Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / İMEAE 304 - ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Code: İMEAE 304 Course Title: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS TEACHING 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 ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SOLMAZ DAMLA GEDİK ALTUN (sdgedik@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SOLMAZ DAMLA GEDİK ALTUN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim is to enable students to develop concepts and ideas related to statistics and probability subjects that they will need at a basic level, to establish meaningful relationships between these concepts and ideas, and to develop their statistical thinking and reasoning skills.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Prepares activities for effective learning by considering the foundations and learning theories on which concepts related to probability and statistics are based. PO-6 Adapts to teaching activities by following developments and innovations in the mathematics curriculum.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-2 Analyzes how students perceive concepts related to probability and statistics. PO-5 Has the knowledge about students’ developmental and learning characteristics and also learning difficulties.
Examination
LO-3 5-8. designs and implements a lesson plan on a subject in the primary mathematics curriculum. PO-6 Adapts to teaching activities by following developments and innovations in the mathematics curriculum.
PO-7 Uses mathematical language accurately and effectively in their mathematics courses and in planning learning and teaching process.
PO-19 Plans and implements activities and occupational projects for the social circle lived with the consciousness of the social resposiblity.
Performance Project
LO-4 Knows the contribution of tools, technology and materials used in probability and statistics teaching to teaching. PO-21 Uses information and communication technologies effectively.
Presentation
LO-5 Identifies, formulates and analyzes real-life problems with statistical and mathematical techniques PO-12 Generates modelling and solutions relating problems in mathematics and other disciplines.
PO-18 Uses ways to reach the information effectively.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic concepts of probability, probability types, probability simulations and probability distributions; teaching data collection, organizing, displaying and analyzing data, the concept of distribution, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and measures of distribution (organizing the course content, using appropriate teaching materials and strategies, etc.); student knowledge about these subjects (understanding and interpreting student ideas about concepts, knowing students' difficulties, mistakes, misconceptions and their reasons); the relationship of these subjects with daily life and other lessons.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts of probability and curricula and related programs Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
2 Types of probability Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
3 Probability simulations and probability distributions. Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
4 Data collecting Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
5 Organizing, displaying and analyzing data and problem posing Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
6 Distribution concept, frequency distributions Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
7 Measures of central tendency and measures of distribution and problem posing Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
8 mid-term exam
9 Teaching approaches of basic concepts of probability and statistics Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
10 Misconceptions about Probability and Statistics and their reasons Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
11 Relationship of Probability and Statistics with daily life and other lessons Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
12 Materials that can be used in teaching probability and statistics Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
13 Analyzing student thinking on Probability and Statistics Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
14 Technology Assisted Probability and Statistics Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
15 Activities that can be applied in the teaching of probability and statistics Discussion Method, Trick Method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 etkinlik temelli olasılık ve istatistik öğretimi (Serdar Baltacı, Suphi Önder Bütüner)
2 teknolojik pedagojik alan bilgisi destekli olasılık ve istatistik öğretimi (Hatice Akkoç, Sibel Yeşildere İmre)
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination 0 0 0
2.Quiz 0 0 0
3.Laboratory exam 0 0 0
4.Presentation 0 0 0
5.Report 0 0 0
6.Workshop 0 0 0
7.Performance Project 0 0 0
8.Term Paper 0 0 0
9.Project 0 0 0
final exam 15 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 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0 0 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0 0 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0 0 0
Oral Examination 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Laboratory exam 0 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 7 7
mid-term exam 1 8 8
Own study for final exam 1 14 14
final exam 1 15 15
0
0
Total work load; 114