Journals / Türk Bilgisayar ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi / 2017 / Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3

Connecting Mathematics to Real Life: An Investigation on How Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers Build Real Life Connections

Matematiğin Gerçek Hayatla İlişkilendirilmesi: Ortaokul Matematik Öğretmeni Adaylarının Nasıl İlişkilendirme Kurduklarına Yönelik Bir İnceleme

Pages
438–458
Publication Date
2017-11-07
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The findings indicated that prospective teachers were able to make explicit connections between mathematics and real life, understand the relation of mathematics to real life, and appreciate the use of building connections for the students.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In recent years, it has been drawn attention to the real life connections with mathematics as an important topic.
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Key Findings & Data:The participants of this study were the third-year prospective mathematics teachers who were studying in the department of mathematics teaching at a medium-sized state university and who take the Special Teaching Methods-II course in spring 2015-2016. 57 prospective secondary mathematics teachers were asked to establish real life connections in the direction of objectives from the teaching program, and to explain their reasons.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings indicated that prospective teachers were able to make explicit connections between mathematics and real life, understand the relation of mathematics to real life, and appreciate the use of building connections for the students.
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📍Scope:2015-2016 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Gerçek hayat ilişkilendirmesi · matematiksel ilişkilendirme · matematik öğretmeni adayları

Abstract

In recent years, it has been drawn attention to the real life connections with mathematics as an important topic. Although the majority of the studies in the literature point that building the real life connection is vital, only some of them examine how and why teachers and prospective teachers build this connection. The participants of this study were the third-year prospective mathematics teachers who were studying in the department of mathematics teaching at a medium-sized state university and who take the Special Teaching Methods-II course in spring 2015-2016. 57 prospective secondary mathematics teachers were asked to establish real life connections in the direction of objectives from the teaching program, and to explain their reasons. The codes obtained from the study of Gainsburg (2008) and Lee (2012) were used for the data analysis. The findings indicated that prospective teachers were able to make explicit connections between mathematics and real life, understand the relation of mathematics to real life, and appreciate the use of building connections for the students.

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Matematiğin gerçek hayatla ilişkilendirilmesi son yıllarda önemle üzerinde durulan bir konu olarak dikkat çekmektedir. Yapılan çalışmaların birçoğu bu tür ilişkilendirmelerin önemli olduğunu vurgularken, çok az bir kısmı öğretmenlerin ve öğretmen adaylarının matematiği gerçek hayatla neden ve nasıl ilişkilendirdiğini incelemektedir. Bu çalışmanın katılımcılarını, orta ölçekli bir devlet üniversitesinde matematik öğretmenliği bölümünde öğrenim görmekte olan ve 2015-2016 bahar döneminde Özel Öğretim Yöntemleri-II dersini alan üçüncü sınıf matematik öğretmeni adayları oluşturmaktadır. 57 ortaokul matematik öğretmeni adayından kazanımlar doğrultusunda gerçek hayat ilişkilendirmeleri kurmaları ve nedenlerini açıklamaları istenmiştir. Verilerin analizi aşamasında Gainsburg (2008) ve Lee’nin (2012) gerçek hayat ilişkilendirmelerine yönelik kodları kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, gerçek hayat ilişkilendirme çalışmalarıyla öğretmen adaylarının üstü kapalı olarak değil açıkça ilişkilendirmeler yapabildiğini, matematiğin gerçek hayatla ilişkisini kavrayabildiğini ve ilişkilendirmelerin öğrenciler açısından yararını fark edebildiğini göstermektedir.

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Özgeldi, M., Osmanoğlu, A. (2017). Connecting Mathematics to Real Life: An Investigation on How Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers Build Real Life Connections. Türk Bilgisayar ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3, 438–458. https://ajindex.com/articles/241178

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