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Financial literacy and its status in the mathematics curriculums of TurkeyFinansal okuryazarlik ve Türkiye matematik ögretim programlarindaki konumu

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The aim of the study is to analyse the position of financial literacy that increases its popularity in the worldwide in the mathematics curriculums of Turkey. Thus, the mathematics curriculums of elementary and secondary school emerged after 2005 are analysed. In this process, there are three main development points: 2005, 2013, 2017. The curriculums are analysed by domains declared in literacy analysing of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), by the initiatives of various countries which carried out related works, and by the framework of financial literacy. These situations are important for people and their families. Recently, The theme of financial literacy has been noticed in the education area. Financial literacy education initiatives and awareness working are carried out in developed and developing countries by leading The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The theme of financial literacy has been a fundamental factor in curriculums some countries such as Australia, Canada, The United Kingdom, and The United States. In Turkey, the head “Conscious Consumption Aritmetry” is added to mathematics curriculums in 2009, and the theme of financial literacy is declared in the curriculums in 2017. The mathematics curriculums of elementary and secondary school published in 2005 include financial knowledge & skills, and relationships between mathematical and financial concepts implicitly. But its position has reduced in the new curriculums in years. In elementary level, the head “our money” is included all of them although the head “Conscious Consumption Aritmetry” has been handled at various levels. In Turkey, the theme of financial literacy should be integrated into related curriculums like mathematics. So, firstly an educational policy should be occurred intended for financial literacy and the curriculums should be revised according to financial literacy.Extended English abstract is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetEkonomik Isbirligi ve Kalkinma Örgütü (OECD) öncülünde gelismis ve gelismekte olan ülkelerde okul çagindaki ögrenciler ve yetiskinler için finansal okuryazarlik egitimleri ve bilinçlendirme çalismalari yürütülmektedir. Kanada, Amerika Birlesik Devletleri, Birlesik Krallik, Avustralya gibi birçok ülkede finansal okuryazarlik, ögretim programlarinda temel faktörlerden biri olarak yerini almistir. Bu çalismanin amaci dünyada önemi giderek artan finansal okuryazarligin Türkiye’de uygulanan matematik ögretim programlarindaki durumunu incelemektir. Nitel arastirma desenine sahip bu çalismada 2005 yilindan sonra gelistirilen 2005 ilkögretim ve ortaögretim, 2013 ilkokul, ortaokul ve ortaögretim, 2017 ilkokul-ortaokul ve ortaögretim matematik ögretim programlari doküman incelemesi yöntemi ile ele alinmaktadir. Dikey karsilastirma yaklasiminin benimsendigi çalismada dokümanlar finansal okuryazarlik literatürü ve uluslararasi ögrenci degerlendirme sinavi (PISA)’nin finansal okuryazarlik yaklasimi çerçevesinde degerlendirilmektedir. Ögretim hedefleri, kazanimlar ve ögrenme süreçlerinin analizinde içerik analizi uygulanmistir. Elde edilen bulgular isiginda, Türkiye’de 2009 yilinda matematik ögretim programina “Bilinçli Tüketim Aritmetigi” basligiyla finansal okuryazarliga adim atildigi, 2017 yilindaki degisiklikle “finansal okuryazarlik” kavraminin kazanimlarda yer buldugu görülmektedir. 2005 ilkögretim ve ortaögretim matematik ögretim programlarinda örtük sekilde finansal bilgi ve becerilere farkli ögrenme alanlarinda yer verildigi, matematiksel ve finansal kavramlar arasinda iliskilendirmeler yapildigi ancak bu durumun revize edilen yeni programlarda giderek zayifladigi saptanmistir. Programlarin olusumundaki önemi ve yogunlugu dikkate alindiginda finansal okuryazarliga yönelik bir egitim politikasi olusturulmasi ve buna uygun olarak ögretim programlarinin revize edilmesi gerektigi görülmektedir.

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