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Investigation of the Secondary School Mathematics Teachers Written Exam Questions on Data Handling / Ortaokul Matematik Öğretmenlerinin Veri İşleme Öğrenme Alanına Dair Yazılı Sınav Soruları Üzerine İnceleme
Abstract
Having close ties with thinking and importance in terms of student development process, the qualities of questions are important. The literature suggests certain features characterize significance of questions such as cognitive demands, relationships with the curricular standards and the types of connections. When teachers’ exam questions are investigated, one could gain insights into teachers’ emphases placed during instructional practices. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of the exam questions of secondery school mathematics teachers regarding the data handlingcontent domain. For this purpose, teacher exam questions were analyzed in terms of Bloom's taxonomy, types of connections, data representations, and the curricular standards (or learning outcomes). Designed as descriptive research, the study employed document analysis method. In this respect, a total of 231 questions from the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade levels collected from 85 secondary school mathematics teachers. The questions were examined with deductive content analysis approach based on the dimensions determined in the light of relevant literature. The findings suggested that teachers’ exam questions remained at the level of noticing and often required to read simple (and at times superficial) relationships seen at first glance. In addition, it was determined that the teachers concentrated on particular learning outcomes and neglected others while preparing questions. Considering the interaction of exam questions with students’ cognitive skills, teachers were recommended to employ questions to support the development of students’ mathematical literacy, a quality necessary for individuals to become prepared to the future shaped by technological and scientific development.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Haziran 2022
Gönderilme Tarihi
25 Mayıs 2021
Kabul Tarihi
5 Mayıs 2022
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 1970 Cilt: 13 Sayı: 3
APA
Bakırcı, G., Özmantar, M., & Bozkurt, A. (2022). Ortaokul Matematik Öğretmenlerinin Veri İşleme Öğrenme Alanına Dair Yazılı Sınav Soruları Üzerine İnceleme / Investigation of the Secondary School Mathematics Teachers Written Exam Questions on Data Handling. e-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 13(3), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.19160/e-ijer.928545