MATEMATİK ÖĞRETMENLERİNİN MATEMATİKSEL DÜŞÜNMEYİ DESTEKLEME BAĞLAMINDAKİ PEDAGOJİK ALAN BİLGİLERİ NASIL GELİŞTİRİLEBİLİR?

Abstract

HOW COULD THE MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE IN THE CONTEXT OF SUPPORTING MATHEMATICAL THINKING BE DEVELOPED?

This study is an action research that is performed to see how mathematics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in the context of supporting students’ mathematical thinking could be developed. Participants of the research were six volunteer mathematics teachers. Data were collected via observations, interviews and documents. The collected data were analyzed by using content analysis, descriptive analysis and document analysis. Action plans were prepared and implemented in the study. The obtained findings indicate that the action plans worked to develop mathematics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in the context of supporting students’ mathematical thinking. Suggestions are presented about how to revise the action plans.

Keywords: mathematical thinking, pedagogical content knowledge, action research.

Özet

Bu araştırma, matematik öğretmenlerinin öğrencilerin matematiksel düşünmelerini destekleme bağlamındaki pedagojik alan bilgilerinin nasıl geliştirilebileceğine yönelik olarak yürütülen bir eylem araştırmasıdır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları altı gönüllü matematik öğretmenidir. Veriler gözlem, görüşme ve dokümanlar aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Toplanan nitel verilerin analizinde içerik analizi, betimsel analiz ve doküman analizinde yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmada bazı eylem planları hazırlanmış ve uygulanmıştır. Ulaşılan bulgular uygulanan eylem planlarının matematik öğretmenlerinin matematiksel düşünmeyi destekleme bağlamındaki pedagojik alan bilgilerini geliştirmede işe yaradığını göstermiştir. Eylem planlarının nasıl revize edilebileceği ele alınarak önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Anahtar Sözcük: matematiksel düşünme, pedagojik alan bilgisi, eylem araştırması.

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