Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SEA4352015331MISCONCEPTIONS IN MATHEMATICS TEACHINGElective473
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To create awareness what mathematical misconceptions are and to enable them to receive appropriate measures for these misconceptions and to provide solutions.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Hayal YAVUZ MUMCU
Learning Outcomes
1Kavram yanılgısı ve hatayı, aralarındaki farkı açıklayabilme.
2To be able to explain misconception and error and the differences between. 2 To be aware of general reasons of misconceptions and general solutions offered for them. 3 To be able to explain students difficulties according to subject matter and reasons of them. 4 To be able suggest solutions for stsudents difficulties according to properties of subject matter and individual student differences. 5
3Konu alanının özelliklerine göre öğrenci zorluklarını ve bunların sebeplerini açıklayabilme
4 Konu alanının özelliklerine ve öğrencilerin bireysel farklılıklarına göre öğrenci güçlüklerine çözüm önerileri getirebilme.
5To be able to teach her/his lesson considering students difficulties.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
To create awareness what mathematical misconceptions are and to enable them to receive appropriate measures for these misconceptions and to provide solutions.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1What is a misconception What are the differences between misconception and error
2Epistemological, psychological and pedagogical reasons of misconceptions and general proposed solutions.
3Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about exponential and root numbers.
4Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about funstions
5Learning difficulties of high school studensts and proposed solutions about trigonometry.
6Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about probability and statistics.
7Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about mathematical reasoning.
8Midterm exam.
9Learning difficulties of high school studensts and proposed solutions about limit and continuity.
10Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about derivative.
11Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about integral.
12Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about linear algebra.
13Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about polygons.
14Learning difficulties and proposed solutions about solid geometry.
15Final exam.
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Recommended or Required Reading
Özmantar, M.F., Bingölbali, E., Akkoç, H. (2008). Matematiksel Kavram Yanılgıları ve Çözüm Önerileri, Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara. Bingölbali, E., Özmantar, M.F. (2009). Ilköğretimde Karşılaşılan Matematiksel Zorluklar ve Çözüm Önerileri, Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures14228
Discussion14228
Report Preparation10110
Report Presentation10110
Project Preparation616
Project Presentation616
Criticising Paper1000
Self Study14114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO3 45             
LO4 54             
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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