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Barns tankar, funderingar och förståelse kring matematik
ChildrenPreschoolMathematicPerceptionWhatHow and WhyBarnFörskolaUppfattningMatematikVadHur och Varför
This study was designed to describe and understand how children perceive and explain mathematical situations. During our work based training we have met several students who have been insecure in the subject of mathematics and therefore come to think that it's difficult and boring. The questions we have asked ourselves are why and how this insecurity occurs. In preschools around the country teachers actively worked to create opportunities for children to meet and discover mathematics. The question is whether the teachers are aware of how children perceive mathematics and how children think in mathematical situations. We chose to conduct a qualitative study using different methods of data collecting in order to approach the children's world. We have used interviews, observations, experimental circle times and drawings. This study assumes a child?s perspective, because we want to understand their thoughts and perceptions about mathematics. The starting point is the didactic questions what, how and why. The result of our study indicates that children in preschool perceive mathematics in different ways and that they are unaware that they actually can use and understand athematical situations in the specific context that is preschool.