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Exploring figure background perception of young children
| Resumo: | This paper aims to explore figure background perception of young children (3 to 5 years-old, N=15) from kindergarten in Braga, Portugal. For that, it tries to address two questions: How do children perform when solving problems of figure background perception? How do children justify their answers? Qualitative methods were used to describe children’s reactions when interviewed individually solving problems of: position of shape, similarities and differences, finding shape, and shape overlay. Children were challenged to solve 4 problems of position of shape, 1 problem of similarities and differ-ences, 4 problems of finding shape, and 3 problems of shape overlay. All the problems were presented to the children through the use of stories, and manipulative materials related to the context of the story problem were available for children. Results suggests that children can succeed in all these type of problems. Nevertheless, the problems of similarities and differences were the easiest ones for young children; the shape overlay problems seems to be the most difficult problems. However, globally one may say that even 3-years-old children used successful strategies in solving the figure background per-ception problems. These results suggest that figure background perception problems can be explored in kindergarten, with young children, using simple problems that enhance their spatial awareness as a way to stimulate visualization skills. |
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| Autores principais: | Balinha, Filipa |
| Outros Autores: | Mamede, Ema |
| Assunto: | Background perception Young children Early years mathematics |
| Ano: | 2019 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | This paper aims to explore figure background perception of young children (3 to 5 years-old, N=15) from kindergarten in Braga, Portugal. For that, it tries to address two questions: How do children perform when solving problems of figure background perception? How do children justify their answers? Qualitative methods were used to describe children’s reactions when interviewed individually solving problems of: position of shape, similarities and differences, finding shape, and shape overlay. Children were challenged to solve 4 problems of position of shape, 1 problem of similarities and differ-ences, 4 problems of finding shape, and 3 problems of shape overlay. All the problems were presented to the children through the use of stories, and manipulative materials related to the context of the story problem were available for children. Results suggests that children can succeed in all these type of problems. Nevertheless, the problems of similarities and differences were the easiest ones for young children; the shape overlay problems seems to be the most difficult problems. However, globally one may say that even 3-years-old children used successful strategies in solving the figure background per-ception problems. These results suggest that figure background perception problems can be explored in kindergarten, with young children, using simple problems that enhance their spatial awareness as a way to stimulate visualization skills. |
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