The Role of Cinema in Raising Awareness of Dyscalculia: ‘Amateur’, ‘Night School’ and ‘Proxima’ Examples

Year 2024, Issue: Ö2 - Özel Eğitimde Disiplinlerarası Çalışmalar, 233 - 260, 31.12.2024

Şefika Sümeyye Çam , Yılmaz Mutlu

https://doi.org/10.56720/mevzu.1584309

Abstract

Research on dyscalculia, known as mathematics learning difficulties, has increased in recent years; however, the level of awareness is not suffici-ent and needs to be improved. For this reason, the films ‘Amateur’ (2018), ‘Night School’ (2018) and ‘Proxima’ (2019) were examined in order to inc-rease social awareness of students with dyscalculia and to evaluate their usability as a material in the training of teachers and experts who will work with these students. In this study, which was conducted using document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, scenes about the characte-ristics of individuals with dyscalculia, the problems they experience and the training they receive were analysed. As a result of the analysis, content to improve dyscalculia awareness was identified in a total of 26 scenes. Speci-fic characteristics of individuals with dyscalculia such as seeing numbers upside down, not being able to read the clock, having difficulty in making sense of numbers and not being able to do four operations were reflected in the films. In addition, it was determined that these individuals experienced difficulties such as confusion, inability to concentrate, feeling incompetent and social adjustment problems. In the films, the importance of parental and teacher support in the education given to students with dyscalculia was emphasised; the use of visual and tactile materials, reduction of distractions and self-confidence studies were found to be effective. These findings sug-gest that these films have an important potential in raising awareness of dyscalculia and their usability as educational materials.

Keywords

Dyscalculia, Learning Difficulties, Social Awareness, Film Analysis

Diskalkuli Farkındalığının Geliştirilmesinde Sinemanın Rolü: ‘Amateur’, ‘Night School’ ve ‘Proxima’ Örnekleri

Abstract

Matematik öğrenme güçlüğü olarak bilinen diskalkuli üzerine yapılan araştırmalar son yıllarda artış göstermiş olsa da, bu konudaki toplumsal far-kındalık düzeyi hala yeterli değildir. Bu nedenle, diskalkuliye sahip bireylere yönelik toplumsal farkındalığı artırmak ve bu öğrencilerle çalışacak öğret-men ile uzmanların eğitiminde materyal olarak kullanılabilirliği değerlen-dirmek amacıyla "Amateur" (2018), "Night School" (2018) ve "Proxima" (2019) filmleri incelenmiştir. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman ince-lemesi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmada, filmlerde diskalkuliye sa-hip bireylerin özellikleri, yaşadıkları sorunlar ve aldıkları eğitimlere ilişkin sahneler analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, toplam 26 sahnede diskalkuli farkındalığını artırabilecek içerikler olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Filmlerde dis-kalkuliye sahip bireylerin sayıları ters görme, saati okuyamama, sayıları an-lamlandırmada ve dört işlem yapmada zorluk yaşama gibi belirgin özellikle-ri yansıtılmıştır. Ayrıca, bu bireylerin kafa karışıklığı, odaklanamama, düşük özyeterlik ve toplumsal uyum sorunları gibi zorluklarla karşılaştıkları belir-lenmiştir. Filmlerde, diskalkuliye sahip bireylere verilen eğitimlerde ebeveyn ve öğretmen desteğinin önemine vurgu yapılmış; görsel ve dokunsal mater-yallerin kullanımı, dikkat dağıtıcı unsurların azaltılması ve özgüveni geliş-tirme çalışmalarının etkili olduğu görülmüştür. Bu bulgular, söz konusu filmlerin diskalkuli farkındalığını artırmada ve eğitim materyali olarak kul-lanılabilirlik açısından önemli bir potansiyele sahip olduğunu ortaya koy-maktadır.

Keywords

Diskalkuli, Öğrenme Güçlüğü, Toplumsal Farkındalık, Film Analizi

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