RESEARCH IN EARLY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Course Information
TitleΕΡΕΥΝΑ ΣΤΗ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΟΣΧΟΛΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΣΧΟΛΙΚΗ ΗΛΙΚΙΑ / RESEARCH IN EARLY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
CodeΕΠ.2.045
FacultyEducation
SchoolEarly Childhood Education
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorKonstantinos Christou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID80003418
Class Information
Academic Year2022 – 2023
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600208762
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course, the students are expected to: 1. Acquire specialised scientific knowledge about research in mathematics education 2. Understand the targets and the methods of teaching and learning Mathematics to young children through the results of recent studies 3. Connect theory and research findings with teaching and learning 4. Familiarise themselves with content, concepts and characteristics of mathematical activities for young children. 5. Be able to design a learning environment that engages children with an organized activity that focuses on a mathematical concepts of preschool education. 6. To transform a given activity didactically, so that it can be applied in a Kindergarten class, making use of contemporary tools and practices for teaching mathematics.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course includes the understanding of targets and methods of teaching and learning of Mathematics to young children, through studying the results of research. In parallel, aims at practicing students to connect theory and research findings with teaching. At the beginning, general issues of teaching and learning of Mathematics are studied, like the importance and particularity of Mathematics for children 4 to 8 years old, the content and the targets, modern theories of learning and teaching Mathematics and the basic characteristics of mathematical activities. In the second phase, the course focuses on introducing ways of designing a learning environment in which the Kindergarten children are getting involved with an organized activity that aims at teaching a specific mathematical concept.
Keywords
Research, Mathematics education, teaching and learning of Mathematics, content, research results, teaching approaches, mathematical activities, mathematics lesson plans..
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Lectures are supported by digital presentations (powerpoint files). Communication with the students is implemented through email and through the digital platform (e-learning), where supportive educational material and students' assignments are also uploaded.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.6✓
Reading Assigment753✓✓
Written assigments341.4✓
Exams20.1✓
Total1506
Student Assessment
Description
Course assessment involves two assignments implemented in two stages in the course of the semester (with presentation) as well as with written exams (intermediate and final).
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Τζεκάκη, Μ. (2007). Μικρά παιδιά, μεγάλα μαθηματικά νοήματα. Αθήνα: Gutenberg. 2. Τζεκάκη, Μ. (2010). Μαθηματική εκπαίδευση για την προσχολική και πρώτη σχολική ηλικία. Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Ζυγός.
Additional bibliography for study
Αυγητίδου Σ., Τζεκάκη, Μ. Τσάφος, Β. (επιμ.) (2016) Οι Υποψήφιοι Εκπαιδευτικοί Παρατηρούν, Παρεμβαίνουν και Αναστοχάζονται, Αθήνα: Gutenberg. Καφούση, Χ., & Σκουμπουρδή, Χ. (2006). Τα Μαθηματικά των παιδιών 4-6 ετών, Αριθμοί και χώρος. Αθήνα: Πατάκης Λεμονίδης, Χ. (2003). Μια νέα πρόταση διδασκαλίας των μαθηματικών στις πρώτες τάξεις του δημοτικού σχολείου. Αθήνα: Πατάκης. Τζεκάκη, Μ (1996) Μαθηματικές δραστηριότητες για την προσχολική ηλικία, Αθήνα: Gutenberg.Van de Walle, J (2017) Μαθηματικά από το Νηπιαγωγείο ως το Γυμνάσιο - Διδασκαλία με επίκεντρο το παιδί και την ανάπτυξή του, Αθήνα: Gutenberg. Nunes, T. & Bryant, P., (2007). Τα παιδιά κάνουν μαθηματικά. Δεσλή Δ. (Επ.), Αθήνα: Gutenberg.Clements, D., Sarama, J., & DiBiase, A.M. (eds.) (2004). Engaging young children in mathematics: Standards for early childhood mathematics education Standards for early childhood mathematics education. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Edwards, S. (1998). Managing effective teaching of Mathematics 3-8. London: Sage Publications Ltd. Bryant, P., Nunes, T. (1997). Learning and Teaching Mathematics. London: Psychology Press. Gutierez, A., & Boero, P (2006). Samara, J. & Clements, D. H. (2009). Early Childhood Mathematics Education Research. Learning Trajectories for Young Children. Routledge. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, M. (1998). Children Learn Mathematics. The Netherlands, Freudenthall Institute, Utrecht University & National Institute for Curriculum Development. Clements, D. H & Samara, J. (2021) Learning and Teaching Early Math: The Learning Trajectories Approach, NY: Routledge.
Last Update
06-06-2022