Preschool children’s mathematical arguments in play‑based activities

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Title: Preschool children’s mathematical arguments in play‑based activities
Authors: Nergård, Beate
Source: 1-24 ; Mathematics Education Research Journal
Publisher Information: Springer
NTNU
Publication Year: 2021
Subject Terms: Preschool, mathematical arguments, play-based activities, a multimodal approach, VDP::Andre pedagogiske fag: 289, VDP::Other subjects within education: 289, hisphilso, psy
Subject Geographic: Norway, Trondheim.
Description: The present study examines the structure and mathematical content of children’s mathematical arguments as part of communication in play-based activities. It shows how Nordin and Boistrup’s (The Journal of Mathematical Behavior 51:15–27, 2018) framework for identifying and reconstructing mathematical arguments, which includes Toulmin’s model of argumentation, the notion of anchoring (Lithner, Educational Studies in Mathematics 67:255–276, 2008) and a multimodal approach, can be used to identify and explore preschool children’s mathematical arguments. Two different types of argument that occurred during play-based activities were identified: partial arguments and full arguments. The findings reveal the extensive use of multimodal interactions in all parts of the children’s mathematical arguments. Moreover, the findings point to the crucial role of adults as dialogue collaborators in the argumentation that emerges in the play-based activities. ; publishedVersion
Document Type: article in journal/newspaper
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Language: English
Relation: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2983359
Availability: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2983359
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Accession Number: edsbas.6A245791
Database: BASE
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Abstract:The present study examines the structure and mathematical content of children’s mathematical arguments as part of communication in play-based activities. It shows how Nordin and Boistrup’s (The Journal of Mathematical Behavior 51:15–27, 2018) framework for identifying and reconstructing mathematical arguments, which includes Toulmin’s model of argumentation, the notion of anchoring (Lithner, Educational Studies in Mathematics 67:255–276, 2008) and a multimodal approach, can be used to identify and explore preschool children’s mathematical arguments. Two different types of argument that occurred during play-based activities were identified: partial arguments and full arguments. The findings reveal the extensive use of multimodal interactions in all parts of the children’s mathematical arguments. Moreover, the findings point to the crucial role of adults as dialogue collaborators in the argumentation that emerges in the play-based activities. ; publishedVersion