COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OOE 2014 EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ZÜBEYDE DOĞAN

Offered to

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

Learn mathematical concepts to be acquired by preschool students and perform activities related to these concepts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain mathematical thinking in preschool education.
2   Recognize the importance of mathematics education in preschool.
3   Design activities related to matching, grouping, ordering, and comparing.
4   Explain the development of mathematical concepts in preschool.
5   Explain how to design activities in preschool education.
6   Determine the roles of teachers in preschool education.
7   Investigate the mathematics program in preschool education.
8   Identify intuitive mathematics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mathematics education in pre-school; Scope and importance, principles and standards.
2 Number concept in early childhood
3 Preparing an activity about numbers
4 Matching, classifying, grouping, comparing and sorting in mathematical concept development
5 Preparing an activity about Matching, classifying, grouping, comparing and sorting
6 Basic mathematical concepts: Pattern
7 Preparing an activity about Pattern
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Basic mathematical concepts; Graph
10 Preparing an activity about Graph
11 Basic mathematical concepts that will be gained in pre-school: Geometry and space
12 Activities related to Geometry and space
13 Problem solving in early childhood
14 music and technology in mathematics education
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Akman, B. (Ed.). (2010). Okul öncesi matematik eğitimi. Pegem Akademi.
2.Dere, J. ve Ömeroğlu, E. (2001). Okul öncesi dönemde fen doğa matematik çalışmaları. Anı Yayıncılık.
3.Güven,Y. (2000). Erken Çocukluk Döneminde Sezgisel Düşünme ve Matematik. YA-PA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, search

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It will be announced at the beginning of the semester.


Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zubeyde.dogan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the semester.








Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 2 26
Midterm Preparation 1 6 6
Final Preparation 1 10 10
Paper Preparation 1 20 20
Research Presentation 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15554
LO.25554
LO.35554
LO.45554
LO.55554
LO.65554
LO.75554
LO.85554