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Title: | Toys as dual pivots for imaginative play and mathematics |
Authors: | Farrugia, Marie Therese |
Keywords: | Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Malta Early childhood education Creative activities and seat work Language and education |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | ERME/ HAL Archive |
Citation: | Farrugia, M. (2020, February). Toys as dual pivots for imaginative play and mathematics. In Proceedings of the Seventh ERME Topic Conference on Language in the Mathematics Classroom, Montpellier, France. 97-104. |
Abstract: | Presently in Malta there is a move towards an informal pedagogy in kindergarten (ages 3 – 5), through which the teacher is expected to support the learning of mathematics by interacting with children as they play. Taking the role of teacher-researcher, I carried out a small scale study wherein I first observed children play on their own, then later interacted with them as they played. Drawing on Vygotsky (1967), Walkerdine (1988) and Sfard (2008), I considered ‘learning mathematics’ as a shift from a play discourse to a mathematical discourse. In particular, play items were considered to serve as ‘dual pivots’ for new meanings. In this paper I focus on one child, using the empirical data to articulate a theory with which one can discuss children’s learning of mathematics in play settings. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/99632 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEduECPE |
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