Category Archives: MatemáticaMente

There is ample evidence showing that socioeconomic gaps in mathematical skills emerge at an early age, even before children enter basic education.

Many people view mathematics as an area of knowledge composed of multiple methods of calculation, which must be learned by rote and rigorously applied to the letter. This view of mathematics, although widely shared, is problematic.

Many people view mathematics as an area of knowledge composed of multiple methods of calculation, which must be learned by rote and rigorously applied to the letter. This view of mathematics, although widely shared, is problematic.

Argumentation is a human activity that requires the use of language, the ability to express one’s own position and to recognize and value that of others.

As in many professions, practicing teachers must be permanently trained to be up to date in their disciplinary knowledge, teaching management skills and the needs of their students.

Proposing games that favor mathematical learning, or any other specific learning, is difficult. The kindergarten education curricular bases ask our educators to use games as a teaching strategy, but they do not offer enough guidance or specificity to be able to do it in an adequate way.

From their earliest years, children have the capacity to learn mathematics and take an interest in it (Clements and Sarama, 2009), which is evidenced through their actions, both in play and in structured learning.

We know that initial mathematical learning has a strong impact on later mathematical performance, and even on future job success, and given its importance, we must promote a variety of experiences where these skills can be developed.

It is commonly thought that scientific activity is only a matter of people dressed in white coats and glasses, working alone with all kinds of laboratory equipment.

The more than 60 years of study on math anxiety, as well as recent research with child population suggests that math anxiety is present at least from the first 5 years and throughout life.