Fingerräkning
Lärarerns roll och betydelse för att ge elever en god taluppfattning
AbstractThe aim of this essay is to look into how teachers view pupils who use finger arithmeticduring mathematic classes. How do these teachers help them to move on with their learning,what information and problem-solving material do they use?I made qualitative interviews with grade two- and grade three teachers, in three schools.The interviews showed that the teachers find it difficult to adopt a suitable attitude towardsfinger arithmetic. In addition, lack of time for planning and lack of knowledge about variousexperimental methods caused further predicaments. The teachers were aware that arithmeticexperimental material was attainable at the schools, but time to learn about it and how to useit was lacking. Time shortage made the teachers relay on traditional textbooks and teachingaids available for each grade. The fact that teachers have different knowledge and variousviews on the understanding of numbers also emerged.