Unit:
Κατεύθυνση ΨυχολογίαLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Kokkini-Ntreni Argyro
Supervisors info:
Πέτρος Ρούσσος, Επιβλέπων ( Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Γνωστικής Ψυχολογίας, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών)
Ασημίνα Ράλλη ( Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια Εξελικτικής Ψυχολογίας, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών)
Φωτεινή Πολυχρόνη, (Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Μαθησιακών Δυσκολιών, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας,Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών)
Original Title:
Η μελέτη των μαθηματικών ικανοτήτων σε παιδιά προσχολικής και πρώτης σχολικής ηλικίας και η επίδραση του φύλου.
Translated title:
The study of mathematical competencies of children in preschool and early elementary school and the impact of gender.
Summary:
The relationship of children with mathematics is a research topic, which has been addressed by several psychologists. From pre-school age, children have an informal understanding of the concept of number and they apply mathematical rules in their play. In addition, a field, which has been the research subject in modern psychology, is the effect of gender of the children on mathematical competence. Differences in the mathematical competence of girls and boys occur mainly at the end of Elementary school education and are consolidated in High school education, where they are called upon to choose the profession they will follow. However, it has been observed that there have been some variations from the beginning of school life in the way mathematics is perceived and solved. Boys perform mathematical operations easier and solve problems more quickly based on their previous knowledge. Girls understand better the problem and they are more careful when solving it but they delay in calculations.
The goal of the present study is to study the effect of gender on the mathematical ability of pre-school and elementary-school children (A and B grade) who study in the Greek educational system. For the measurement of mathematical competence, the 3rd version of the British Skill Scale (BAS 3) tool was used, and in particular the scales were chosen: “Total mathematical competence”, “First Numerical Concepts”, “Numerical Skills”, “Processing Speed of Information” and “Quantitative reasoning”. The results of the study indicate that there is no difference between the two sexes in mathematical competence, while variations appeared in favor of boys in the ranges of “Numerical Skills” and “Quantitative reasoning”. Finally, it seems that age affects mathematical performance, as it was expected, as the mathematical background increases leads at the minimizing of mistakes in calculations and problem solving.
Main subject category:
Philosophy - Psychology
Keywords:
Mathematical performance, mathematical competence, numerical skills, problem solving, quantitative reasoning, BAS 3
