Examination of Mathematics Teachers’ Mathematical Task Design Situations

Year 2020, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 210 - 239, 31.07.2020

Semra Polat Yüksel Dede

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the situations of middle school mathematics teachers to design different types of mathematical tasks and their used mathematical subjects when designing these tasks. In this context, this study was conducted using a single case study method from qualitative research methods. The study was carried out in the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year with 18 mathematics teachers working in state middle schools in the central and districts of a province in eastern Anatolia and determined by convenience sampling method. The data were gathered using a written form of open-ended questions and analyzed using semantic content analysis. One result of the study revealed that mathematics teachers tried to design the most contextual tasks. It was also determined that the mathematical subjects used in the design of these tasks differ according to the task type. In addition, some suggestions have been made for further research.

Keywords

Mathematics teachers, Mathematics task, Designing mathematics task, Preferred subjects

Matematik Öğretmenlerinin Matematiksel Görev Oluşturma Durumlarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, ortaokul matematik öğretmenlerinin farklı matematiksel görev oluşturma durumlarını ve bu görevleri oluştururken kullandıkları matematiksel konuları belirlemektir. Bu kapsamda bu çalışma, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden tekli durum çalışması deseni kullanılarak yürütülmüştür. Çalışma, 2019-2020 eğitim-öğretim yılı bahar yarıyılında Doğu Anadolu’daki bir ilin merkez ve ilçelerinde bulunan resmi ortaokullarda görev yapan ve kolay ulaşılabilir örnekleme yöntemi ile belirlenen 18 matematik öğretmeniyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, açık uçlu sorulardan oluşan bir yazılı görüş formu aracılığıyla toplanmış ve anlamsal içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmanın bir sonucu, matematik öğretmenlerinin en fazla bağlama dayalı görevler oluşturmaya çalıştıklarını ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, bu görevlerin oluşturulmasında kullanılan matematiksel konuların görev türüne göre farklılaştığı da belirlenmiştir. Ek olarak, ileri araştırmalar için bazı öneriler de yapılmıştır.

Keywords

Matematik öğretmenleri, , Matematiksel görev, , Matematiksel görev oluşturma, , Tercih edilen konular

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