Melih Turgut
About
I have been working as an associate professor at the Department of Teacher Education since 2019. Prior to this, I worked at the Department of Science and Mathematics Education at Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Türkiye, from 2011 to 2019, with a postdoctoral researcher position at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, from 2014 to 2015.
Research
I am mainly interested in integrating digital technologies into mathematics education, where the key component stands as task design embedded into digital contexts that could invite students to conceptual learning. My current interests are:
- Computational thinking and programming practices in mathematics education, and the development of professional knowledge for teachers.
- Teaching and learning linear algebra.
- Statistical implicative analysis, measure construction, and Rasch rating scale model.
Projects
NordPlus Project: Co-designing Computational Thinking and Mathematics Curriculum Framework for Nordic-Baltic Preservice Teacher Education (with Uppsala University, Tallinn University and Vilnius University) - NordPlus NPHE-2025/10158
Horizon 2020 project (January 2021- December 2023): MaTeK Enhancement of Research Excellence in Mathematics Teacher Knowledge
Programming with Primary School Students- Pilotting Programming Robot Emil in Norwegian Schools
PhD Project under Supervision: Developing and Testing Computational Thinking and Programming Activities in line with Læreplan LK20 (Co-supervisor is Alison Clark-Wilson)
PhD Project under Supervision: Inquiry-Based Learning, Problem Posing and Professional Instrumental Genesis of Mathematics Teachers (under NORHED II project) (Co-supervisor is Farzad Radmehr)
ERME - related activities
Co-Leader, Thematic Working Group 15: Teaching Mathematics with Technology and Other Resources, CERME11, CERME12 and CERME13
Co-Leader, Thematic Working Group 3: Teaching and learning of linear and abstract algebra, logic, reasoning and proof, ERME topic Conference INDRUM
Co-Chair of the Conference, Mathematics Education in the Digital Age, ERME Topic Conference MEDA3
Editorial Work
Editorial Board Member
Research in Mathematics Education
Subject Area Editor
International Online Journal of Primary Education (IOJPE)
Ad-Hoc Reviewer for
Educational Studies in Mathematics
Mathematical Thinking and Learning
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
Mathematics Education Research Journal
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Journal of Educational Computing Research
Education and Information Technologies
PRIMUS: Problems, Resources and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies
Research
MaTeK: Enhancement of Research Excellence in Mathematics Teacher Knowledge
Co-designing Computational Thinking and Mathematics Curriculum Framework for Nordic-Baltic Preservice Teacher Education
Publications
Selected Publications
2025
Lada, M., Kohanova, I., & Turgut, M. (2025). Designing history-inspired lessons: An action research with preservice mathematics teachers in Norway. In E. Barbin et al. (Eds.), History and Epistemology in Mathematics Education, Trends in History of Science (pp. 261-275). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86870-2_17
Uygan, C., & Turgut, M. (2025). Solving net-related problems with SketchUp: An undergraduate student's emerging instrumented techniques regarding the Push/pull tool. International Journal of Technology in Mathematics Education, 32(1), 11-28. https://doi.org/10.1564/tme_v32.1.02
2024
Geraniou, E., Faggiano, E., Medová, J., & Turgut, M. (2024). Guest Editorial for Special Issue “Digital Experiences in University Mathematics Education: Advances and Expectations”. International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40753-024-00260-4
Turgut, M., Kohanova, I., & Gjøvik, Ø. (2024). Developing Survey-based Measures of Mathematics Teachers’ Pedagogical Technology Knowledge: A Focus on Computational Thinking and Programming Tools. Research in Mathematics Education. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2024.2401482
Kveseth, S.S., & Turgut, M. (2024). Key aspects of teacher practices in teaching mathematics with programming tools in Norwegian schools. In E. Faggiano, A. Clark-Wilson, M. Tabach & H.-G. Weigand (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th ERME Topic Conference MEDA4 (pp. 231-238). University of Bari Aldo Moro.
Radmehr, F., & Turgut, M. (2024). Learning more about derivative: leveraging online resources for varied realizations. ZDM - Mathematics Education, 56(4), 589-604. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-024-01564-0
Turgut, M., Kohanová, I., Asklund, J. O., & Svinvik, S. V. (2024). ‘Internal record’ as a catalyst: fourth graders’ problem-solving practices with the programming robot Emil. In D. Diamantidis, M. Karavakou, M. Grizioti, & C. Kynigos (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT16) (pp. 289-297). NKUA.
2023
Robutti, O., Barzel, B., Turgut, M., Bozkurt, G., & Thurm, D. (2023). An introduction to TWG 15: Teaching mathematics with technology and other resources. In P. Drijvers et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for
Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13) (pp. 2570–2573). Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics and ERME.
Radmehr, F., & Turgut, M. (2023). Economics students’ perception of effective teaching of mathematics at the tertiary level. Nordic Journal of STEM Education, 8(1). (MNT23 Conference Proceedings)
Lada, M., Kohanová, I., & Turgut, M. (2023). Designing a history and philosophy of mathematics course for preservice teachers: An emerging framework. In E. Barbin et al. (Eds.) History and Epistemology in Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the 9th European Summer University (pp. 322–327). Edizioni Nuova Cultura - Roma.
2022
Durand-Guerrier, V., & Turgut, M. (2022). Introduction to TWG3: Teaching and learning of linear and abstract algebra, logic, reasoning and proof. In M. Trigueros, B. Barquero, R. Hochmuth & J. Peters (Eds.), Proceedings of INDRUM: Fourth conference of the International Network for Didactic Research in University Mathematics (pp. 238–242). University of Hannover and INDRUM.
Turgut, M. (2022). Toward a framework for integrating computational thinking into teaching and learning linear algebra. In M. Trigueros, B. Barquero, R. Hochmuth & J. Peters (Eds.), Proceedings of INDRUM: Fourth conference of the International Network for Didactic Research in University Mathematics (pp. 323–332). University of Hannover and INDRUM.
Weigand, H.-G., Donevska-Todorova, A., Faggiano, E., Iannone, P., Medová, J., Tabach, M., & Turgut, M. (2022). (Eds.) Proceedings of the 13th ERME Topic Conference (ETC13) on Mathematics Education in Digital Age 3 (MEDA3), 7-9 September 2022 in Nitra, Slovakia.
Donevska-Todorova, A., Faggiano, E., Medová, J., Tabach, M., Turgut, M., & Weigand, H.-G. (2022). Mathematics Education in Times of Exponential Change: New trends and new debates. In H.-G. Weigand et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th ERME Topic Conference (ETC13) on Mathematics Education in Digital Age 3 (MEDA3) (pp. v-viii). ERME.
Turgut, M., Lynn-Smith, J., & Andrews-Larson, C. (2022). Symbolizing lines and planes as linear combinations in a dynamic geometry environment. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 66, 100948.
Turgut, M., Kohanová, I., Asklund, J.O., Gjøvik, Ø., Langfeldt, M., & Torkildsen, H.A. (2022). Fourth graders explore a computational thinking task using Robot Emil: A multimodal analysis of pupils' thinking. The Electronic Journal of Mathematics and Technology, 16(2), 110–113.
Donevska-Todorova, A., & Turgut, M. (2022). Epistemic Potentials and Challenges with Digital Collaborative Concept Maps in Undergraduate Linear Algebra. In J. Hodgen, E. Geraniou, G. Bolondi, & F. Ferretti, Proceedings of the Twelfth Congress of the European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12). Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
Clark-Wilson, A., Robutti, O., Turgut, M., Bozkurt, G., & Thurm, D. (2022). Introduction to papers: Teaching Mathematics with Technology and Other Resources. In J. Hodgen, E. Geraniou, G. Bolondi, & F. Ferretti, Proceedings of the Twelfth Congress of the European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12). Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
Turgut, M., & Kohanova, I. (2022). A Tentative Attempt for Professional Development: Contingent Moments in Teaching Mathematics with Historical Resources. Paper presented at Madif-13: det trettonde forskningsseminariet av Svensk Förening för Matematikdidaktisk Forskning (SMDF), 29-30 March 2022., Växjö, Sweden.
Gjøvik, Ø., Kohanova, I., & Turgut, M. (2022). Exploring new territories: A mathematics teacher’s practice regarding programming with young learners. Paper presented at Madif-13: det trettonde forskningsseminariet av Svensk Förening för Matematikdidaktisk Forskning (SMDF), 29-30 March 2022., Växjö, Sweden.
Uygan, C., & Turgut, M. (2022). Exploring eighth graders’ spatial structuring of unit cubes: Visualization abilities in Sketchup context. In C. Fernández, S. Llinares, A. Gutiérrez, & N. Planas (Eds.), Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 4, p. 306). PME.
2021
Turgut, M., Tanisli, D., Kose, N. (2021). A mathematics teacher educator's feedback affecting teachers' design of hypothetical learning trajectories for teaching patterns. International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 22(2), 33–54.
Turgut, M. (2021). Reinventing geometric linear transformations in a dynamic geometry environment: Multimodal analysis of student reasoning. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 20(6), 1203–1223.
Turgut, M., & Drijvers, P. (2021). Instrumentation schemes for solving systems of linear equations with dynamic geometry software. International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 28(2), 65–80.
Turgut, M., & Kohanová, I. (2021). Students' perceptions and challenges regarding mathematics teaching cycle in practices of historical and philosophical aspects of mathematics course. In G. Nortvedt et al. (Eds.) Bringing Nordic Mathematics Education into the Future: Preceedings of NORMA20 - The ninth Nordic Conference on Mathematics Education (pp. 273–280). Stockholm, Sweden: SMDF.
Turgut, M., & Kohanová, I. (2021). Implicative relationships among spatial perception, mental rotation and spatial visualisation: Implications for teaching geometry. Paper presented at ICME14 - 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education, 11 - 18th July 2021, China.
2020
Tanisli, D., Turkmen, H., Turgut, M., & Kose, N. (2020). How a teacher professional development program influences students' algebra performance? Reflections from a web-based platform. Journal of Pedagogical Research, 4(3), 327–343.
2019
Turgut, M. (2019). Sense-making regarding matrix representation of geometric transformations in R2: A semiotic mediation perspective in a dynamic geometry environment. ZDM Mathematics Education, 51(7), 1199–1214.
Uygan, C., & Turgut, M. (2019). Spatial–semiotic analysis of an eighth grade student’s use of 3D modelling software. In G. Aldon & J. Trgalová (Eds.), Technology in Mathematics Teaching - Selected Papers of the 13th ICTMT conference (pp. 253–273). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Clark-Wilson, A., Robutti, O., Turgut, M., Kohanová, I. (2019). Introduction to the papers of TWG15: Teaching Mathematics with Technology and Other Resources. In U. T. Jankvist, M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, & M. Veldhuis (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 2653–2660). Utrecht, the Netherlands: Freudenthal Group & Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University and ERME.
Bozkurt, G., Uygan, C., & Turgut, M. (2019). Turning dilate from point tool into part of an instrument: An example of a preservice mathematics teacher working on a dynamic geometry system. In U. T. Jankvist, M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, & M. Veldhuis (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 2663–2670). Utrecht, the Netherlands: Freudenthal Group & Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University and ERME.
Tanışlı, D., Köse, N., & Turgut, M. (2019). Professional development through a web-based portal: The progress of mathematics teachers teaching algebra based on hypothetical learning trajectories. In U. T. Jankvist, M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, & M. Veldhuis (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 2741–2748). Utrecht, the Netherlands: Freudenthal Group & Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University and ERME.
Tanışlı, D., Köse, N., Turgut, M., & Camci, F. (2019). Ogrenme Yorungeleri Yoluyla Ortaokul Matematik Ogretmenlerinin Profesyonel Gelisimlerinin Web Tabanli Sistemle Desteklenmesi [Supporting Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Professional Development with Learning Trajectory Using a Web-Based System]. In A. Baki, B. Guven & M. Guler (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium of Turkish Computer and Mathematics Education (pp. 414–423). Trabzon, Turkey: Turkbilmat Egitim Hizmetleri.
2018
Turgut, M. (2018). Synergies among students’ thinking modes and representation types in linear algebra: employing statistical implicative analysis. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 49(8), 1181–1202.
Tanışlı, D., Ayber, G., Köse, N., & Turgut, M. (2018). Professional development through a web-based education system: opinions of middle school mathematics teachers. International Journal of Progressive Education, 14(6), 99–116.
Turgut, M. (2018). How does a dynamic geometry system mediate students’ reasoning on 3D linear transformations? In S. Stewart, C. Andrews-Larson, A. Berman, & M. Zandieh (Eds.), Challenges and Strategies in Teaching Linear Algebra (pp. 241–259). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Turgut, M. (2018). Interplay in students’ thinking modes and representation types of linear algebra in a DGS. In E. Bergqvist, M. Österholm, C. Granberg, & L. Sumpter (Eds.). Proceedings of the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education,(Vol. 4., pp. 315–322), Umea, Sweden: PME.
Bozkurt, G., Uygan, C., & Turgut, M. (2018). An examination of a preservice mathematics teacher’s reasoning on construction tasks in a dynamic geometry environment. In E. Bergqvist, M. Österholm, C. Granberg, & L. Sumpter (Eds.). Proceedings of the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education,(Vol. 5., p. 26), Umea, Sweden: PME.
Bozkurt, G., Uygan, C., & Turgut, M. (2018). Instrumental genesis of a preservice mathematics teacher: Instrumented actions on the perpendicular line construction. In H.-G. Weigand, A. Clark-Wilson, A. Donevska-Todorova, E. Faggiano, N. Grønbæk, & J. Trgalova. Proceedings of the Fifth ERME Topic Conference (ETC 5) on Mathematics Education in the Digital Age (MEDA) (pp. 43–50). Copenhagen, Denmark: University of Copenhagen.
2017
Turgut, M. (2017). A Spatial–Semiotic Framework in the Context of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). In M. S. Khine (Ed.), Visual–spatial Ability in STEM Education: Transforming Research into Practice (pp. 173–194). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Balbag, M.Z., Yenilmez, K., & Turgut, M. (2017). Personal professional development efforts scale for middle school mathematics teachers: An adaptation study. International Journal of Instruction, 10(4), 325–342.
Donevska-Todorova, A., & Turgut, M. (2017). Looking at compositions of reflections in a DGE from thinking modes and semiotic perspectives. In G. Aldon & J. Trgalova (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference for Technology in Mathematics Teaching - ICTMT13 (pp. 96–104), Lyon, France: Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon/Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1.
Turgut, M. (2017). Students’ reasoning on linear transformations in a DGS: a semiotic perspective. In T. Dooley & G. Gueudet (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Congress of European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 2652–2659). Dublin, Ireland: Institute of Education, Dublin City University, Ireland, and ERME.
2016
Turgut, M., & Drijvers, P. (2016). Students’ thinking modes and the emergence of signs in learning linear algebra. Paper presented at 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-13), Hamburg, Germany.
2015
Turgut, M. (2015). Spatial Ability Self-Report Scale (SASRS) [Database record]. APA PsycTests. https://doi.org/10.1037/t53012-000
Turgut, M. & Uygan, C. (2015). Designing spatial visualisation tasks for middle school students with a 3D modelling software: An instrumental approach. International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 22(2), 45–52.
Turgut, M. (2015). Development of the spatial ability self-report scale (SASRS): reliability and validity studies. Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 49(5), 1997–2014.
Turgut, M. (2015). Individual differences in the mental rotation skills of Turkish prospective teachers. Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics of School Teachers: The Journal (Volume 5: Teacher Attributes), Online: http://www.k-12prep.math.ttu.edu/journal/5.attributes/volume.shtml
Turgut, M. (2015). Theory of semiotic mediation in teaching-learning linear algebra: In search of a viewpoint in the use of ICT. In K. Krainer & N. Vondrova (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 2418– 2424). Prague, Czech Republic: Charles University and ERME.
2014
Turgut, M., Yenilmez, K., & Anapa, P. (2014). Symmetry and rotation skills of prospective elementary mathematics teachers. Bolema: Mathematics Education Bulletin, 28(48), 383–402.
Turgut, M. (2014). Turkish validity studies of a spatial environmental ability scale: Santa Barbara Sense of Direction. Acta Didactica Universitatis Comenianae–Mathematics (ADUC–M), 14, 87–103.
Turgut, M., & Uygan, C. (2014). Spatial ability training for undergraduate mathematics education students: Designing tasks with SketchUp®. The Electronic Journal of Mathematics and Technology, 8(1), 53–65.
Teaching
Bsc
MGLU2503 - Mathematics 2 (5-10) Module 2 (2020, 2024)
MSc
DID3402 - Historical and philosophical perspectives of school mathematics (2021, 2022, 2023)
DID3002 - Akademisk skriving og lesing (2024)
MGLU5503 - Selected topics in mathematics education (5-10) (Coordinator, 2022-2024)
PhD
MAED8052 - Theories in Teaching and Learning of Mathematics (NORDHEDII prosjektet) (co-designed, Coordinator, 2025)
Supervision
Master Projects
- Computational Thinking and Programming Practices in Mathematics Education
- Geometry and Digital Tools
- Design-based Research
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureTurgut, Melih; Radmehr, Farzad. (2025) Learning opportunities in YouTube resources: An intrinsic case study on linear transformations. The Fifth International Conference on Mathematics Textbook Research and Development (ICMT 5) , Trondheim 2025-06-17 - 2025-06-20
2023
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Academic lectureRadmehr, Farzad; Turgut, Melih. (2023) Economics students’ perception of effective teaching of mathematics at the tertiary level. MNT-konferansen 2023-03-16 - 2023-03-17
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Academic lectureTurgut, Melih; Kohanova, Iveta; Asklund, Jørn Ove; Svinvik, Solveig Voktor. (2023) Internal Record as a Catalyst: Fourth Graders’ Problem-Solving Practices with Programming Robot Emil. The 16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching , Athens, Greece 2023-06-07 - 2023-06-10
2022
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Academic lectureTurgut, Melih; Kohanova, Iveta. (2022) A Tentative Attempt for Professional Development: Contingent Moments in Teaching Mathematics with Historical Resources. Madif-13: det trettonde forskningsseminariet av Svensk Förening för Matematikdidaktisk Forskning (SMDF) , Växjö 2022-03-29 - 2022-03-30
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Academic lectureGjøvik, Øistein; Kohanova, Iveta; Turgut, Melih. (2022) Exploring new territories: A mathematics teacher’s practice regarding programming with young learners. Madif-13: det trettonde forskningsseminariet av Svensk Förening för Matematikdidaktisk Forskning (SMDF) , Växjö 2022-03-29 - 2022-03-30
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Academic lectureUygan, Candas; Turgut, Melih. (2022) Exploring Eighth Graders’ Spatial Structuring of Unit Cubes: Visualization Abilities in Sketchup Context. 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education , Alicante, Spain 2022-07-18 - 2022-07-23
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Academic lectureLada, Magdalini; Kohanova, Iveta; Turgut, Melih. (2022) An Emerging Framework: Designing a History and Philosophy of Mathematics Course for Preservice Teachers. 9th EUROPEAN SUMMER UNIVERSITY ON THE HISTORY AND EPISTEMOLOGY IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION , Salerno 2022-07-18 - 2022-07-22
2021
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Academic lectureTurgut, Melih; Kohanova, Iveta. (2021) Implicative relationships among spatial perception, mental rotation and spatial visualisation: Implications for teaching geometry. ICME 14 , Shanghai 2021-07-11 - 2021-07-18
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Academic lectureTurgut, Melih; Kohanova, Iveta. (2021) Students’ perceptions and challenges regarding mathematics teaching cycle in practices of historical and philosophical aspects of mathematics course. NORMA 20 2021-06-01 - 2021-06-04