Adults’ awareness of children’s engagement with geometrical activities

Esther S. Levenson, Ruthi Barkai, Dina Tirosh, Pessia Tsamir, Shahd Serhan

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Abstract

This study focuses on parents’ awareness of geometrical notions that can be promoted among young children before entering first grade. Fifty-two adults responded to an open questionnaire asking parents to list geometrical concepts they believed could be developed during early childhood and to describe situations where children raised geometrical ideas. Findings indicated that two-dimensional shapes were the most frequently cited concepts. Playtime was the most frequent context and composition was the most frequent activity. Workshops for parents may build on studies such as this to increase parents’ awareness to other geometrical concepts that can be promoted at a young age and to additional opportunities for developing geometrical knowledge.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 46th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2023
EditorsMichal Ayalon, Boris Koichu, Roza Leikin, Laurie Rubel, Michal Tabach
PublisherPsychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
Pages267-274
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789659311231
StatePublished - 2023
Event46th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2023 - Haifa, Israel
Duration: 16 Jul 202221 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Volume3
ISSN (Print)0771-100X
ISSN (Electronic)2790-3648

Conference

Conference46th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2023
Country/TerritoryIsrael
CityHaifa
Period16/07/2221/07/22

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Science Foundation1631/18

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