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Special Issues in Early Childhood Mathematics Education Research
Learning, Teaching and Thinking
Series: - Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Volume: 5
In this book, 23 contributors offer new insights on key issues in mathematics education in early childhood. The chapters cover all mathematics curriculum-related issues in early childhood (number, geometry, patterns and structures and mathematics in daily life). Special attention is given to teachers knowledge and innovative research issues such as quantifiers among young children.
Contributors are: Abraham Arcavi, Ruthi Barkai, Douglas H. Clements, Bat-Sheva Eylon, Dina Hassidov, Rina Hershkowitz, Leah Ilani, Bat-Sheva Ilany, Candace Joswick, Esther Levenson, Zvia Markovits, Zemira Mevarech, Joanne Mulligan, Sherman Rosenfeld, Flavia Santamaria, Julie Sarama, Juhaina Awawdeh Shahbari, Amal Sharif-Rasslan, Tal Sharir, Nora Scheuer, Pessia Tsamir, Dina Tirosh and Ana Clara Ventura.
Contributors are: Abraham Arcavi, Ruthi Barkai, Douglas H. Clements, Bat-Sheva Eylon, Dina Hassidov, Rina Hershkowitz, Leah Ilani, Bat-Sheva Ilany, Candace Joswick, Esther Levenson, Zvia Markovits, Zemira Mevarech, Joanne Mulligan, Sherman Rosenfeld, Flavia Santamaria, Julie Sarama, Juhaina Awawdeh Shahbari, Amal Sharif-Rasslan, Tal Sharir, Nora Scheuer, Pessia Tsamir, Dina Tirosh and Ana Clara Ventura.
Amal Sharif-Rasslan, Ph.D. (1999), The Academic Arab College, Haifa, Israel, is Assistant Professor at that college. She currently heads the Department of Mathematics in this college, and has published many articles in elementary mathematics and mathematics education.
Dina Hassidov, Ph.D. (2000), is a faculty member of Talpiot Academic College, Department of Mathematical Education. Her main areas of interest are mathematical and didactic aspects of the understanding and use of mathematical symbols, mathematical thinking in young children (ages 3â6) and the professional development of pre-service mathematics teachers for preschool.
Dina Hassidov, Ph.D. (2000), is a faculty member of Talpiot Academic College, Department of Mathematical Education. Her main areas of interest are mathematical and didactic aspects of the understanding and use of mathematical symbols, mathematical thinking in young children (ages 3â6) and the professional development of pre-service mathematics teachers for preschool.
Preface
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Amal Sharif-Rasslan and Dina Hassidov
1 Comparing the Development of Numerical and Quantitive Ability Historically and in Children: Does One Reflect the Other?
âAmal Sharif-Rasslan
2 Young Childrenâs Metacognitive Processes in a Variety of Challenging Number Tasks
âAna Clara Ventura, Flavia Santamaria and Nora Scheuer
3 Playing with Counting âGamesâ on the Tablet
âRuthi Barkai, Esther Levenson, Pessia Tsamir and Dina Tirosh
4 Learning and Teaching Geometry in Early Childhood
âDouglas H. Clements, Julie Sarama and Candace Joswick
5 Visual Thinking and a Visual Language for Young Children: The Agam Program
âZvia Markovits, Rina Hershkowitz, Sherman Rosenfeld, Lea Ilani and Bat-Sheva Eylon
6 Pathways to Early Mathematical Thinking in Kindergarten: The Pattern and Structure Mathematics Awareness Program
âJoanne Mulligan
7 Young Childrenâs Recognition of Mathematical Structures and Its Relations to Mathematical Skills
âTal Sharir and Zemira Mevarech
8 Decision Making and Logical Deductions in Early Childhood When Dealing with the Quantifier âFor Allâ
âAmal Sharif-Rasslan
9 On Explaining, Explanations and Second Graders
âRina Hershkowitz and Abraham Arcavi
10 Between Natural Language and Mathematical Symbols (<, >, =): The Comprehension of Pre-Service and Preschool Teachersâ Perspective of âNumbersâ and âQuantityâ
âBat-Sheva Ilany and Dina Hassidov
11 Investigation of Mathematical-Pedagogical Knowledge among Prospective Teachers in the Early Childhood Program at the College for Arabic Speakers
âJuhaina Awawdeh Shahbari
12 Professional Development of Kindergarten Teachers through Collaboration with Preschool Math Education Expertise
âDina Hassidov and Bat-Sheva Ilany
13 Special Issues in Early Childhood Mathematics Education: A Wrap-Up of Topics in the Book
âAmal Sharif-Rasslan
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Amal Sharif-Rasslan and Dina Hassidov
PART 1: The Number Concept Development in Early Childhood: Cognition, Metacognition and More
1 Comparing the Development of Numerical and Quantitive Ability Historically and in Children: Does One Reflect the Other?
âAmal Sharif-Rasslan
2 Young Childrenâs Metacognitive Processes in a Variety of Challenging Number Tasks
âAna Clara Ventura, Flavia Santamaria and Nora Scheuer
3 Playing with Counting âGamesâ on the Tablet
âRuthi Barkai, Esther Levenson, Pessia Tsamir and Dina Tirosh
PART 2: Geometry: Teaching Learning and Thinking
4 Learning and Teaching Geometry in Early Childhood
âDouglas H. Clements, Julie Sarama and Candace Joswick
5 Visual Thinking and a Visual Language for Young Children: The Agam Program
âZvia Markovits, Rina Hershkowitz, Sherman Rosenfeld, Lea Ilani and Bat-Sheva Eylon
PART 3: Patterns and Structure
6 Pathways to Early Mathematical Thinking in Kindergarten: The Pattern and Structure Mathematics Awareness Program
âJoanne Mulligan
7 Young Childrenâs Recognition of Mathematical Structures and Its Relations to Mathematical Skills
âTal Sharir and Zemira Mevarech
PART 4: Early Childhood Mathematical Thinking and Cognition: Reasoning and Explanations
8 Decision Making and Logical Deductions in Early Childhood When Dealing with the Quantifier âFor Allâ
âAmal Sharif-Rasslan
9 On Explaining, Explanations and Second Graders
âRina Hershkowitz and Abraham Arcavi
PART 5: Early Childhood Mathematics Teachersâ Knowledge and Professional Development
10 Between Natural Language and Mathematical Symbols (<, >, =): The Comprehension of Pre-Service and Preschool Teachersâ Perspective of âNumbersâ and âQuantityâ
âBat-Sheva Ilany and Dina Hassidov
11 Investigation of Mathematical-Pedagogical Knowledge among Prospective Teachers in the Early Childhood Program at the College for Arabic Speakers
âJuhaina Awawdeh Shahbari
12 Professional Development of Kindergarten Teachers through Collaboration with Preschool Math Education Expertise
âDina Hassidov and Bat-Sheva Ilany
PART 6: Conclusion
13 Special Issues in Early Childhood Mathematics Education: A Wrap-Up of Topics in the Book
âAmal Sharif-Rasslan
Index
Mathematics education researchers and educators in the early childhood level. Moreover, students for mathematics education in this level.