Investigation of Pre-service Teachers’ Knowledge and Skills on Creating Constructivist Mathematical Problem Solving Environments

Year 2023, Issue: 56, 463 - 503, 22.06.2023

Nadide Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.53444/deubefd.1203388

Abstract

Öğretmen Adaylarının Yapılandırmacı Matematiksel Problem Çözme Ortamları Oluşturabilmeye İlişkin Bilgi ve Becerilerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada ortaokul matematik öğretmen adaylarının problem çözmeye yönelik pedagojik bilgilerini ortaya çıkarmak amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma Türkiye’de İç Anadolu bölgesinde yer alan bir devlet üniversitesinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya 20 son sınıf öğretmen adayı katılmıştır. Öğretmen adayları grup olarak problem çözmeye ilişkin kazanımlara yönelik ders planı tasarlamışlar ve gerçek sınıf ortamında uygulama yapmışlardır. Öğretmen adaylarının rutin olmayan problemler hazırlayabildikleri ve bu problemlerin farklı stratejilerle çözülebildiği gözlenmiştir. Ayrıca bu problemlerin öğrencilerin seviyelerine uygun olduğu belirlenmiştir. Uygulamalar esnasında öğretmen adayları bazı bileşenlere (örn, problemi anlama, stratejinin uygulanması) yer vermelerine rağmen bazı bileşenlere (örn, problemin çözümü için bir strateji belirlenmesi, farklı problem çözme stratejilerine yer verme, tartışma ortamı oluşturma, öğrencilerin problem çözmeye ilişkin yaşayabilecekleri zorluk ve hatalar) yer vermekte çeşitli zorluklar yaşamışlardır. Problem çözme sürecinin önemli bir bileşeni olan değerlendirme aşamasına uygulama sürecinde hiçbir grubun yer vermemesi dikkat çekicidir. Elde edilen sonuçlardan hareketle öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

ortaokul matematik öğretmen adayları,, problem çözme,, problem çözmeye yönelik pedagojik bilgi

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