Children’s conceptions about mathematics and mathematics education


Autoria(s): Dahlgren Johansson, Anna; Sumpter, Lovisa
Data(s)

2010

Resumo

This paper deals with younger students’ (grade 2 and 5) conceptions about mathematics and mathematics education. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: (1) statements with a Likert-scale; (2) open-end questions where the students could explain further their conceptions; and, (3) a request to draw a picture of yourself doing mathematics. The results from the statements were summarised and the pictures were analysed. Most students in grade 2 had a positive attitude towards mathematics whereas a larger proportion in grade 5 gave negative answers. All students presented mathematics as an individual activity with a focus on the textbook. The elder students narrow the activity down to calculating. A post-questionnaire confirmed the results.

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-15010

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

Relação

Current state of research on mathematical beliefs XVI : proceedings of the MAVI-16 Conference June 26-29, 2010, Tallinn, Estonia

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Subject didactics #Ämnesdidaktik
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Conference paper

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