Information Package / Course Catalogue
Mistake-Handling Activities in Mathematics Education
Course Code: MTE535
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Using errors as a learning-teaching tool for mathematics education

Course Content

It is a planned lesson on how errors can be used in mathematics education and their effects on the learning-teaching process.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Esra ALTINTAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the methods, approaches, and theories of mathematics teaching.
2.Defines and gives examples of mistakes, misconceptions, errors, misleading information, and paradoxes in mathematics.
3.Explains the methods used in the learning-teaching environment to learn about errors in mathematics.
4.Conducts a general error analysis for mathematical topics.
5.Implements mistake handling activities in the classroom environment.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Konyalıoğlu, A.C., Özkaya, M. ve Gedik, S.D. (2019). Matematik Eğitiminde Hata Temelli Aktiviteler. Ertual Akademi Yayıncılık, Erzurum.
2.Yıldırım,C. (1988). Matematiksel Düşünme. Remzi Kitapevi.
3.Houston, K. (2009). Matematikçi Gibi Düşünmek. Çev. M.Terziler & T. Öner. Palme Yayıncılık
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Methods and approaches of mathematics teaching
Week 2 - Theoretical
Theories and negative knowledge for mathematics teaching
Week 3 - Theoretical
Mathematical language and knowledge
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mistakes, misconceptions, and errors in mathematics
Week 5 - Theoretical
Mistakes, fallacies, paradoxes, and counterexamples in mathematics
Week 6 - Theoretical
Methods based on error in mathematics education (Non-exemplary, Contradictory Example, Learning from Mistakes)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Methods based on error in mathematics education (Cognitive Complexity, Conceptual Complexity, Argumentation)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Error-based activities in mathematics education
Week 9 - Theoretical
Error-based activities in mathematics education
Week 10 - Theoretical
Error management in mathematics
Week 11 - Theoretical
Error climate and tolerance in mathematics
Week 12 - Theoretical
Error analysis in mathematics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Error analysis in mathematics
Week 14 - Theoretical
Error and Brain
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment710070
Reading55025
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination120323
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026