PAÜ .:. Eğitim Öğretim Bilgi Sistemi

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
IME 506	GEOMETRY TEACHING IN ELEMENTARY GRADES	3 + 0	2nd Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	To understand child’s conception of geometry and development of geometric thought and to develop activities for learning and teaching of geometry using dynamic geometry software.
Course Content	Studying the development of geometric thought and concepts in children, issues in learning and teaching geometry; developing, implementing and evaluating geometry activities using various tools (geoboard, dynamic geometry software, etc..).
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students should explain the relationships among geometric concepts and structures in the elementary mathematics curriculum
2	Students should compare the geometry content and teaching approaches in elementary mathematics curricula in different countries
3	Students should explain stages of child’s development of geometric concepts, structures and relations
4	Students should explain van-Hiele geometric thought levels
5	Students should evaluate research studies on van-Hiele models of geometric thinking across different age groups
6	Students should develop teaching materials based on van-Hiele geometric thought levels
7	Students should utilize dynamic geometry software for teaching geometry
8	Students should do research on learning and teaching of geometric concepts, relations, and structures

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12
LO 001	5	2
LO 002	5	2					1		3
LO 003	5	2
LO 004	5	2
LO 005	5	2	1			1	1		3
LO 006	4	5	5					5	3
LO 007		5	5	5		3	1		4	1
LO 008	5				2	2	1	4	4		2	1
Sub Total	34	20	11	5	2	6	4	9	17	1	2	1
Contribution	4	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	4	60
Assignments	5	9	45
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Final examination	1	30	30
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
IME 506	GEOMETRY TEACHING IN ELEMENTARY GRADES	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2023-2024 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. EMİNE GAYE ÇONTAY	germec@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0224	%

Goals		To understand child’s conception of geometry and development of geometric thought and to develop activities for learning and teaching of geometry using dynamic geometry software.
Content		Studying the development of geometric thought and concepts in children, issues in learning and teaching geometry; developing, implementing and evaluating geometry activities using various tools (geoboard, dynamic geometry software, etc..).

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Geometric concepts in elementary school curriculum, introduction to Sketchpad software
2	Geometry topics and teaching in elementary school curriculum, geometric constructions with Sketchpad
3	Child’s development of change of position and measurement (Piaget), geometric transformations with Sketchpad
4	Conception of distance and conservation of length (Piaget)
5	Measurement of length (Piaget)
6	Concept of angle and angular measurement (Piaget)
7	Geometric loci and representations of curves (Piaget)
8	Conservation and measurement of area (Piaget)
9	Conservation and measurement of volume (Piaget)
10	Construction of Euclidean space (Piaget)
11	Van-Hiele geometric thinking levels
12	Using Van-Hiele geometric thinking levels in teaching geometry
13	Studies on Van-Hiele model of geometric thinking among elementary students
14	Studies on Van-Hiele model of geometric thinking among adults

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Piaget, J, Inhelder, B and Szeminska, A. (1960). The Child’s Conception of Geometry: New York, NY: Basic Books Inc	English
Jale Bintaş ve Buket Akıllı. Bilgisayar Destekli Geometri. Öğreti Yayınları	Türkçe
Geometer’s Sketchpad Yazılımı	English

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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