Course: Mathematical imagination at pre-school education

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Course title Mathematical imagination at pre-school education
Course code KPV/MMPV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šulcová Věra, Mgr.
  • Příhonská Jana, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Summary: 1. mathematical imagination, thinking ank logic 2. Terminology 3. Relation and operation 4. Natural number 5. Verbal activities 6. Geometrical terminology 7. Theory of measure 8. Development of space imagination

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Active metods (simulation, situational contingency methods, drama,acting, namagerial acting )
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 12 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on development of mathematical imagination at kindergarten. It study mathematical thinking, inductive methods of knowledge and intuition in arithmetics and geometry.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.
Prerequisites
General orientation in the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination, Written exam, Student's performance analysis

The course is held in Czech language, the requirements are stated in Czech version.
Recommended literature
  • HAMAN, Aleš. K otázkám teorie četby a čtenářství krásné literatury [Praha], 1988..
  • MATĚJČEK, Z. Dyslexie. Praha : SPN, 1987. 236 s.
  • PAPÍK, R. Naučte se číst. Praha : Grada, 1992. 184 s.
  • TOMAN, Jaroslav. Dětské čtenářství a literární výchova. Brno : CERM, 1999.
  • VÁŠOVÁ, L. Úvod do bibliopedagogiky. Praha : ISV nakl., 1995. 189 s..


Study plans that include the course
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