Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Teaching Numbers MTÖ301 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Distance Education
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Duygu ARABACI
Instructor(s) ŞAHİN DANİŞMAN
Assistants
Goals Teaching numerical systems, various number sets and teaching basic concepts related to these subjects; identifying the misconceptions related to these subjects and proposing solutions for these difficulties.
Course Content Setting number system, natural numbers, operations in natural numbers, numbers with different bases, integers, multipliers and folds, divisibility rules, LCM and GCD concepts and their applications; Ratio, proportion concepts and their applications; Real numbers, exponents and radicals, fractions, decimals, percentages; Rational and irrational numbers; Teaching basic concepts about sets (organizing course content - using appropriate teaching materials and strategies, etc.); Student knowledge about these subjects (understanding, interpretation, student difficulties, mistakes, misconceptions and causes of students thinking about concepts); Relating the topics with daily life and other lessons.
Learning Outcomes - Students will learn the basic features of various number clusters and their relations with each other.
- Students will perform the applications of LCM and GCD; rate and proportion subjects.
- Students will learn how to teach basic topics about sets.
- Students will identify the misconceptions that may arise in the students related to the topic of numbers and make suggestions for solutions.
- Students will establish the relationship between everyday life and other subjects with the basic concepts of numbers subject.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Setting number system, natural numbers, operations in natural numbers, numbers with different bases Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
2. Week Multipliers and folds, divisibility rules Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
3. Week LCM and GCD concepts and their applications Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
4. Week Ratio, proportion concepts and their applications Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
5. Week Real numbers, exponents and radicals Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
6. Week Fractions, decimals, percentages Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
7. Week Rational and irrational numbers Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Designing the course content related to teaching basic concepts about sets Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
10. Week Using teaching materials and strategies related to set Course Hours Verbal Expression
11. Week Understanding and interpreting students’ reasoning about the subjects in this course Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
12. Week Examining of students’ difficulties and mistakes related to the concepts in this course Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
13. Week Investigating the misconceptions of teaching numbers and its reasons Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
14. Week Final Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
Recommended Sources
Matematik Öğretiminin Temelleri, G. Hacıömeroğlu, K. Tarım, Anı Yayıncılık.
Ortaokulda Matematik Öğretimi ( 5 - 8. Sınıflar ), Yaşar Baykul, Pegem.
İlkokul ve Ortaokul Matematiği, John A. Van De Walle, Karen S. Karp, Jennifer M. Bay, Williams, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 5 -
PY3 5 0 0 5 0 4 -
PY6 4 0 5 4 4 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 3 42
Preparation, After Class Study 6 3 18
Research 6 1 6
Midterm 1 1 11.5 11.5
Homework 1 1 20 20
Homework 2 1 10 10
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0