Academic Catalog

MSE451 TEACHING AND LEARNING SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS III

Course Code: 4600451
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Mathematics And Science Education
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Geometric thinking models: Piaget, Van Hiele, Fischbein and Duval; Postulate/Axiom, theorem and definition; Proof techniques for theorems on geometry; Spatial visualization; Spatial orientation; Orthographic and isometric drawings; Non-metric geometry; Geometric construction; Geometric loci; Proof techniques in geometry; Misconceptions and difficulties in geometry; Teaching geometry with dynamic geometry software and concrete materials; Teaching and learning polygons, circles, solids and transformation geometry