Research Project: Preschool teachers' conceptions about mathematics and mathematics education

Project leader
Lovisa Sumpter
Project Members
Project Period
-
Project Status
Completed
Description
This project studies Swedish preschool teachers' conceptions about mathematics and mathematics education and emotional directions towards mathematics. The results from a pilot study indicate that the preschool teachers in general are positive towards mathematics. When describing what mathematics is at preschool level, most teachers lists mathematical products such as mathematical concepts and procedures in arithmetic and geometry.
Keywords
förskola, uppfattningar, matematik, matematikdidaktik, preschool, conceptions, mathematics, mathematics education
Research Profile
Education and Learning
Subject
Mathematics Education
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