 9 | Problem posing stratejies (what-if-not) | second essential resource and related studies |
| 10 | Problem posing strategies (free-semi structured-structured types) | Stoyanova, E., & Ellerton, N. F. (1996). A framework for research into students’ problem posing in school mathematics. Technology in mathematics education, 518-525. |
| 11 | Problem posing in the World | Literatür Review |
| 12 | Problem posing in Turkey | Literature review |
| 13 | Field study | Student preparations |
| 14 | Field study | Student preparations |
| 15 | Field study | Student preparations |
| 16 | Final | Final |