Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / İMEAE 507 - ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Code: İMEAE 507 Course Title: ANALYSIS OF MATHEMATICS COURSES Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer DERYA ÖZLEM YAZLIK (doyazlik@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To enable prospective teachers to recognize the textbooks that they will use when they start their profession and to gain the ability to examine the textbooks related to their field with a critical view. Thus, each prospective teacher will have the ability to choose the most appropriate textbook for their student. They will be able to evaluate textbooks by examining them from many aspects such as formal appearance, content (content), language, suitability for student level, attractiveness, contribution to meaningful learning, usefulness, teaching methods and strategies, evaluation criteria.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain the physical and educational features that should be in the textbook. PO-1 Has the information of teaching programs, teaching strategies, measurement and assessment methods related to the field.
PO-6 Adapts to teaching activities by following developments and innovations in the mathematics curriculum.
Examination
LO-2 Can explain the visual design and language expression features and standards that should be in the textbook. PO-5 Being knowledgeable about students’ developmental and learning characteristics and also learning difficulties.
PO-16 Evaluates the knowledge and skills in a critical way.
Examination
LO-3 Can examines some of the existing textbooks in terms of suitability for the curriculum, language, and student level. PO-5 Has the knowledge about students’ developmental and learning characteristics and also learning difficulties.
PO-6 Adapts to teaching activities by following developments and innovations in the mathematics curriculum.
PO-16 Evaluates the knowledge and skills in a critical way.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-4 Can examines some of the existing textbooks according to the teaching methods and strategies used and assessment methods. PO-1 Has the information of teaching programs, teaching strategies, measurement and assessment methods related to the field.
PO-8 Applies the most appropriate teaching strategies, methods and techniques considering students’ developmental characteristics, individual differences, characteristics and achievements of the subject area.
PO-13 Uses different measurement and evaluation methods and techniques.
PO-16 Evaluates the knowledge and skills in a critical way.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Physical, educational, visual design and language expression features and standards that should be in the textbook; the suitability of the contents of the textbooks to the program; content of some of the existing textbooks, language, suitability for student level, format, attractiveness, contribution to meaningful learning, use in teaching convenience etc. examination from different angles.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 History of textbooks Discussion Method, Narration Method, Question and Answer
2 Educational features that should be in textbooks Discussion Method, Narration Method, Question and Answer
3 Supplementary materials in textbooks Discussion Method, Narration Method, Question and Answer
4 Visual design of textbooks Discussion Method, Narration Method, Question and Answer
5 Language and expression in textbooks Discussion Method, Narration Method, Question and Answer
6 Suitability of mathematics textbooks to the program Discussion Method, Narration Method, Question and Answer
7 Scientific content in mathematics textbooks Discussion Method, Narration Method, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Examining the problems included in current mathematics textbooks Discussion Method, Team Work
10 Examination of existing mathematics textbooks in terms of including values education Discussion Method, Team Work
11 Examining the use of concrete teaching materials in existing mathematics textbooks Discussion Method, Team Work
12 Examination of existing mathematics textbooks in terms of including information and communication technologies Discussion Method, Team Work
13 Examination of current mathematics textbooks according to critical thinking standards Discussion Method, Team Work
14 Examination of existing mathematics textbooks according to mathematical modeling Discussion Method, Team Work
15 Making an overall assessment of the course Discussion Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Demirel, Ö. ve Kıroğlu, K. (2020). Ders Kitabı İncelemesi. Pegem Akademi.
2 Küçükahmet, L. (2003). Konu Alanı Ders Kitabı İnceleme Kılavuzu. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbooks, lecture notes, computer and projection

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 15 2 30
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 30

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 3 5 15
       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 3 7 21
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 122