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What is the earliest phase of development of mathematical and spatial concepts?
What is the earliest phase of development of mathematical and spatial concepts?
- Spatial mathematics
- Emergent mathematics (correct)
- Formal mathematics
- Foundational mathematics
What is true about human beings according to Geary (1994)?
What is true about human beings according to Geary (1994)?
- Humans are born with a fundamental sense of pattern recognition
- Humans are born with a fundamental sense of language
- Humans are born with a fundamental sense of quantity (correct)
- Humans are born with a fundamental sense of spatial sense
What is an early predictor of positive literacy success?
What is an early predictor of positive literacy success?
- Mathematical understanding at birth
- Counting with toddlers
- Writing to preschoolers
- Reading to infants and toddlers (correct)
What is a way to view mathematics according to the chapter?
What is a way to view mathematics according to the chapter?
What do children develop in relation to math concepts throughout the early childhood period?
What do children develop in relation to math concepts throughout the early childhood period?
When does a child begin to construct the foundations for mathematical concepts?
When does a child begin to construct the foundations for mathematical concepts?
What can be recognized by children before they can count?
What can be recognized by children before they can count?
What is widely accepted about literacy learning?
What is widely accepted about literacy learning?
What is the primary goal of early childhood mathematics education?
What is the primary goal of early childhood mathematics education?
According to the NCTM/ NAEYC Position Statement, what is essential for future mathematics learning?
According to the NCTM/ NAEYC Position Statement, what is essential for future mathematics learning?
What is the purpose of building on children's background experience and knowledge?
What is the purpose of building on children's background experience and knowledge?
What is the purpose of providing ample time, materials, and teacher support for children to engage in play?
What is the purpose of providing ample time, materials, and teacher support for children to engage in play?
What is the purpose of integrating mathematics with other activities and other activities with mathematics?
What is the purpose of integrating mathematics with other activities and other activities with mathematics?
What is the purpose of using a range of experiences and teaching strategies to introduce mathematical concepts?
What is the purpose of using a range of experiences and teaching strategies to introduce mathematical concepts?
What is one of the essential recommendations to guide classroom practice?
What is one of the essential recommendations to guide classroom practice?
What is the purpose of strengthening children's problem-solving and reasoning processes?
What is the purpose of strengthening children's problem-solving and reasoning processes?
What is the range of whole numbers in Grade 1?
What is the range of whole numbers in Grade 1?
Which of the following is a topic in geometry for Grade 1?
Which of the following is a topic in geometry for Grade 1?
What is the maximum amount of money in Grade 1?
What is the maximum amount of money in Grade 1?
What type of pattern is introduced in Grade 1?
What type of pattern is introduced in Grade 1?
What is the range of whole numbers in Grade 2?
What is the range of whole numbers in Grade 2?
Which of the following is a topic in geometry for Grade 2?
Which of the following is a topic in geometry for Grade 2?
What type of fractions are introduced in Grade 1?
What type of fractions are introduced in Grade 1?
What type of measurement is introduced in Grade 1?
What type of measurement is introduced in Grade 1?
What is the maximum value of money that a Grade 3 learner is expected to understand?
What is the maximum value of money that a Grade 3 learner is expected to understand?
What is the focus of mathematics education for young children according to the Korean Early Childhood Curriculum?
What is the focus of mathematics education for young children according to the Korean Early Childhood Curriculum?
What type of fractions are Grade 3 learners expected to understand?
What type of fractions are Grade 3 learners expected to understand?
What is the key concept in the measurement of area according to the Grade 3 mathematics curriculum?
What is the key concept in the measurement of area according to the Grade 3 mathematics curriculum?
What is the expected outcome of using mathematics naturally in understanding the world according to the Korean Early Childhood Curriculum?
What is the expected outcome of using mathematics naturally in understanding the world according to the Korean Early Childhood Curriculum?
What is the basis of mathematics education according to the Korean Early Childhood Curriculum?
What is the basis of mathematics education according to the Korean Early Childhood Curriculum?
What type of graphs are Grade 3 learners expected to understand according to the mathematics curriculum?
What type of graphs are Grade 3 learners expected to understand according to the mathematics curriculum?
What is the maximum value of whole numbers that a Grade 3 learner is expected to understand?
What is the maximum value of whole numbers that a Grade 3 learner is expected to understand?
What is the main purpose of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' publication, Principles to Action?
What is the main purpose of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' publication, Principles to Action?
Which of the Mathematics Teaching Practices involves using tasks that promote reasoning and problem-solving?
Which of the Mathematics Teaching Practices involves using tasks that promote reasoning and problem-solving?
Why should teachers allow students to collaborate with one another?
Why should teachers allow students to collaborate with one another?
What should teachers do when a student thinks they have the correct solution to a problem?
What should teachers do when a student thinks they have the correct solution to a problem?
What is the main characteristic of good problems in mathematics education?
What is the main characteristic of good problems in mathematics education?
Study Notes
The Importance of Early Childhood Mathematics
- Mathematical knowledge begins during infancy and undergoes extensive development over the first 5 years of life.
- Humans are born with a fundamental sense of quantity, spatial sense, and a propensity to search for patterns.
- Emergent mathematics is the earliest phase of development of mathematical and spatial concepts.
- Emergent mathematics encompasses skills and attitudes that a child develops in relation to math concepts throughout the early childhood period.
Concepts of Mathematics
- Mathematics can be viewed as a way of looking at and making sense of the world.
- The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2014) represents a unified vision of what is needed for teaching all students, including eight Mathematics Teaching Practices.
Treat Children as Mathematicians
- Allow students ample time to work on a problem, like mathematicians.
- Encourage collaboration, argumentation, and discussion among students, similar to mathematicians.
- Give students time to think and discuss, and ask them to explain their answers rather than telling them they are correct or incorrect.
- Provide complex problems that spark children's thinking and allow them to use their own thinking processes.
Purpose of Early Childhood Mathematics Education
- Cultivate mathematical literacy to develop creative and rational problem-solving skills and attitudes.
- Acquire basic mathematical knowledge and skills in various situations that appear in daily life.
- Develop a positive attitude toward mathematics with interest and confidence in mathematics.
NCTM/NAEYC Position Statement on Early Start in Learning Mathematics
- High-quality, challenging, and accessible mathematics education for 3- to 6-year-old children is a vital foundation for future mathematics learning.
- The position statement includes ten research-based recommendations to guide classroom practice.
Objectives of Mathematics Education
- The Korean early childhood curriculum suggests that mathematics education should be suitable for young children's development.
- Young children should use mathematics naturally in the process of understanding the world around them.
- Mathematics education should be conducted based on the recognition of young children's experiences and current knowledge.
- Curriculum and educational practice should be centered on mathematical processes of problem solving, reasoning, communication, association, and representation.
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Description
This quiz assesses understanding of mathematical concepts and the importance of early childhood mathematics education. It covers the basic direction of early childhood mathematics education and how mathematical knowledge develops from infancy.
