Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Aritmetikten Cebire Geçiş Süreçlerinin İncelenmesi: Sembollerin Kullanımı ve Harflerin Anlamı

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2, 0 - 0, 23.12.2016

Yaşar Akkan Adnan Baki

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı 5-8.sınıf öğrencilerinin aritmetikten cebire geçiş süreçlerini sembollerin kullanımı ve harflerin anlamını yorumlama bağlamında araştırmak ve araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre önerilerde bulunmaktır. Gelişimci araştırmaların bir türü olan enlemesine çalışmanın kullanıldığı bu çalışmada, farklı öğrenim seviyelerindeki 285 ortaokul öğrencisine yazılı sınavlar uygulanmış, 24 öğrenciyle ise klinik mülakatlar yürütülmüştür. Veri toplamak amacıyla aritmetikten cebire geçişin inceleneceği bu iki konuyu içeren 2 soru ile ek sorular hazırlanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın veri analizinde bu iki konuya ilişkin hazırlanan karakterizasyon tablolarından yararlanılmıştır. Ayrıca yazıya dökülen klinik mülakat verileriyle farklı öğrenim seviyelerindeki ortaokul öğrencilerin aritmetikten cebire geçiş sürecindeki değişim ve gelişimleri incelenmiştir. Sonuç olarak farklı öğrenim seviyelerindeki öğrencilerin öğrenim seviyeleri arttıkça iki konu açısından aritmetikten cebire geçişin olumlu yönde değiştiği ve geliştiği görülmüş, fakat öğrenim seviyeleri arasındaki bu değişim ve gelişim çok az olmuştur.

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