İlköğretim 4. Sınıf Matematik Programının Öğrenme Alanları ... - KEFAD

28 İlköğretim 4. Sınıf Matematik Programının …V. Toptaş, M. Elkatmış, E. T. KaracaSUMMARYInternational student assessment studies has been implemented since the 1990s.and it helps countries to compare the functioning of their education systems intheir own countries with other countries in order to create a basic database.TIMSS is an international survey that held every 4 years and evaluate countries’science and mathematics achievement in terms of several variables likeknowledge and some skills. When we look at the contents of the tests in, it’s seenthat TIMSS’s purpose is not to determine whether students are learning certaininformation or not. The purpose of the research is to extent students' knowledgeand skills in real life, if they can use these skills in resolving the currentproblems in real life (MEB, 2007; OECD, 2007).In classroom environment, teachers are very important for students to developthese kind of skills. The most effective tool in teaching mathematics are teachers.The most important tool that teachers use is the textbook. For a good matheducation, it’s important to care for writing math books. Brändström (2005)made a study in Sweden and analyzed textbooks that have been used for 7.Grades, he analyzed three different levels of textbooks and the questions in thesebooks. The results shows that the questions in the textbooks are preparedaccording to student’s level, there are questions that based on knowledge but asmall percentage, and there are a lot of questions in the textbooks are forreasoning.Cakir (2009) made a study about 5. Grade mathematics textbooks, it’s found outthat the book does not offer questions for any student’s level, and there are notenough questions for student's self-assessment, the book is not enough forreasoning and high level thinking skills for students. Also Dede and Yaman(2005) made a similar study and they analyzed for secondary school math andscience books and compare with PISA, and the results shows that there are notenough exercises for problem solving and the contents of textbooks should beprepared according to the developmental characteristics of students.Turkey had participated in this research at 8. Grade class level in the years 1999and 2007 and shall also participate at 4. Grade class level for the first time inTIMSS 2011. Our country have been participating these international exams andfor that reason, it’s important for our country to assess the questions in ourtextbooks according to learning and mental areas. Therefore, it’s important andnecessary to analyse the questions in 4. grade mathematics textbook according tocognitive areas of learning with comparing TIMSS.The purpose of the study is to compare the questions in 4. Grade mathematicsstudent workbook based on learning areas and mental reasoning with thequestions that had been asked in TIMSS 2007. For this reason a studentworkbook used in 2010-2011 semester in public schools in Kırıkkale had beenchoosed and analyzed.