Changes in Year 2 Children's Drawings of a Subtraction Story. Embodied Learning in Early Mathematics. [Symposium]
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| Title: | Changes in Year 2 Children's Drawings of a Subtraction Story. Embodied Learning in Early Mathematics. [Symposium] |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Way, Jennifer, Cartwright, Katherin, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) |
| Source: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2023. |
| Availability: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Grade 2 Primary Education Grade 1 Kindergarten |
| Descriptors: | Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Freehand Drawing, Mathematics Instruction, Subtraction, Task Analysis, Numeracy, Skill Development, Mathematics Skills, Story Telling, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration, Foreign Countries, Schemata (Cognition), Grade 1, Kindergarten |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| Abstract: | There is an educational expectation that children's natural drawing will develop into proficient mathematical representations and formal diagrams, yet there is little research available to guide the assessment and development of children's mathematical drawing skills. The aim of this paper is to explore how Year 2 children (approx. 7 years) chose to represent their interpretations of a simple story that is suggestive of the take-away subtraction process, and what changes occurred when the drawing task was repeated 6 months later. Analysis of 13 pairs of drawings revealed changes in what the children drew (categories of number representations) and how they drew it (style). The findings suggest that substantial change in children's representational ability can occur in within 6 months. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | ED631582 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | There is an educational expectation that children's natural drawing will develop into proficient mathematical representations and formal diagrams, yet there is little research available to guide the assessment and development of children's mathematical drawing skills. The aim of this paper is to explore how Year 2 children (approx. 7 years) chose to represent their interpretations of a simple story that is suggestive of the take-away subtraction process, and what changes occurred when the drawing task was repeated 6 months later. Analysis of 13 pairs of drawings revealed changes in what the children drew (categories of number representations) and how they drew it (style). The findings suggest that substantial change in children's representational ability can occur in within 6 months. |
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