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I received my Ph.D. in the Curriculum and Instruction department at Indiana University, with the major in Mathematics Education, and the minor in Educational Inquiry. I was a Ph.D. fellow sponsored by Republic of Turkey. My research interests include the large-scale assessments of mathematics, teacher education, and secondary level quantitative analyses, such as Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Structural Equation Modeling, Differential Item Functioning, etc. I taught mathematics for varied level of students, ranging from 4th grade to higher education.


Musa Sadak, Ph.D
Assistant Professor | Dr. ÖÄŸr. Üyesi
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KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Education
Curriculum & Instruction
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Phone:
+90 (366) 280-3379
Email:
Address:
Kastamonu University
Faculty of Education
Building C, Room: C338
Aktekke Fakülte Sok.
Merkez, Kastamonu / Turkey
EXPERIENCE
2 0 2 2 - p r e s e n t
A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f
M a t h e m a t i c s E d u c a t i o n
KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY
I have currently been teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in addition to my research and service roles.
2 0 2 0 - 2 0 2 2
Tenure-track Lecturer
KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY
I have been teaching several undergraduate level courses, such as "Principles and Methods of Instruction" and "Comparative Education", in addition to my research and service roles.
2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8
2016-2017
Associate Instructor
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
I have taught a "Geometry Content and Pedagogy" course at Indiana University School of Education. This course is one of the requirements for the elementary pre-service teachers to be certified.
Jan 2015 - June 2015
Research Assistant
IDReAM Project - NSA Funded
http://crlt.indiana.edu/projects/idream.html​
Investigating Differentiated Instruction and Relationships between Rational Number Knowledge and Algebraic Reasoning in Middle School
I am working on the project as a research assistant. My roles are to help to collect qualitative data from the mathematics lecture with middle grade level students, and to analyze the data.
May 2015
Research Assistant
Inchworm Academy - Kids' Camp
May 18-22, 2015, Hammond, IN
I studied with kindergarteners, 1st and 2nd graders. The main purpose of the research was to teach measurement to the kids through exploration.
Jan 2015 - May 2015
Teaching Assistant
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
I worked as a teaching assistant in the Geometry Content and Pedagogy Course in Spring 2015. My responsibilities were to grade homework, preparing questions, and lecturing
2011 - 2012
Mathematics Teacher
UGUR Private Teaching Institution
I taught mathematics for varied level of students. I prepared the students to the mathematics content of the placement exams, such as high school and college placement tests. My role was to apply formative assessments, and lecturing and tutoring according to the assessment results.
EDUCATION
2014-2019
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Major: Mathematics Education
Minor: Educational Inquiry
Ph.D.
I have attended the doctoral degree program at Indiana University, with the major in mathematics education, and the minor in educational inquiry. I have been a part of several research projects, and taught a teacher education course. My research interests are international assessments such as TIMSS and PISA, and the role of technology in the mathematics instructions. I have successfully defended my dissertation in 2019, the title was "Teacher Characteristics that Predict Students' Mathematics Achievement in European Union Countries: An Examination of TIMSS 2015 Results Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling".
2012-2014
English Language Certificate
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
ENGLISH LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE
I had studied English in intensive English programs consisting general language abilities, academical language training, TOEFL exam preparation, and American historical - cultural courses before attending the doctoral program at Indiana University both in Turkey and the United States.
2006-2011
Master's of Science (M. Sc.) & Bachelor's of Science (M. Sc.)
Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Major: Mathematics Education
M. Sc. & B. Sc.
I have earned my bachelor's of science and master of science degrees in a unified 5-year program. I had been certified as a qualified secondary high school mathematics teacher at the end of this unified program.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications/Presentations
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Journal Articles – Bilimsel Hakemli Dergiler
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Sadak, M., Incikabi, L., Ulusoy, F., & Pektas, M. (2022). Investigating mathematical creativity through the connection between creative abilities in problem posing and problem solving. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 45, 1-15. - Indexed in SSCI-Web of Science.
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Sadak, M. (2022). TIMSS 2015 ve 2019 matematik sorularinin Türkiye’de cinsiyete göre madde yanliliÄŸinin incelenmesi: sibtest prosedürü ile deÄŸiÅŸen madde fonksiyonu analizi. KırÅŸehir EÄŸitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 23(Özel Sayı), 211-258. Indexed in H. W. Wilson.
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PektaÅŸ, M., Sadak, M., Incikabi, L., & Kayabasi, (2022). Fen bilimleri ders kitaplarının matematik içeriklerinin incelenmesi: BaÄŸlantılı ders kitapları. Mehmet Akif Ersoy EÄŸitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 61, 98-121. TR-indexed
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Sadak, M. (2021). Turkish eighth graders’ mathematics performance on TIMSS 2007 and 2011 through a content analysis of national high school placement tests. International Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 13(2), 332-345. Indexed in H. W. Wilson.
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Sadak, M., Incikabi, S., & Pektas, O. (2021). Türkiye’de matematik ve fen eÄŸitiminde karşılaÅŸtırmalı eÄŸitim yapılan lisansüstü tez çalışmalarının tematik analizi. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal), 5(1), 1-23. Indexed in H. W. Wilson.
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Sadak, M. (2021). How do pre-service mathematics teachers enhance their lessons through lesson study? Journal of Scholars in Education, 4(1), 15-25. Indexed in ISI database.
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Sadak, M. (under review – SSCI-index). Instructor-student interactions and their reflection on the instruction: A critical ethnography in higher education.
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Sadak, M. (under review – SSCI-index). Teacher characteristics that may predict students’ mathematics achievement in European countries.
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Incikabi, L., Sadak, M., Kilic, C. (under review – SSCI index). How do pre-service mathematics teachers select and transform mathematical problems into real-life contexts?
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Incikabi, S., Sadak, M., & Incikabi, L. (in press – ERIC index). Identifying mathematical literacy demands in Turkish, Singaporean and Australian textbooks. ACTA Educationis Generalis.
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Sadak, M. (under review – ERIC-index). The relationship between student, teacher, and school characteristics and students’ mathematics achievement: Hierarchical linear modeling of TIMSS 2015 results in Turkey.
International Book Chapters – Uluslararası Yayınlanan Kitap Bölümleri
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Sadak, M. (2021). Matematik eÄŸitiminde eÅŸitlik üzerine kritik eksenel analiz. Kastamonu EÄŸitim Yıllığı 2021 (Ed. S. Kaymakçı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
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Sadak, M. (2021). Uzaktan eÄŸitimde öÄŸrenci ve öÄŸreticilerin ölçme deÄŸerlendirme uygulamalarına yaklaşımları: İlgili teori ve modellere tarihsel bir bakış ve öneriler. Uzaktan EÄŸitimde Ölçme ve DeÄŸerlendirme (Eds. B. Karabulut-CoÅŸkun & A. Yılmaz). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
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Sadak, M. (2021). Karakter ve deÄŸerler eÄŸitiminde öÄŸretim ilke, strateji, yöntem ve teknikleri. Toplum ve kültür baÄŸlamında karakter ve deÄŸerler eÄŸitimi (Ed. S. T. Kamer). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık
International Conference Proceedings – Uluslararası Basılı Konferans Bildirileri
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Sadak, M. (2021, Mayıs). ÖÄŸretmen adaylarının öÄŸretime yönelik matematik alan bilgilerinin matematik öÄŸretme özgüvenlerine etkisi: ABD durum çalışması. 14. Uluslararası Fen Bilimleri ve Matematik EÄŸitimi Kongresi (UFBMEK 2021) (s. 199), Burdur, Türkiye.
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Sadak, M. (2016, November). The performance of Turkish and US students on PISA 2012 mathematics items: A Differential Item Functioning analysis. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Education, research and Innovation (ICERI 2016) (pp. 3242-3248), Seville, Spain.
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Sadak, M. (2016, November). The proposal of technology-enhanced formative assessment to expand the usage area of the FATIH project in Turkey. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Education, research and Innovation (ICERI 2016) (pp. 3433-3440), Seville, Spain.
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Sadak, M. (2015, November). Turkish 8th graders’ mathematics success on TIMSS in relation to national high school placement tests. In Proceedings of the 37th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME – NA 37) (p. 124). East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
Presentations - Sunumlar
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Sadak, M. (2017, March). The relationship between PSTs’ mathematical content knowledge and their self-confidence: A Multiple Case Study. Paper presented as a work-in-progress study in the Indiana Mathematics Education Research Symposium (IMERS – 2017), Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN.
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Jacobson E., Liu J., Matyska R., Sadak M., and Suksak S. (2017, March) Examining Different Kinds of Mathematical Work for Teaching the Same Mathematical Topic: How is Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics Structured? Paper presented in a panel discussion section in the Indiana Mathematics Education Research Symposium (IMERS – 2017), Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN.
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Sadak, M. (2016, February). Turkish 8th graders’ mathematics performance on TIMSS with the lens of national high school placement tests. Paper presented as a brief research report at Curriculum and Instruction Research and Creative Activity Symposium (CIRCAS 2016), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
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Sadak, M., Borowski, R. (2014, March). Dynamic geometry environments: Their impact on pre-service teachers’ learning. Paper presented as a work-in-progress study in the Indiana Mathematics Education Research Symposium (IMERS – 2015), Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
(AERA)
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS
(NCTM)
PSYCHOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION - NORTH AMERICA
(PME-NA)
HOOSIER ASSOCIATION OF
MATHEMATICS TEACHER
EDUCATORS (HAMTE)
FELLOWSHIPS
PH.D. FELLOWSHIP ABROAD
2012-2019
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REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION
CLYDE &BESSIE
LINEBACK FELLOWSHIP
2018-2019
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Selected by the academic committee
INDIANA UNIVERSITY - 2018-2019
NEATROUR-McGLASSON FELLOWSHIP
2017-2018
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Selected by the academic committee
INDIANA UNIVERSITY - 2017-2018