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SNF 511 - Geometric Thinking in Children

Graduate Education Institute · Primary School Teaching · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Kasım KOYUNCU

Course Objective

Examining how geometric thinking develops from an early age, the problems encountered in its development, Van Hiele consideration levels, fundamental geometry issues through origami, and extraordinary points such as non-Euclidean geometries, producing a research problem and preparing a research article that will emerge from it.

Course Content

Developing geometric thinking of children on based geometry subjects; To the Van Hiele Levels of geometric thought; educational materials which is developed geometric understanding; By dynamic geometry programs; solving of geometric problems; Doing activities related with these programs; Some approaches related with geometry; Research on Geometric Thinking; Papers on the topic of geometric Thinking of Children.

Required Resources

Küçük Demir, B. (2020). Geometri ve öğretimi (1. baskı). Pegem Akademi.

Recommended Resources

Arnas, Y. A., & Aslan, D. (2004). Okul öncesi dönemde geometri. Eğitim Bilim Toplum, 3(9), 36-45.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Van Hiele's geometric thinking stages
  2. the researches about Van Hiele's geometric thinking

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100

Teaching Methods

Question-AnswerDiscussionSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

Homework

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16696
Midterm11111
Quiz000
Assignment11414
Practice000
Final11818

Course Schedule

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