Publications
2022 Kus, M. & Cakiroglu, E. Mathematics in the informal setting of an art studio: students’ visuospatial thinking processes in a studio thinking-based environment. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 10.1007/s10649-022-10142-8
2022 Kus, M. Erken cocukluk doneminde dijital sanat ve matematik (Digital arts and mathematics in early childhood). In D Altun & F. T. Erden (Eds.) Erken Cocukluk Doneminde Digital Teknoloji: Uygulamalar, arastirmalar ve egilimler (Digital Technology in Early Childhood: Implementations, Resarch, and Trends), pp-350-385. Nobel Yayincilik. Ankara. https://www.nobelyayin.com/erken-cocukluk-doneminde-dijital-teknoloji-uygulamalar-arastirmalar-ve-egilimler_18737.html
2021 Kus, M. & Çakiroglu, E. Students’ Use of Geometric Cues in an Art Studio: Scaling of Artworks. 14th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME), Shanghai, China. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359217546_Students'_use_of_geometric_cues_in_an_art_studio_Scaling_of_artworks
2020 Kus, M. Sanat Tabanlı Matematik Eğitimi [Art-Based Mathematics Education]. In M. Ünlü (Ed.), Matematik Eğitiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar [New Approaches to Teaching Mathematics], (pp. 265-290). Pegem Yayıncılık: Ankara. www.pegem.net/kitabevi/459475-Uygulama-Ornekleriyle-Matematik-Ogretiminde-Yeni-Yaklasimlar-kitabi.aspx
2019 Kus, E. & Cakiroglu, E. Eliciting Students’ Visual-Spatial Thinking Processes in an Art Studio In Bridges 2019 Conference Proceedings (pp. 379- 382). Tessellations Publishing. Linz, Austria. archive.bridgesmathart.org/2019/bridges2019-379.html.
2019 Ozen-Kus, M. & Cakiroglu, E. (2019). An Investigation of Students' Recognition of Geometric Shapes in the Arts Studio. In the Proceedings of the PME & Yandex Russian Conference, pp. 257. Moscow, Russia: PME. disk.yandex.com.tr/i/5rRi4Mmj_JBpCA
2019 Kus, M. & Cakiroglu, E. (2019). Sanat atölyesinde öğrencilerin uzamsal düşünme süreçlerinin incelenmesi [Investigation of students’ spatial thinking processes in an art studio]. Conference paper presented at the 4. Uluslararası Türk Bilgisayar ve Matematik Eğitimi Sempozyumu [4th International Turkish Computer and Mathematics Education symposium], İzmir, Turkey. www.bilmat.org/dosyalar/files/ozetler.pdf
Invited Workshops
2021 Kus, M. A Workshop on Painting and Mathematics. 4004 Tübitak, Matematiğin Doğasına Yolculuk (A Journey to the Nature of Mathematics, Project). Çorum Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi (Çorum Art and Science Center), Turkey.
2020 Kus, M. Shape Hide-and-Seek: A Workshop on Visual Arts and Mathematics. Royal Institution Math Master Classess Programme. Swansea University, United Kingdom.
2021-2022 Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, Research in Spatial Cognition (RISC) Lab, Temple University, PA, U.S.
Dissertation
2019, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Ph. D. in Mathematics Education
Thesis Title: Playing with Mathematics in the Arts Studio: Students’ Visual-Spatial Thinking Processes in the Context of a Studio Thinking Based Environment
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Erdinç Çakıroğlu
Awards
2020, Dissertation Award: Thesis of the Year [ Graduate School of Social Sciences, Middle East Technical University]
2009, Student Achievement Award [1st Ranked at the Department of Mathematics Education, Hacettepe University]
2009, İhsan Doğramacı Outstanding Achievement Award [Hacettepe University]