A research to the effect number and sentence maturity has on preschool children with a lower social economic level by using the aplicated mathematical concepts in a supportive educatioanl prorame

IV ABSTRACT This study aims at the influence of the Mathematical Concepts Supportive Educations maturity points of children at the lower socio-economic level. This research covered 20 girls and 20 boys in total 40 children from Şehit Piyade Teğmen Hakan Kabil Primary School, kindergarten. The work was carried out as a group research with pre-test and post test, prepared as an experimental work by researcher, under the title "mathematical Concepts Supportive Programme". Within this programme with the "experimental group" education continued over 2 days (180 minutes) a week. No training had been given to the Control Group. Before and after the programme "Personal Information Form", "Gazi Early Childhood Development Screening Instrument " and "Metropolitan Maturity Test" (sentences and Numbers) were used as the fore and final test. The data was analised by the "One Factor ANCOVA", "Mann-Whitney U Test" and " Kuruskal Wallis Test". As the result; when the results of Metropolitan Maturity Test (sentences and numbers) were evaluated statistically showed the difference between the experimental and last test groups' fore and final test points. (p>001) The higher average points of the Experimental Group's children who had participated in final test showed us that the influence of the education given. Therefore; in early years of childhood programs that supports mathematical concepts should be developed and put into practice.