Author/Authors
KILIÇ, Hülya Yeditepe Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , ASLAN-TUTAK, Fatma Boğaziçi Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , ERTAŞ, Güneş Boğaziçi Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey
Title Of Article
Changes in Middle School Mathematics Curriculum Through the Lens of TIMSS
شماره ركورد
35607
Abstract
The new education system forced to make reforms in mathematics curriculum in Turkey. The purpose of this study is to interpret those changes in the line of an international mathematics assessment, specifically TIMSS 2011 assessment for the eighth graders. The middle school mathematics curricula written in 2009 and 2013 were analyzed in terms of their alignment with the scope of TIMSS 2011. The findings revealed that most of the content of TIMSS were initially taught during the seventh grade according to the old curriculum but they would be taught during the sixth grade in the new curriculum. In the TIMSS 2011 assessment, there are more items assessing the skills at applying level but in both curricula, the majority of the objectives are related to skills at knowing level. Furthermore, TIMSS 2011 results showed that most of the students failed in knowing type of items and the seventh grade subject matters.
From Page
129
NaturalLanguageKeyword
mathematics education , middle school mathematics curriculum , TIMSS
JournalTitle
Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education
To Page
141
JournalTitle
Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education
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