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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
IMO 4103	MISCONCEPTIONS IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING	3 + 0	7th Semester	4

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	Give insights to prospective teachers about mathematical error, difficulty and misconception, help them reveal similarities and differences about these concepts, administer them research the related literature about questioning techniques and offer solutions about these topics.
Course Content	Mathematical error, difficulty and misconception; types of misconceptions, mathematical concepts and common misconceptions about these concepts in the related literature; questioning techniques unveiling thinking processes of middle school students; offering solutions related to misconceptions based on the characteristics of subject area and individual differences of students.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Knows about mathematical error, difficulty and misconception.
2	Distinguishes the differences between error and misconception.
3	Knows about common misconceptions in middle school mathematics.
4	Knows about questioning techniques unveiling thinking processes of middle school students.
5	Offers solutions related to misconceptions based on the characteristics of subject area and individual differences of students.
6	Carries out a research on common misconceptions in middle school mathematics.

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	PO 13	PO 14
LO 001	5	5	5	5				4	5	5
LO 002	5	5	5	5	4			5	5	5
LO 003	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5
LO 004	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
LO 005	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	3
LO 006	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sub Total	30	30	30	30	24	14	20	29	30	30	14	13	13	12
Contribution	5	5	5	5	4	2	3	5	5	5	2	2	2	2

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	2	28
Assignments	1	4	4
Mid-terms	1	12	12
Final examination	1	18	18
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			104 4

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2026-2027 Fall	1	YELİZ ÖZKAN HIDIROĞLU
Details	2026-2027 Fall	2	YELİZ ÖZKAN HIDIROĞLU

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester	Mode of Delivery
IMO 4103	MISCONCEPTIONS IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2026-2027 Fall	Face to Face

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. YELİZ ÖZKAN HIDIROĞLU	yhidiroglu@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0233-01	%70

Goals		Give insights to prospective teachers about mathematical error, difficulty and misconception, help them reveal similarities and differences about these concepts, administer them research the related literature about questioning techniques and offer solutions about these topics.
Content		Mathematical error, difficulty and misconception; types of misconceptions, mathematical concepts and common misconceptions about these concepts in the related literature; questioning techniques unveiling thinking processes of middle school students; offering solutions related to misconceptions based on the characteristics of subject area and individual differences of students.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	The Importance of Identifying and Addressing Errors and Potential Misconceptions in Mathemtics Education
2	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Numbers and Operations
3	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Numbers and Operations
4	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Numbers and Operations
5	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Numbers and Operations
6	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Algebra
7	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Algebra
8	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Measurement
9	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Measurement
10	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Geometry
11	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Geometry
12	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Data Processing
13	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Data Processing
14	Possible Errors and Misconceptions in the Domain of Probability

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Van de Walle, J. A., Karp, K. S., & Bay-Williams, J. M. (2021). Elementary and middle school mathematics: Teaching developmentally (10th ed.). Pearson.	English
Ertekin, E., & Bütüner, S. Ö. (Eds.). (2023). Ortaokul matematiğinde hatalar-kavram yanılgıları ve giderilmesine yönelik etkinlikler. Vizetek Yayıncılık.	Türkçe
Özmantar, M. F., Bingölbali, E., & Akkoç, H. (Eds.). (2015). Matematiksel kavram yanılgıları ve çözüm önerileri. Pegem Akademi.	Türkçe
Zeybek, N., & Saygı, E. (Eds.). (2024). Örneklerle matematik öğretiminde kavram yanılgıları. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.	Türkçe

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

Prospective Student