2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of numerical concepts observed in children's utterances in kindergartens and elementary schools and its relationship to mathematical education
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21730514
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Educational psychology
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| Research Institution | Akita University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMANA Yuko 秋田大学, 教育文化学部, 准教授 (10399131)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 教育系心理学 / 数量理解の発達 / 幼小のつながり / 発話 / 遊び / 算数教育 |
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| Research Abstract |
Children's conversations and utterances obtained during the participant observation were analyzed focusing on the comprehension of numerical concepts. There were lots of utterances concerning various kinds of numerical concepts that would be related to informal mathematics. It was revealed that numerical concepts were utilized as cues to construct children's plays as well as to develop children's various activities. On the other hand, the utterances observed in the class of mathematics in elementary schools also seemed to reflect children's knowledge of informal mathematics. It was indicated that there were some processes that relate their informal mathematics to formal knowledge. These results were considered important in a sense that abundant plays of preschoolers should be secured in order to develop their informal mathematics.
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