İlköğretim Matematik Öğretmenlerinin Histogram Kavramına İlişkin Kavrayışları ve Bu Kavramın Öğretim Sürecinde Karşılaştıkları Sorunlar

Öz

Araştırmanın amacı, ilköğretim matematik öğretmenlerinin 8. sınıf matematik öğretim programında yer alan histogram konusuyla ilgili kavrayışlarını ve öğretim sürecinde yaşadıkları sorunlarla ilgili görüşlerini ortaya çıkarmaktır. Katılımcılar, amaçlı örneklem yöntemine göre belirlenen ve Ankara’daki farklı devlet okullarında veya özel okullarda öğretmenlik yapan altı ilköğretim matematik öğretmeninden oluşmaktadır. Veriler, araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış bir görüşme formu aracılığıyla elde edilmiştir. Görüşmeler bireysel olarak yapılmıştır ve ses kayıt cihazı ile kaydedilmiştir. Sonuçlar, öğretmenlerin birçoğunun histogram, grup genişliği ve grup sayısı gibi kavramların anlamlarına yönelik derinlemesine muhakeme yapamadıklarını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Ek olarak, öğretmenlerin histogramın öğretim sürecinde; sekizinci sınıf matematik öğretmen kılavuz kitaptaki hatalar, öğrencilerin yaşadığı sıkıntılar ve okul dışı etkenler nedeniyle çeşitli problemler yaşadıkları tespit edilmiştir. Öğretmenler, özellikle sekizinci sınıf öğretmen kılavuz kitabında verilen histogramda grup genişliğinin bulunmasıyla ilgili açıklamaları tutarsız bulduklarını belirtmişlerdir

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Histogram, ilköğretim matematik öğretmenleri, sekizinci sınıf öğretim programı

In-Service Elementary Mathematics Teachers\' Conceptions of Histogram and Difficulties about Its Teaching Process

Öz

The aim of this study was to examine in-service elementary mathematics teachers’ conceptions of histogram and their difficulties about its teaching process. By using purposeful sampling method, participants were selected as six in-service elementary mathematics teachers teaching at different private or government schools in Ankara. Data was obtained via a semi-structured interview form which was prepared by the researchers. The interviews were conducted individually and recorded with a voice recorder. The results of the study indicated that some teachers did not make reasonable interpretations about the meaning of histogram, the width of the interval, and the number of the groups. In addition, they had problems in their teaching processes because of the mistakes in the eighth grade mathematics teachers’ book, problems encountering students, and out-of-school education factors. Especially, teachers stated that they found inconsistent the explanations about the width of the interval of a histogram in the teachers’ book for eighth grade level.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Histogram, elementary mathematics teacher,8 th grade curriculum

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