The development of young children's mathematical mark making

Davenall, Janine; Dowker, Ann; Williams, Helen J; Gripton, Catherine; Gifford, Sue

Abstract

Supporting children's graphical representations through talk, gesture, play and story contexts Mathematical graphics offer opportunities for personal sense-making by providing a conceptual link between practical exploration and symbolic representation. A six-yearold, in charge of the charity shop role-play area can price items in whole pounds, for example, allowing them to successfully manage the addition of two or three items (Figure 4). [...]children build new knowledge by connecting and adapting existing understanding to deep understanding, where children can use and apply knowledge flexibly, providing a secure and stable basis for future learning. [...]deep understanding gained through mark making enables children to work autonomously, secure in the knowledge that they can record their process in a way that is meaningful to them.

Citation

Davenall, J., Dowker, A., Williams, H. J., Gripton, C., & Gifford, S. (2023). The development of young children's mathematical mark making. Mathematics Teaching, MT288, 28-31

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 10, 2022
• Publication Date: Oct 13, 2023
• Deposit Date: Sep 26, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 2, 2024
• Journal: Mathematics Teaching
• Print ISSN: 0025-5785
• Publisher: Association of Teachers of Mathematics
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: MT288
• Pages: 28-31
• Keywords: Apprenticeship ; Apprenticeships ; Children ; Children & youth ; Education ; Experimental Psychology ; Graphical representations ; Individual Differences ; Mathematical analysis ; Mathematical Aptitude ; Mathematics ; Mathematics Education ; Mathematics Instruction ; On the Job Training ; Resilience (Psychology) ; Resistance (Psychology) ; Subtraction ; Symbols (Mathematics) ; Teaching ; Teaching Methods ; Young Children
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• Publisher URL: https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT288/11.pdf
• Related Public URLs: https://atm.org.uk/Mathematics-Teaching-Journal-Archive/177722