ELE617 ELEMENT. MATH. TEACHING AS A LEARNING PROFESSION
Course Code: |
4100617 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
Department: |
Elementary Education |
Language of Instruction: |
English |
Level of Study: |
PhD |
Course Coordinator: |
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Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Research about beliefs of prospective, beginning, and experienced mathematics teachers about mathematics teaching as a profession. Influence of teachers’ beliefs on their mathematics teaching practices. The relationship between perceptions of nature of mathematics and perceptions of elementary mathematics teaching.Analysis of opportunities for teacher learning in different instructional settings. Observation, conversation, writing, and classroom research as tools for improving mathematics teaching.