GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MATHEMATICS TEACHING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD/OÖÖ203
Course Title: MATHEMATICS TEACHING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Explains the development process of mathematical thinking skills.
Lists the methods and techniques used in mathematics education.
Explains the role of teacher in the development of mathematical concepts and skills.
Plans educational environment for support mathematics skills in early childhood.
Tells and applies the activities that will provide the development of mathematical skills.
Applies mathematics concepts by integrating with other activities.
Makes appropriate arrangements for the development of children in mathematics activities.
Evaluates the activities of mathematics.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  The importance of mathematics education in early childhood, mathematical thinking, language and elements of mathematics
2. Week  Current approaches to mathematics education
3. Week  Basic principles and standards in mathematics teaching
4. Week  Development of mathematical concepts in preschool period
5. Week  Basic principles, teaching methods and techniques in mathematics teaching
6. Week  Math concepts and education: matching, classification, comparison, sorting
7. Week  Number concept and operations
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Space, geometry and pattern in pre-school mathematics education
10. Week  Graphics and measurement in preschool mathematics education
11. Week  Evaluation in pre-school mathematics education and integrating mathematics with other activities
12. Week  Preparing and applying mathematics activities
13. Week  Preparing and applying mathematics activities
14. Week  Preparing and applying mathematics activities
15. Week  General evaluation and discussion
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
2
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
8
1
8
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
2
2
4
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
14
1
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
1
14
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period.X
2Plan educational process intended to support development and learningX
3Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environmentX
4Choose, use and prepare materialX
5Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood periodX
6Conduct educational activities considering individual differencesX
7Communicate with the families and provide family involvementX
8Work in collaboration with family, school and societyX
9Evaluate education program.X
10Monitor and evaluate children in different waysX
11Develop effective communication skillsX
12Develop awareness for daily usage of information technologyX
13Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutionsX
14Develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skillsX
15Have scientific and professional ethic valueX
16Plan a research, comment on research and make inferences.X
17Follow national and international developments in early childhood periodX
18Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.X
19Update and develop oneself in teachingX
20Participate in professional activities organizationsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. İlkay Ulutaş , Prof. Dr. Yasemin Aydoğan , Prof. Dr. H.Elif Dağlıoğlu)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ()
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ilkayulutas@gmail.com , yaseminaydogan@gazi.edu.tr , edaglioglu1@gmail.com)