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Teachers' use of mathematical picturebooks to engage children in the upper primary years in mathematics

Harbison, Lorraine ORCID: 0000-0002-1945-7241, Kingston, Mary ORCID: 0000-0003-0817-6230 and Miller, Sue ORCID: 0000-0002-9689-7697 (2021) Teachers' use of mathematical picturebooks to engage children in the upper primary years in mathematics. In: Eighth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 8), 15-16 October 2021, DCU Institute of Education.

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Abstract

The use of picturebooks to engage children in developing mathematical proficiency is well documented. However, there is limited evidence as to their use with children in the upper primary years. Therefore, we developed a novel initiative in which we would source picturebooks that contained mathematical topics appropriate to this age cohort and trial them in the classroom. In this paper, we present the findings from the seven teachers who took part. The thematic analysis is aligned with the three core principles of Universal Design for Learning. Results demonstrate that use of picturebooks offer learners multiple means of accessing and engaging with mathematical concepts, multiple means of building conceptual representations of mathematics, and lend themselves to multiple means of action and expression in extending, internalising and showcasing learning.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Teaching
Mathematics
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies
Published in: Kingston, Mary and Grimes, Paul, (eds.) Proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 8). . Dublin City University.
Publisher:Dublin City University
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5573969
Copyright Information:2021 The Authors. Open Access (CC-BY 4.0)
ID Code:26751
Deposited On:11 Mar 2022 17:00 by Mary Kingston . Last Modified 11 Mar 2022 17:00

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