Publication details
Jak přemýšlejí děti při řešení matematických úloh?
| Title in English | How do children think when solving mathematical problems? |
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Setkání učitelů matematiky všech typů a stupňů škol |
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| Web | http://www.jcmf.zcu.cz/konference/setkani2020/ |
| Keywords | math reasoning; math thinking; cognitive prerequisites; working style |
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| Description | What cognitive functions do children use in solving mathematical problems? How can the ability to solve mathematical issues relate to solving logical, semantic, visual, and other problems? What strategies do successful and unsuccessful solvers choose? These questions can be answered from different perspectives. In this paper, I will try to outline several possible views on the nature of observed mathematical performance and why some people are more successful in solving mathematical problems than others. I will describe the view of mathematical abilities in terms of intelligence theory, neuropsychological, and other factors, which can include motivation, work style, personality characteristics, or metacognitive skills. I formulate most of the arguments based on the theoretical background, but I will also use my research results. Specifically, it is the concept of "cognitive prerequisites" and the study of the style of solving mathematical problems related to the internal motivation of the child, precisely "the tendency to at least try to solve difficult problems" in contrast to the tendency to "skip". I will show how this tendency is related to solving tasks successfully and how the teacher influences it. |