Student teachers' definitions of the concept “teaching mathematics in preschool”

Maria Johansson (1) , Timo Tossavainen (1) , Ewa-Charlotte Faarinen (1) , Anne Tossavainen (1)

1 LUT - Luleå University of Technology = Luleå Tekniska Universitet

This article reports on how a group of preschool and primary student teachers define the concept “teaching mathematics in preschool” in the beginning of their studies. The background for this pilot-study is the recent change in the Swedish curriculum, which means a shift from play-based to more teaching oriented activities, and the actual Swedish debate on the role of teaching in preschool.

Mots clés: Young children; Teaching; Learning; Mathematics; student teachers; preschool

Domaines: Mathématiques [math]; Education

Maria Johansson, Timo Tossavainen, Ewa-Charlotte Faarinen, Anne Tossavainen. Student teachers' definitions of the concept “teaching mathematics in preschool”. Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME11), Utrecht University, Feb 2019, Utrecht, Netherlands. ⟨hal-02414896⟩