STAKEHOLDERS EXPERIENCES OF USING 5E LEARNING CYCLE APPROACH IN TEACHING OF EULER’S FORMULA

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The positive outcomes of the 5E learning cycle have been known for many years. However, one of the reasons why teachers do not choose this learning cycle in their courses very often is that they do not know the 5E learning cycle. Therefore, it is necessary for the researchers to make studies on sample lesson plans and the conducting these plans. Therefore, a sample 5E learning cycle was planned, implemented and evaluated in this study. The aim of this research is to reveal the opinions of the participants on the 5E learning cycle mathematics lessons. For this purpose, 6 class-hours lessons were examined through perspectives of mathematics teacher, 5 students and researchers. The lessons were prepared for 11th grade students. The students who were interviewed before and after the lessons stated that paper folding was a popular topic in the geometry exams’ questions, the course being taught is very enjoyable, and it requires an exploration, sharing with peers in the group. The mathematics teacher who observed course was interviewed and he said that the designed lessons involved similar topics of geometry exam questions and in those lessons students could understand how mathematics helps in daily life. However, he admitted that such lessons were not possible to prepare for him because of his lack of knowledge of folding, and time limitations. According to the researchers, it was necessary to make arrangements for the application of classroom management and levels of 5E learning cycles.

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5E learning cyle , oigami , Euler’s formula , mathematics course

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi