Università Roma Tre

The aim of the course is to learn how to teach mathematics in primary school and preschool, while developing a deep understanding of elementary mathematics and its cultural role. Three main lines are considered. First, a discussion the history of elementary mathematics education in Europe, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, and its tracks in modern children math education. Second, the application of a vision of elementary mathematics from a higher standpoint to mathematical activities with children. Third, an analysis of the mathematical path of children before and during school, considering naïf mathematical conceptions as linked to the acquisition of language and body development and the endeavor of the teachers at school.

ANA MILLÁN GASCA 2016 Numeri e forme. I bambini e la matematica. Zanichelli, Bologna.
MARGARET DONALDSON 1978 Children's minds
MARTIN HUGHES 1986, Children and Numbers, Difficulties in Learning Mathematics, Oxford & New York, Basil Blackwell.
Please consider the bibliography in Italian.