At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explains the importance of spatial thinking in mathematics teaching. 2) Distinguishes basic geometric structures and concepts. 3) Explains the nature of measurement and measurement. 4) Develops appropriate materials and strategies for teaching geometry and measurement subjects and organizes course content 5) Explains students' understanding levels and any difficulties and misconceptions they may have regarding geometry and measurement. 6) Relates geometry and measurement topics to daily life and other courses.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No
COURSE DEFINITION
Students who take this course are expected to have knowledge about the nature of spatial thinking and measurement, and to gain perspective on the strategies that can be applied in the teaching of these concepts. In this course, Van Hiele thinking levels; basic geometric concepts; geometric structures; geometric bodies; accompaniment and similarity; transformation geometry; projection; patterns and ornaments; fractals; Pythagorean theorem; The nature of measurement, teaching of time, length, area, volume and angle measurement subjects, student knowledge about these subjects, the relationship of these subjects with daily life and other lessons, and how they are handled in national and international curricula are included.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Geometry, geometric thinking, spatial thinking
2nd Week
Why do we learn geometry?
3rd Week
Van Hiele levels of thinking
4th Week
Basic geometric concepts and teaching
5th Week
Circle, circle and teaching
6th Week
Polygons and teaching
7th Week
Triangles and Teaching- Congruence and similarity- Pythagoras theorem
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
Geometric objects and teaching
10th Week
Patterns, Ornaments, Fractals and Teaching
11th Week
Geometric Transformations and Teaching
12th Week
Measurement, nature of measurement; Teaching length and perimeter
13th Week
Area and volume teaching
14th Week
Teaching liquid, weight, time measurements and coins
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
-Ağırman Aydın, T. ve Küçük Demir, B. (Ed.). (2020). Geometri ve öğretimi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi -Atatürk, M. K. (2015). Geometri (4. baskı). Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları -Elçi, A. N., Bukova Güzel, E., Cantürk Günhan, B. ve Ev Çimen, E. (Ed.). (2016). Temel matematiksel kavramlar ve uygulamaları. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. -Ertekin, E. ve Ünlü, M. (Ed.). (2021). Geometri ve Ölçme Öğretimi: Tanımlar, Kavramlar, Etkinlikler. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. -French, D. (2017). Geometri öğretimi ve öğrenimi. (Çev. Ed. B. Gökkurt Özdemir, T. Uygun). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. (Orijinal yayın tarihi, 2004) -Hacıömeroğlu, G. ve Tarım, K. (Ed.). (2019). Matematik öğretiminin temelleri ortaokul. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. -Kar, T. Ve Öçal, M. F. (2020). İlköğretimde teknoloji destekli ölçme öğretimi (4. baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi -Mlodşnow, L. (2018). Öklid?in Penceresi: Paralel Çizgilerden Hiperuzay?a Geometrinin Öyküsü (2. baskı). İstanbul: Say - Sertöz, A. S. (Çev.) (2020). Öklid?in Elemanları. Ankara: Tübitak Popüler Bilim Kitapları -Van de Walle, J. A., Karp, K. S. & Bay-Williams, J. M. (2016). İlkokul ve ortaokul Matematiği: Gelişimsel yaklaşımla öğretim (S. Durmuş, Çev. Ed.) Ankara: Nobel