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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 |