Academic Catalog

SSME705 ADVANCED STUDY OF PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION

Course Code:	4200705
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Secondary Science And Mathematics Educ.
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. SAFURE BULUT
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Theories of problem solving; strategies or solving; evaluation of problem solving ability; relationship between problem solving ability and affective variables; relationship between problem solving and cognitive style; meta-cognitive behavior during the problem solving; relationship between problem solving and mathematical modeling; extensive experience and practice in solving problems and evaluation of problem solving performances.