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Investigating Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Implementation Process of a Mathematical Modelling Problem: Planning of Implementation and Teacher Interventions

Ortaokul Matematik Öğretmenlerinin Matematiksel Modelleme Problemini Uygulama Sürecinin İncelenmesi: Uygulamayı Planlama ve Öğretmen Müdahaleleri

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98–123
Publication Date
2021-06-14
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On the other hand, the findings revealed although teachers encountered some negative situations during the implementations, they evaluated their first implementation process generally positive for both themselves and their students.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The study aims to examine two middle school mathematics teachers’ implementation process of a mathematical modeling problem with their students in terms of planning of the implementation, teacher interventions in the implementation process and the teachers' evaluations of their implementation processes.
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Key Findings & Data:This study was designed as a qualitative case study and conducted in 2018-2019 academic year.
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Conclusion & Impact:On the other hand, the findings revealed although teachers encountered some negative situations during the implementations, they evaluated their first implementation process generally positive for both themselves and their students.
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⚙️Variables:Matematiksel modelleme · ortaokul matematik öğretmenleri · öğretmen müdahaleleri

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The study aims to examine two middle school mathematics teachers’ implementation process of a mathematical modeling problem with their students in terms of planning of the implementation, teacher interventions in the implementation process and the teachers' evaluations of their implementation processes. This study was designed as a qualitative case study and conducted in 2018-2019 academic year. The participants of the study consist of two middle school mathematics teachers working in different public middle schools that are determined according to criterion sampling as one of the purposeful sampling methods. “The Sneakers Problem’’ was implemented by the mathematics teachers in their classrooms. The data sources of this study were teachers' implementation plans, semi-structured interviews before and after implementation, audio and video recordings of the implementation processes. The findings showed that both teachers planned their implementations and carried them out within 80 minutes. Furthermore, the findings regarding the teacher interventions also displayed that diagnosis of students’ thinking was predominant support as the intentions of the interventions and organizational support was predominant as the area of intervention for both teachers. On the other hand, the findings revealed although teachers encountered some negative situations during the implementations, they evaluated their first implementation process generally positive for both themselves and their students. The findings suggest that teachers need both practice and support for the process of applying the modeling problems in the classroom environment.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, iki ortaokul matematik öğretmeninin bir matematiksel modelleme problemini kendi öğrencileri ile uygulama sürecini, uygulamayı planlama, uygulama sürecinde öğretmen müdahaleleri ve uygulama sürecini değerlendirmeleri açısından incelemektir. Bu çalışma nitel durum çalışması olarak tasarlanmış ve 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın katılımcılarını, amaçlı örneklem yöntemlerinden ölçüt örneklemeye göre belirlenmiş farklı devlet ortaokullarında görev yapan iki ortaokul matematik öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmanın amacı kapsamında “Spor Ayakkabı Problemi” adlı modelleme problemi, matematik öğretmenleri tarafından sınıflarında uygulanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın veri kaynaklarını, öğretmenlerin uygulama planları, uygulama öncesi ve sonrası yarı yapılandırılmış birebir görüşmeler, uygulama sürecinin ses ve video kayıtları oluşturmaktadır. Bulgular, iki öğretmenin de uygulamalarını planlayarak 80 dakikalık bir sürede planlı bir şekilde yürüttüklerini ortaya koymuştur. Aynı zamanda, öğretmen müdahaleleri ile ilgili bulgular öğretmenlerin uygulama sürecinde sergiledikleri müdahale amacı olarak ikisinin de benzer şekilde en çok öğrenci düşüncelerine tanı koyma amaçlı müdahalelerde, müdahale alanı olarak ise en çok organizasyonla ilgili müdahalelerde bulunduğunu göstermiştir. Diğer taraftan bulgular, birtakım olumsuzluklarla karşılaşmalarına rağmen, öğretmenlerin ilk uygulama süreçlerini hem kendileri hem de öğrencileri açısından genel olarak olumlu geçen bir uygulama olarak değerlendirdiklerini ortaya koymuştur. Bu çalışmanın bulguları öğretmenlerin modelleme problemini sınıf ortamında uygulama sürecine yönelik hem pratiğe hem de desteğe ihtiyaçları olduğuna işaret etmektedir.

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KABAR, M. G. D., TUTKUN, M. İ. (2021). Investigating Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Implementation Process of a Mathematical Modelling Problem: Planning of Implementation and Teacher Interventions. International Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 2, 98–123. https://ajindex.com/articles/766465

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