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Early Mathematics Learning

Selected Papers of the POEM 2012 Conference

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  • Presents state-of-the-art research on early childhood mathematics education
  • Discusses starting points for research by providing open research questions
  • Focuses on the tension between instruction and construction of knowledge
  • Includes research on design of learning opportunities and development of mathematical thinking
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Introduction

  2. Case Studies

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About this book

​This book will gather current research in early childhood mathematics education. A special focus will be the tension between instruction and construction of knowledge. The book includes research on the design of learning opportunities, the development of mathematical thinking, the impact of the social setting and the professionalization of nursery teachers.​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Mathematik, Martin-Luther-Univ Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany

    Ulrich Kortenkamp

  • Inst. für Schulpädaogik und Grundschuldidaktik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Salle), Germany

    Birgit Brandt

  • Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Institut für Mathematik und Informatik, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Christiane Benz

  • FB 12 Informatik und Mathematik, Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main FB 12 Informatik und Mathematik, Frankfurt am Maim, Germany

    Götz Krummheuer

  • Fachrichtung 6.1 Mathematik, Universität des Sarlandes, Sarbrücken, Germany

    Silke Ladel

  • FB 12 Informatik und Mathematik, Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany

    Rose Vogel

About the editors

Ulrich Kortenkamp is professor of mathematics and mathematics education at the University of Education Karlsruhe. His research interests lie at the interface between mathematics, computer science and didactics of the sciences. Götz Krummheuer is a professor in the department of mathematics at the Institute for the Teachng of Mathematics at the University of Frankfurt, Germany.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Early Mathematics Learning

  • Book Subtitle: Selected Papers of the POEM 2012 Conference

  • Editors: Ulrich Kortenkamp, Birgit Brandt, Christiane Benz, Götz Krummheuer, Silke Ladel, Rose Vogel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4678-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4677-4

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4593-1

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4678-1

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 326

  • Number of Illustrations: 69 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Mathematics Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education

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