Academic Catalog

MSE511 ADVANCED PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION

Course Code: 4600511
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Mathematics And Science Education
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Theories of problem solving; problem solving strategies; 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 method and mathematical modeling; extensive experience and practice in solving problems and evaluation of problem solving performances.