Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / SÖEAE 304 - PRIMARY EDUCATION TEACHING

Code: SÖEAE 304 Course Title: MATHEMATICS TEACHING 2 Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department PRIMARY EDUCATION TEACHING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MEHMET HAYRİ SARI (mhsari@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to analyze the purpose and basic principles of mathematics teaching, the purpose, content, teaching-learning process and evaluation dimensions of the primary school mathematics curriculum, to develop and evaluate teaching-learning activities related to the subjects in the learning areas.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Define fractions, operations with fractions, decimals, and operations with decimals. PO-3 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
PO-8 Ability to use most appropriate teaching strategies, methods and techniques considering students’ developmental characteristics, individual differences, characteristics and achievements of the subject area.
Examination
LO-2 Explain geometry, development of geometric thinking in children, 2 and 3 dimensional geometry topics and their teaching. PO-3 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
PO-5 Being knowledgeable about students’ developmental and learning characteristics and also learning difficulties.
PO-7 Ability to use information sources related to the field.
Examination
LO-3 Measurement and measures can explain the development of the idea of measurement in children. PO-3 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
PO-8 Ability to use most appropriate teaching strategies, methods and techniques considering students’ developmental characteristics, individual differences, characteristics and achievements of the subject area.
PO-12 Knows ways to access information.
PO-20 Using ways to reach the information effectively.
PO-23 Effective use of information and communication technologies.
Examination
LO-4 Will be able to explain measurement and evaluation approaches in mathematics education. PO-5 Being knowledgeable about students’ developmental and learning characteristics and also learning difficulties.
PO-11 Ability to evaluate students’ achievements using different methods.
PO-15 Being capable of using different evaluation and assessment techniques.
Examination
LO-5 Can prepare activity examples by comprehending the achievements in the mathematics program. PO-3 Establishes a connection between Primary School Teaching and field disciplines.
PO-7 Evaluates the subjects of the courses given within the framework of basic knowledge in the field of Primary School Teaching with their methods, techniques and features and transforms them into knowledge.
PO-9 Having knowledge of curricula, teaching strategies, methods and techniques, measurement and evaluation related to this field.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course includes fractions, student difficulties in learning fractions, different meanings of fractions, fraction models, equivalence, comparison, ordering, operations with fractions, decimal fractions, operations with decimal fractions, geometry, development of geometric thinking in children, 2 and 3 dimensional geometry subjects and their teaching, measurement and measures, development of the idea of measurement in children, size, area, volume, time measurements, weighing, our money, data management, tables and graphics, measurement and evaluation in mathematics education, multiple measurement-evaluation methods and techniques, related subjects in primary school mathematics curriculum, It includes achievements and examples of appropriate activities.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Teaching the concept of fraction and students' difficulties in learning fractions. Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming and discussion
2 Teaching addition and subtraction operations in fractions. Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
3 Teaching multiplication and division operations in fractions Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
4 Decimal fractions and teaching Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
5 Operations and teaching of decimal fractions Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
6 The development of geometric thinking in the child Resource scanning, brainstorming and question-answer
7 2D geometry topics and their teaching Skill development, lecture, question and answer and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 3D geometry topics and their teaching Skill development, lecture, question and answer and discussion
10 The development of the idea of measurement in children and measurement teaching Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
11 Teaching the concepts of size, area, volume Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
12 Time measurement, weighing and teaching of our coins Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
13 Data management, tables and graphs Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
14 Teaching concepts in data learning Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
15 Related topics, achievements and examples of appropriate activities in the primary school mathematics curriculum Lecture, question-answer, brainstorming, group work and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Altun, M. (2012). Eğitim fakülteleri ve sınıf öğretmenleri için matematik öğretimi. Bursa: Alfa Aktüel Yayınları.
2 Akkaya, R. (Ed.) (2018). İlkokulda matematik öğretimi. Ankara: Eğiten Kitap.
3 Van de Walle, J., Karp, K. S. ve Bay-Williams, J. M. (2013) İlkokul ve ortaokul matematiği. Gelişimsel yaklaşımla öğretim. (Çev. Ed. S. Durmuş). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
4 Toptaş. V., Olkun, S., Çekirdekci, S. ve Sarı, M. H. (Ed.). (2020). İlkokulda matematik öğretimi. Ankara: Vizetek Yayınları.
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture notes, supplementary resources, smart board or projection, unit cube, multiplication table, multi-square set, multi-cube set, algebra tiles, pattern blocks, tangram, fraction cards, geometry strip, isometric paper, geometry board, scaled volumes, number scale

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 128